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The Crystalline Black Friday deal from Baby Audio takes 94% off this algorithmic reverb plugin, bringing it to $5 until Dec 9, 2026.
Crystalline is a studio reverb in the line of the classic algorithmic units from EMT and Lexicon. The maker says it is meant to sound unreal in the best way: dream rooms and halls, not copies of the ones in your house.
It is a modern algorithmic reverb with a clean, pristine sound. The maker says it gives you more control over the shape of your reflections than older studio units allowed.
Reverb start and decay times can sync to your song's tempo, which keeps the reflections in time with the music. The Sync/MS switch lets you set pre-delay and decay in milliseconds if you prefer that.
It ships with more than 300 presets made by Baby Audio and friends of the house, including Damian Taylor, Michele Canova and Eric J Dubowsky.
The interface is split into sections:
Size and Length are separate controls. That means you can set a huge space with a very short tail, or a tiny space with a very long one.
Sparkle emphasizes high frequencies inside the algorithm for brighter reflections. Width runs from mono to wide, and then further to extra wide.
Resolution sets algorithm complexity from Basic to Pristine. Higher settings give a clean response free of metallic artefacts, while Basic keeps CPU use low.
Shimmer slows the decay of the high frequencies in the tail. You set the cutoff frequency and a multiplier for how much longer those highs last.
Damping is a dual filter that strips high and low content from the reflections. The Gate has threshold and release controls for the 1980s gated reverb sound on snares.
Transients shifts the emphasis toward the attack or the sustain of the incoming signal. Leaning on sustain feels airy and light, while leaning on attack gives a splashy, dense sound.
Freeze takes a granular snapshot of the reverb and holds it until you click again. Reverse plays the reverb backwards. The Ducker lowers the reverb while the dry signal plays, with a slow Gentle mode and a pumpier standard mode.
Tone is a tilt EQ for the reverb's balance. Smoothing applies an EQ curve aimed at resonant, sharp areas, so you can add more reverb without drenching the mix.
Crystalline runs as AU, VST and VST3. On Mac it needs OS X 10.7 or later, 64-bit only, on an Intel or M1 Apple Silicon processor with native compatibility.
The window is resizable by dragging the bottom right corner. Eco Mode drops Resolution to Basic and switches off Shimmer for a lighter CPU load, and Save As Default stores your own starting preset.
Yes. The Crystalline Black Friday deal takes 94% off Baby Audio's reverb plugin, bringing it to $5 until Dec 9, 2026.
Crystalline comes as AU, VST and VST3. On Mac it needs OS X 10.7 or later, 64-bit only, and runs natively on both Intel and M1 Apple Silicon processors.
Crystalline comes loaded with over 300 factory sounds, designed by the Baby Audio team along with guest contributors such as Damian Taylor, Michele Canova and Eric J Dubowsky. Wet Lock lets you browse them while keeping your wet/dry balance.
Yes. Reverb start and decay times can follow your song's tempo, so reflections stay in sync with the music. The Sync/MS switch changes pre-delay and decay to milliseconds if you prefer setting them that way.
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