SB-01
TAPE WEAR & DEGRADATION UNIT
We’ve used all of the well-known cassette and tape warble plugins for years now… well, we thought it was about time for a freshman to enter the building. SUNBURN, our offering of something new yet familiar, affordable but packed with features: an instant-vibe tape color and degradation machine meets straight-up wobble fest. Chuck it on drums, vocals, guitars, keys or loops and get to those immediate “damn, that’s it” moments. You know the ones that make you feel like a genius producer as you look around the room for affirmation…A diverse set of colors for your canvas: imperfect, a touch ugly, and more fun because of it.
AU + VST3 / APPLE SILICON MAC
DESCRIPTION.
- 15 FACTORY PRESETS / 8 MACHINE VOICINGSEach starts with its own age, wobble and character recipe. The possibilities open right up.
- DICE THROW RANDOMNESSBreaks the mold with a fresh combination for extra possibilities.
- 4× OVERSAMPLED SATURATIONWide, warm colour inspired by tape, cassette, and all-out tube, transistor and resistor madness.
- CUSTOM-TUNED AGE CURVESFrom lightly sun-baked to properly cooked.
- INTER-KNOB INTERACTIONPush one thing and the others come along for the ride.
- WOW, FLUTTER + RANDOM DRIFTSlow pull, fast shake, just enough wonk.
- IRREGULAR DAMAGE EVENTSDropouts, dulling and chewed-up edges.
- INPUT-RESPONSIVE NOISEPre and post chain routing. Shows up when the music does, disappears in the gaps.
- LATENCY-ALIGNED WET / DRY MIXKeep the clean stuff. Keep the mess. Blend in wobble for a chorus or flange effect.
- CHARACTER
- A bit of guts.
- AGE
- Fresh out the box to attic relic.
- WOBBLE
- Steady-ish.
- DAMAGE
- Make it less precious.
- NOISE
- Adaptive, familiar hum.
- MIX
- Blend in case you’re digging the clean too.
WHAT IS BIG BOY AUDIO?
Big Boy Audio is a Californian audiolab making fictional noise machines from a forgotten time, brought back to the modern world. We lean 'Desert-Industrial Americana', modelling old rack gear, broadcast equipment and forgotten utility boxes, and strive to turn them into simple tools with a little lore and a backstory, built to put the character back in your hands. Easy to use. Properly considered. A little imperfect, as it should be.
THE SUNBURN SAMPLER.
Run through the sampler for a few places SUNBURN likes to live: warm, worn, unstable, or just a little sun-struck.
From Steve Lacy and Malcolm Todd’s warm, wonky funk to Daft Punk, Tame Impala, Toro y Moi, Tyler, the Creator, Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Mac DeMarco, Wisp and DIIV, SUNBURN can get you into that world of color, wobble and beautifully imperfect texture, with a few twisty turns of its own.
AAX + PC.
NEW MACHINES.
OTHER NEWS.
SUNBURN currently runs as AU + VST3 on Apple Silicon Mac. AAX, PC and wider compatibility IS cooking.
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