A synthesizer with soul
BA - 1 is our modern reimagining of a cult 1982 analog synthesizer that looked like a toy but sounded like a beast. It offers pure and authentic textures, quick to program and full of color.

The legacy
BA - 1 is based on a portable 80s synthesizer with a toy-like appearance and a gritty sound. Despite its small size, it left a major mark on music history, while still flying a bit under the advertising radar. The original has been used as a secret weapon to create bubbling synth textures by some of the most successful Swedish pop producers of the last two decades. It was also a staple of 90s digital dancehall and highly prized by the indietronic scene for its raw lo-fi quality. The "CS01" -as the original is called- has never been properly captured in software form. So for our first synthesizer, we started there.

The sound
True to our motto "it's an evolution, not an emulation", we modeled the hardware as accurately as possible, before carefully updating it with new and useful features. A modeled second analog oscillator, FM, polyphony and much more help to greatly expand the sonic palette of the original. All while keeping its signature sound intact.

In addition, the BA-1 allows you to drain the battery, double the circuits and use the built-in speaker to achieve an authentic lo-fi aesthetic that you could normally only achieve with hardware.

The effects
If you know our company, you will know that effects are our specialty. That is why we have equipped BA - 1 with an effects section worthy of its own plugin. The effects chain is inspired by affordable 80s rack hardware and captures the lo-fi charm of home studios from that era. The overdrive is modeled after a guitar pedal, while the delay, reverb and chorus effects are based on cheap, but incredible digital rack units. In BA - 1, the effects are not an afterthought, but a deeply rooted part of the sonic signature. So pinch them, use them and abuse them.

Simplicity
BA - 1 is simple, but surprisingly modifiable. We have worked hard to tune all the parameters to be at the optimal point. This translates into a rewarding programming workflow where tweaking the BA - 1 is a lot of fun and you will create new patches over and over again. And if a simple interface is not fast enough, you can always use the smart 'Re - Gen' feature. Press Re - Gen and BA - 1 will automatically create new and musically tuned patches with every click.