PRE/BUS brings Robert Babicz's approach to analogue sound into your session. Use PRE to give individual tracks their own character, then explore the way connected PRE instances work with BUS. Choose a model, adjust the input level and listen to the whole arrangement. Your ears make the final decision.
01 Hear it
Four demos, each without processing and with all eight PRE characters. Switching keeps your place in the music, so you compare the sound, not your memory of it.
No process The demo without PRE.
02 The workflow
PRE brings that choice into the DAW: one instance per track, one of eight characters each. BUS is the common finishing stage where all those tracks meet, modelled from Robert's complete analogue master chain.
03 The product
BABICZ PRE/BUS, version 1.0.0
Two plugins, version 1.0.0, activated with one serial number for both. 11 factory presets in PRE, 14 in BUS. Manuals in English, German, French and Spanish.
Price, incl. VAT
€99 €149
Two plugins, one product, one serial number. Not sold separately.
14-day trial, fully functional, inside the plugin under OPTIONS, LICENSE, 14-DAY TRIAL. Name and email, no serial number.
Activation and trial require an internet connection.
macOS 11 or later, Apple Silicon: AU, VST3
Windows x64, Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X class or better: VST3
No AAX
Standalone not included
Version 1.0.0
04 Two plugins, one workflow
Bring character to individual tracks and explore their interaction across a connected mix. PRE/BUS combines eight PRE models with BUS shaping, shared console controls and a workflow built around listening. One purchase, one serial number.
BABICZ PRE
Synths, samples and recordings receive different characters on individual tracks, as if they had left the DAW, passed through real console or preamp inputs and been recorded again. INPUT sets how hard the signal drives the model, TEXTURE doses the colour, LEVEL MATCH keeps the comparison honest.
BABICZ PRE in detail
BABICZ BUS
BUS is the common finishing stage for a mix of PRE channels or any other stereo sum. BUS DRIVE introduces the captured master chain, CONSOLE LOAD the shared demand of an analogue supply, IRON the transformer weight, GLUE a parallel, sidechain-filtered density in three responses. It is not a mastering limiter.
BABICZ BUS in detail05 CONNECT
Assign PRE instances to a BUS console to use their shared controls and modelled interaction. MODEL LINK lets you make common model choices; PROTECT lets an individual track keep its own choice where needed.
Your DAW still routes and sums the audio. CONNECT handles control and status information and the interaction of the connected system. PRE and BUS can also be used independently, so you can begin with one track and expand the setup when it helps the mix.
Audio routing in the DAW
06 Trial and licence
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