Baby Audio Atoms vs Chromaphone 3
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
Which should you buy?
On the Dubspot Score, Chromaphone 3 comes out ahead (8.4). That said, the right pick depends on your workflow and budget — read both reviews before deciding.
Specs compared
| Baby Audio Atoms | Chromaphone 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 | $199 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native, NKS, Standalone |
| Type | Physical modeling synthesizer | — |
| Formats | VST, AU, AAX | — |
| Developer | Baby Audio | — |
| Synthesis | — | Two-voice multitimbral, based on physically modeled acoustic resonators |
| Resonator types | — | Eight: beam, marimba, open tubes, closed tubes, string, drumhead, plate, membrane |
| Factory library | — | 1,090+ presets (421 new plus 676 remastered Chromaphone 2 sounds) |
| Effects | — | Reverb, delay, distortion, phaser, chorus, flanger, filters, equalizer, compressor, guitar amplifier, tremolo across three independent racks |
| Tuning | — | Supports Scala scale file format and reference note frequency tuning for microtonal music |
| RAM | — | Less than 256 MB per instance |
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