Baby Audio HyperWarp is a granular time-warp multi-effect at $49 intro, from $99, with a graph sequencer and seven profiles on macOS and Windows hosts.
Plugin comparison
Baby Audio HyperWarp vs Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2
8.4Great
Effectrix 2 is a 32-step multi-effects sequencer plugin from Sugar Bytes with 14 step-sequenced effects for real-time audio manipulation.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Baby Audio HyperWarp | Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49 intro / $99 | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows | VST2, VST3, AU (Audio Unit), AAX, Standalone |
| Engine | Granular time warp, backward only | — |
| Graph | Length 1/2 note to 4 bars, quantize 0–64, Steppy and Curvy randomizers | — |
| Pitch | ±2 octaves, optional semitone snap | — |
| Profiles | 7, four macros each | — |
| Output | Wet/dry plus high-pass and low-pass on the wet signal | — |
| Presets | 190+ | Over 400 handcrafted presets |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, 64-bit | — |
| System | macOS 10.13+ including Apple Silicon, Windows 10+ | — |
| Effects | — | 14 step-sequenced effects (Looper A & B, Ring Modulator, Vinyl, Spectrum, Grain, Tonalizer, Crush, Filter, Phaser, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, Level) |
| Sequencer | — | 32-step effect sequencer with swing and dynamic length |
| Patterns | — | Up to 12 complete setups (patterns) |
| Modulators | — | From-To, Step Sequencer, Envelope Follower, LFO, Steptrain, and Random |
| System requirements | — | macOS 10.13+ (Intel and Apple Silicon); Windows 7+; all versions 64-bit |
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