Baby Audio Smooth Operator vs UA Paradise Guitar Studio
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Specs compared
| Baby Audio Smooth Operator | UA Paradise Guitar Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | $199 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.8 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Plugin formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit) | — |
| macOS | 10.11 and up, native Apple Silicon (M-chip) compatibility | — |
| Windows | Windows 10 and newer | — |
| Presets | 184 presets | Over 300 presets across rock, blues, indie, metal, funk, and pop |
| Processing type | Dynamic spectral balancing with user-set target curve via EQ nodes and a threshold control | — |
| Amps | — | 11 hand-picked vintage and modified tube amps |
| Cab/mic combinations | — | 35 curated speaker cabinet and studio mic pairings |
| Effects | — | Over 25 studio effects and stompboxes (overdrives, modulation, dynamics, delays, reverbs, tone/filter) |
| Platform | — | Runs natively on macOS or Windows without UA hardware |
| Availability | — | Sold separately or included with a UAD Spark plug-in subscription |
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