Smooth Operator Pro

Important Note: Existing owners of Smooth Operator can upgrade to Smooth Operator Pro HERE.

Dynamic Spectral Balancer

The Definitive Clarity Tool

• Smooth Operator Pro removes the bloated frequency energy your tracks don’t need
• Achieve clarity in your mixes by eliminating mud, harsh resonances and masking
• Fix specific problem areas with surgical control – or re-shape the tonal balance entirely

Instant Track Optimizer

Baby Audio have engineered the new Pro version without compromising on the fast workflow that made Smooth Operator 1 so popular.

Set the desired target curve, then turn the global threshold knob until the plugin starts balancing your audio. Dive into deep settings optionally for total control.

Smooth Operator Pro removes fatiguing frequency energy as and where it occurs, improving your audio’s clarity. Dial it in gently and it will feel like lifting a blanket from your speakers.

Resonance Suppression 2.0

Where other spectral balancers offer global settings to affect the signal, Smooth Operator Pro brings unprecedented depth: Override the global settings for any frequency node to set individual dynamic profiles across the spectrum.

Examples (within the same plugin instance):

• Target the left side at 7500 hz to fix a harsh cymbal.
• Address only the sides at 150 hz to clean up the bass.
• Tame a vocal at 2.5 khz with a softer compression profile.

Smooth(er) Operator

Baby Audio have listened and learned. The all-new Pro version incorporates four years of user feedback since V1.

• Enhanced performance and sound quality
• Full control over all dynamic and imaging parameters
• Freely add and remove nodes across the spectrum
• Create individual dynamic processing profiles per node
• Two cutting-edge correction algorithms: Even and Skew

Pro-Level Spectral Workstation

Spectral Processing manipulates the building blocks that make up a digital signal. By splitting a sound into its individual components, the plugin rebalances the harmonic material more effectively than traditional EQ and compression tools.

Smooth Operator Pro brings surgical control over your sound at the ‘DNA level’. Fixing problems is only the beginning: Use the plugin to dramatically re-shape the tonal balance and bring out the best in every track.

Presets by the world’s top engineers

Smooth Operator Pro ships with 184 presets created by some of the world’s most renowned engineers for use in their own sessions. 

Preset creators include 30+ Grammy Nominee Craig Bauer, Max Jaeger (Ariana Grande, Drake, Diplo), Preston Reid (Chris Brown, Usher, Muni Long) and Ryan ‘Skinny’ Shanahan (Zedd, Lady Gaga).

Make space in your mix with sidechain mode

Enable Sidechain mode to use the spectral content of another track in your mix to rebalance the current signal.

Example: Use the lead vocal as the input on a guitar track. The guitar will now be dynamically tamed in the areas where the vocal has the most frequency energy. Both signals can breathe without getting in each others’ way.

System Requirements

• Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit).
• Platforms supported: Mac OS 10.11 and up (including Native Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 Compatibility). PC Windows 10 and newer.
• DAWs supported: All major DAWs, including Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason etc.