LC_BAUK

Technical Details

• AU (macOS)
• VST3 (macOS & Windows)

• AAX (coming in 2027)

Core Design

BAUK started as a small RAT-style DSP learning experiment. It quickly stopped trying to copy anything and became this heavy and unapologetic amplifier. You still get that RAT-y bite up front, but from there it just goes feral. Multiple preamp voicings shape the front end. Three clipping modes cover tight and modern, asymmetric and gritty, or both in parallel. It doesn’t emulate. It follows instinct.

Controls

• gain - Sets the amount of drive into the preamp.
• contour  - Shifts the midrange shape, helping the guitar sit differently in a mix.
• master - Controls output level and increases power amp saturation and compression when pushed.
• body - Switches between three different front end voicings
• clip - Switches between three different circuitries

Other Features

• I/O
• Noise Gate
• Oversampling
• Resizable interface
• Built-in presets
• MIDI Learn
• Three Speaker & Mic combinations tailored for NEBO
• IR Loader

The DSP for LC_BAUK was designed and written by David Maxim Micic. While inspired by specific classic tones, it wasn’t built to copy any amplifier down to the last component.

It started from inspiration and grew into its own voice, with features and an interface built around his simple, practical workflow.