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Abbey Road Vinyl.

Models the whole vinyl chain, from cutting lathe to turntable and stylus.

£32
Waves Abbey Road Vinyl
Tape Emulation
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

Hear it as a record.

Abbey Road Vinyl runs a mix through the whole vinyl process, from cutting the lacquer to playing the finished record back. Two turntables are modelled, a professional mastering deck and a consumer DJ type, with three cartridge technologies that each shade the tone differently. Wow, flutter and surface noise are adjustable, so the result runs from a subtle glue across a mix to obvious retro damage. It works as a mastering colour and as an effect.

Highlights

Models the full chain: cutting lathe, pressing, turntable and stylus
Choice of turntables and cartridges with different colour
Separate control over surface noise, dust, wear and electrical hum
Reproduces the low-end and stereo-image limits a real cut imposes
Adjustable playback speed for period character
Convincing because it models playback behaviour, not just added crackle
Useful on full mixes, drum loops and samples
Part of the Abbey Road Collection

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Tape Emulation
SKU
1246-2761
Product code
ABRDVNYL

macOS

OS
11 or later (native Apple Silicon)
Processor
Apple Silicon & Intel

Windows

OS
10 or later (64-bit)
Processor
64-bit Intel / AMD

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both natively supported.

Waves

About the maker

Meet Waves.

Waves Audio, founded in 1992 in Israel, is one of the world's largest developers of audio plugins and signal processors. Its catalogue spans EQs, compressors, reverbs, and vintage console emulations used across music, film, broadcast, and live sound.

Waves Abbey Road Vinyl

£32