Waves promise their new plugin will give you vintage warmth of vinyl records played on classic turntables and needles. It's a precise model of Abbey Road Studios' vinyl cutting and playback gear.  
Fig 1 Abbey Road Vinyl

The Abbey Road Sound 

Back to the Future 

Moving Parts 

Fig 2 Lacquer (top) vs Final Pressing (bottom)
Fig 3 The classic Technics SL-1200 turntable (bottom); Abbey Road Vinyl’s model (top)
Fig 4 The different tonearm positions emulate the differences in sound & distortion from outer to inner grooves
Fig 5 The three cartridge options (top to bottom): MM, MC, DJ 

Tweakery

Fig 6 The controls for tweaking the sonic character of the emulations

Slo-o-ow down 

Vinyl Lite 

Fig 7 Abbey Road Vinyl Lite

In Use 

The Wrap 

Joe is a musician, engineer, and producer in NYC. Over the years, as a small studio operator and freelance engineer, he's made recordings of all types from music & album production to v/o & post. He's also taught all aspects of recording and music technology at several NY audio schools, and has been writing articles for Recording magaz... Read More

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jimijames
This may be too good to pass up. Thanks for the tip, Joe!

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