Explore the art of mixing with the Waves Abbey Road Vinyl Plugin in this 30-minute tutorial featuring mixing engineer Dave Darlington. Discover how to infuse digital recordings with the distinctive sonic characteristics of vinyl records, including punch, warmth, and cohesion. Follow along as Darlington demonstrates the plugin's controls, explains the differences between lacquer and print settings, and showcases the impact of various turntables and cartridges. Learn techniques for enhancing full-band choruses and bridges, adding wow and flutter effects, manipulating phase distortion, and utilizing the tone arm location for unique sound variations. Gain insights into the slow-down/stop mechanism and recap essential plugin controls to elevate your mixing skills.
Overview
Syllabus
General overview
Quick tour of the plugin’s controls
Using the plugin piano/vocal verse: Lacquer vs. Print; TG desk; choice of turntables and cartridges
Full-band chorus & bridge: more on the above controls
Adding wow and flutter
Phase distortion section
Tone arm location’s impact on the sound
Slow-down/stop mechanism
Recap of various plugin controls
Taught by
Waves Audio
