Abbey Road Vst Plugin
Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain. Achieve the Abbey Road sound with ease. Abbey Road TG is a modular mastering chain plugin modeled after the EMI TG12410 transfer console used in all of Abbey Road’s mastering suites. The TG Mastering Chain is made out of modules (or cassettes) just like the original console.
Product features
RS127 Rack:
- Boost or cut by up to 10 dB (in 2 dB increments)
- 2.1 kHz, 3.5 kHz, or 10 kHz
RS127 Box:
- Additional transformer
- Boost or cut by up to 10 dB (in 2 dB increments)
- 2.1 kHz, 3.5 kHz, or 10 kHz
RS135:Jazz drum machine free vst.
- Boost only, up to 10 dB (in 2 dB increments)
- Fixed filter point at 8 kHz
System requirements
- Mac OS X 10.12 or newer (older OS versions may work but are not tested).
- Windows 64-bit, versions 7, 8 or 10.
- Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer.
- Screen resolution 1280x800 or larger.
- 8 GB RAM or more is recommended, as well as at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation (individual plug-ins take less space, while sample libraries may require additional disk space. Specific information available on each instrument's page).
- Softube account.
- iLok account.
- Internet access for downloading installer and managing licenses.
- iLok generation 2 and up, if you intend to use an iLok dongle for authorizing your plug-ins (note that an iLok dongle is not a requirement).
- In theory, any 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX (11.0.2 or higher) compatible host application should work.
However, due to plug-in host differences between DAWs - and our own rigorous testing standards - we only officially test our plug-ins and instruments in the most recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Live, Studio One, Digital Performer, Reaper and Sonar. Softube plugins are not tested in the non-listed systems, but they most likely work as long as the system requirements are met. We cannot guarantee a solution for issues in unsupported systems.
Please Note: Softube plug-ins support 64-bit hosts only, and a 64-bit OS is required. Therefore, for example, Pro Tools 10.x is no longer supported (contact support for latest 32-bit compatible instalers).
Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo.
The most recent maintenance release of the DAW application is recommended.
AAX DSP is not in active development, but older products still support AAX DSP. For legacy TDM/VENUE, please see the Legacy Installers page.
- Most recently, Abbey Road Studios has been creating VST / AU plugin emulations of its' one-of-a-kind mastering equipment, its latest product being a supposedly perfect emulation of three of the flagship valve compressors used since the 60's.
- The Abbey Road Collection includes plugin models of the studios’ famed REDD and TG12345 consoles, as well as RS56 Passive EQ (‘the Curve Bender’), J37 Tape, Reel ADT, the King’s Microphones, Abbey Road's echo chambers and reverb plates, and the one-of-a-kind Vinyl plugin which models Abbey Road’s vinyl cutting and playback gear.
- Todd goes through each plug-in in the collection, meticulously modeled from Abbey Road’s own famous hardware and shows you how to use it and get that classic sound. Todd begins by giving you an overview of all the “virtual gear” in the Abbey Road collection.
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Abbey Road, “The most famous recording studio in the world” is celebrating its 85th birthday this year. The studio has evolved with the times, and now in addition to serving as a world-class recording and production facility, it has collaborated with numerous software companies to develop products that allow today’s producers/engineers to emulate the unmistakable sound and vibe of this legendary studio.
Here’s a run down of the numerous plugins that are inspired by Abbey Road, including some of my lesser-known favorites.
Abbey Road Vst Plugins
1. Softube Abbey Road Brilliance Pack
These are very simple and specialized tools that help bring clarity to higher frequencies. The GUI is wonderfully retro, and I find that it adds what I like to call “pleasant harshness” to tracks, meaning it helps elements cut through emphatically, without becoming fatiguing.
Abbey Road Vst Plugins
They can help on virtually any element in the proper context, but I really love them on acoustic guitar and bringing presence to vocals.
2. Abbey Roads Keyboard Reason Refill
Many do not know of this sample pack, but I find myself going to it time and time again. I have been using it for years, and even used it to replace an “overly MIDI-sounding piano” and for adding tubular bells on a recent mix.
It’s a large collection of meticulously sampled keyboards owned by the studio, recorded in a number of different configurations. Load them up in Reason, and then rewire into Pro Tools.
For productions that need a vintage piano or keyboard sound, I look no further. This refill includes the best mellotron samples I’ve come across. Hear them in use here.
3. Native Instruments Abbey Road Drums
Starting with the release of the 60s and 70s drums, Native Instruments has since sampled and released drum VSTs for virtually every era in recorded music production, allowing engineers to capture the drum sound that has found its way onto countless records from the 1950 to today.
I like using these for drum augmentation, using the kick, snare and rooms to add a spacious, sometimes explosive quality to my drums.
4. The Chandler/EMI collaboration
It’s hard to find existing information on this series of plugins that has since been discontinued, but I still find them to be very usable. There were a series of compressors, which work extremely well at adding warmth or dramatic “pumpiness” to drums, and a mastering pack, which not only sounds extremely vibey, but also does a great job of emulating the look and functionality of the original hardware.
5. Waves Abbey Road Collection
Definitely the most comprehensive collection of Abbey Road-Inspired plugins, I admire waves for not settling on EQs and Compressors, and rather faithfully reproducing some of the stranger tools that the engineers at Abbey Road used, or even invented, including Reel ADT. Automated Double Tracking was used heavily on Beatles Records, especially John’s voice, and I have to admit that this is one plugin that does what no others can. I also really enjoy incorporating the J37 into a multi-buss approach, and am quite looking forward to demoing the brand new plate reverb.
Conclusion
In summary, I have found these tools as a great way to pay sonic tribute to the studio responsible for capturing some of my personal-favorite recording artists. They don’t work on absolutely everything, but when applied with intent, they can add a distinct character and vibe that will set productions apart from the norm.
If you’d like me to create video tutorials on how I incorporate these tools into productions, just let me know!
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Abbey Road, “The most famous recording studio in the world” is celebrating its 85th birthday this year. The studio has evolved with the times, and now in addition to serving as a world-class recording and production facility, it has collaborated with numerous software companies to develop products t
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