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Abbey Road Vinyl Plugin Tutorial

Dec 15, 2016 | 192,557 Views

Watch how mixer Dave Darlington (Avicii, Sting) uses the Abbey Road Vinyl plugin to give a digital recording the lively, focused sound of a vinyl record.

In this video, Darlington goes over these features of the vinyl plugin, applied to different sections of the same song:


  • Lacquer (acetate disc) vs. Print (pressed vinyl record)
  • Choice of 2 turntables, 3 cartridges / needles
  • TG12410 mastering desk
  • Wow and flutter
  • Vinyl noise, pop and crackle
  • Phase distortion
  • Tone arm position and its effect on harmonic distortion
  • Turntable slow-down/stop mechanism

It is recommended that you use good monitors and headphones when watching this video!

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