Mixing a Song with the Waves Abbey Road Vinyl Plugin

Watch mixing engineer Dave Darlington (Avicii, Sting) as he goes through the Vinyl plugin step by step and shows how he uses it to add the unique sonic qualities of a vinyl record—punch, warmth, cohesion—to a digitally recorded song. Learn more: 00:00 General overview 04:29 Quick tour of the plugin’s controls 11:26 Using the plugin (piano/vocal verse): Lacquer vs. Print; TG desk; choice of turntables and cartridges 14:36 Full-band chorus & bridge: more on the above controls 21:15 Adding wow and flutter 22:29 Phase distortion section 23:50 Tone arm location’s impact on the sound 25:17 Slow-down/stop mechanism 26:53 Recap of various plugin controls Music: “Crazy Under the Moon“ by Jacob Jeffries