"Abbey Road Vinyl" plugin - for that LP sound

[firedog]

https://www.waves.com/plugins/abbey-road-vinyl#presenting-the-abbey-road-vinyl-plugin

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Designed with Abbey Road Studios, this plugin faithfully captures every stage of the vinyl production and playback process: you can choose between the sound of a pure acetate (lacquer) cut or the print master vinyl pressing from the factory; play the records on two distinct turntable types with a choice of three classic cartridges; and even add the EMI TG12410 mastering console on the path into the vinyl lathe. 

For added authenticity and creativity, Abbey Road Vinyl even lets you move the location of the tone arm across the record, changing the frequency response and distortion like in the real world. You can also add vinyl noise and crackle, apply a gradual slow-down/stop turntable effect, and add wow and flutter effects for extra analog warmth.

• Add authentic vintage vinyl sound to your tracks
• Precise model of the original vinyl cutting and playback gear at Abbey Road Studios
• Choose between acetate master and printed vinyl pressing
• 2 turntables, 3 cartridges
• Slow-down/stop turntable mechanism
• Control tone arm position for variable frequency response/distortion
• Add phase distortion; noise, pops and crackles; wow and flutter; modulation
• Run the sound through Abbey Road’s EMI TG12410 mastering desk

 

 

I bought this after seeing it mentioned at Archimago's blog.
It actually works. It gives that "dense" or "congealed" sound (what others call lack of clarity) and warmth typical of LP that many people prefer. Lots of settings. You can even add in clicks and pops in whatever amount you like. If you exaggerate the effects it even makes your digital sound like a worn LP ?. 
So much for digital not being able to sound like vinyl (which is what those who haven't heard a good digital needle drop recording say). 

But seriously, it is great for adding euphonic distortion to digital audio. Could be good for especially harsh sounding digital recordings (I980's?) or adding something similar to vinyl/analog sound to albums you might think benefit from it - without the analog hardware. 

[AudioDoctor]

I might have to give this a try just for funsies.