Analog Models

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‘Tone’ is one of the hardest things to get right when mastering. Learn how to harness the unique tonal color of Waves’ Abbey Road TG Mastering plugin, in this in-depth tutorial with mastering engineer Ian Shepherd, covering loudness, compression and EQ.

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What exactly is it about tape that gives it that 'magic'? Technically, tape distorts and can degrade the audio. Regardless, it remains a highly sought-after sound. Find out why, and get practical tips for applying tape saturation plugins in your mix.

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Top-down mixing is a reverse approach where you begin with your stereo bus and work your way to the individual tracks. Learn how to utilize this method for musical sounding mixes, efficient results and less CPU load.

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Waves’ definitive distortion and saturation toolkit includes Abbey Road Saturator for musical analog saturation, MDMX Distortion Modules for classic overdrive and fuzz effects, and Berzerk Distortion for wild, creative, deranged distortion sounds.

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Analog modeling is a mysterious process to many—so let’s pull back the curtain, and reveal how a physical process or piece of gear turns into a software plugin.

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Producer/engineer Warren Huart of Produce Like A Pro took Waves’ Abbey Road Saturator plugin for a test drive on vocals, drums and more – and found it to be doing marvelously well! Check out his in-depth demo.

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Hear the Waves Abbey Road Saturator in action, as it combines the musical analog saturation sounds we love from the vintage Abbey Road desks with excitement from the ultra-rare EMI TG12321 Compander module.

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Waves Abbey Road Saturator is the most musical sounding analog saturation plugin available. Combining the classic overdriven tube and transistor sounds from Abbey Road’s fabled consoles, the Saturator also models the original TG12321 Compander feeding the two desks for a one-of-a-kind ‘excited saturation’ effect.

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Waves Abbey Road Saturator combines the musical analog saturation sounds we love from the REDD valve and TG transistor consoles with excitement from the ultra-rare EMI TG12321 Compander module. Abbey Road’s Mirek Stiles takes us through the classic technique revived by the plugin.

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