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Abbey Road Reel ADT

$39.99

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Abbey Road Reel ADT
Abbey Road Reel ADT
Abbey Road Reel ADT
Abbey Road Reel ADT

Tape-based vocal doubling from Abbey Road.

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Abbey Road Reel ADT

$39.99

Earn 90

Tape-based vocal doubling from Abbey Road.

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Double-Track Your Vocals Automatically— The Abbey Road Way Reel ADT is the only plugin that delivers the authentic tape delay-based Artificial Double Tracking effect, created by Abbey Road Studios’ legendary technician Ken Townsend to meet the recording needs of John Lennon and the Beatles. Many modern doublers simply delay the audio compared to the original track, in order to thicken the source. But with ADT, sometimes the doubled sound was ahead of the reference track, and sometimes it lagged behind, with constant fluctuation keeping the doubling effect richer and more interesting rhythmically. Reel ADT delivers the depth of this original effect. With two modeled tape machines (source and double)—each delivering separate saturation, wow & flutter, pitch fluctuations, and more—Reel ADT creates the impression of two truly distinct vocal tracks, out of one vocal take. Delivers Abbey Road’s complete vocal double-tracking process Designed in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios Tape speed control can be manual, LFO, synched to host, or random Models the iconic tape recorders still being used at Abbey Road Variable delay range to spread doubled parts wider or narrower Varispeed fluctuates the delay speed of the doubled parts 2 independent tape decks with separate pan, saturation, phase Your choice of manual and automated Varispeed control Low-latency version for live performance with delay-only ADT MIDI-assignable manual control for maximum authenticity Authentic Vocal Doubling With Tape’s Timeless Tonal Quality

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Double-Track Your Vocals Automatically— The Abbey Road Way

Reel ADT is the only plugin that delivers the authentic tape delay-based Artificial Double Tracking effect, created by Abbey Road Studios’ legendary technician Ken Townsend to meet the recording needs of John Lennon and the Beatles.

Many modern doublers simply delay the audio compared to the original track, in order to thicken the source. But with ADT, sometimes the doubled sound was ahead of the reference track, and sometimes it lagged behind, with constant fluctuation keeping the doubling effect richer and more interesting rhythmically.

Reel ADT delivers the depth of this original effect. With two modeled tape machines (source and double)—each delivering separate saturation, wow & flutter, pitch fluctuations, and more—Reel ADT creates the impression of two truly distinct vocal tracks, out of one vocal take.

  • Delivers Abbey Road’s complete vocal double-tracking process
  • Designed in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios
  • Tape speed control can be manual, LFO, synched to host, or random
  • Models the iconic tape recorders still being used at Abbey Road
  • Variable delay range to spread doubled parts wider or narrower
  • Varispeed fluctuates the delay speed of the doubled parts
  • 2 independent tape decks with separate pan, saturation, phase
  • Your choice of manual and automated Varispeed control
  • Low-latency version for live performance with delay-only ADT
  • MIDI-assignable manual control for maximum authenticity

Authentic Vocal Doubling With Tape’s Timeless Tonal Quality

Doubling That Dances Around the Source

With Abbey Road’s technique, the doubled part could go ahead of the original source—or behind. The doubled part’s position could also fluctuate over time, for effects ranging from natural to surprising. Reel ADT accurately reproduces this time-shifting mechanism, to thicken vocals in an authentic-sounding way, or add lush movement to stereo synth patches.

The Original Varispeed Effect

The ADT sound also came from the unpredictable speed changes due to manual “Varispeed” control. Members of the Beatles would often control or “play” the Varispeed control to get the ultimate sound effect performance. Reel ADT can use manual or MIDI control, LFO with 5 waveforms (including random), or tempo sync.

True Tape Technology

Reel ADT models the sound of the tape, as well as tape recorder mechanics. Drive the decks hard for tape saturation, and introduce wow and flutter to create even more variations within the tape’s audio path. ADT adds warmth and movement to your tracks in a totally unique way, breathing life into your mixes.

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 System Requirements
 
  • Mac
  • CPU
    Intel or Silicon Architecture
    See notes regarding Apple Silicon based processors

    Memory
    Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
    16 GB free disk space on the system drive

    Operating System
    macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14

    Screen Resolution
    Minimum: 1024x768
    Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
    USB displays are not supported as the primary display.

  • Windows
  • CPU
    X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU

    Memory
    Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
    16 GB free disk space on the system drive

    Operating System
    Windows 10 64 bit
    Windows 11

    Screen Resolution
    Minimum: 1024x768
    Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024

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Vintage Vocal Processing Delays Tape

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Delay Effects Sound Design Tape Vintage Vocal

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