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Abbey Road Vinyl / User Guide

 

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Chapter 1: Components 

Abbey Road Vinyl has four components: 

1.

Abbey Road Vinyl Mono – Mono to Mono

2.

Abbey Road Vinyl Stereo – Stereo to Stereo

3.

Abbey Road Vinyl Mono Lite – Mono to Mono

4.

Abbey Road Vinyl Stereo Lite – Stereo to Stereo

The mono and stereo 

Lite 

components can introduce Noise and Crackles to the selected playback 

Generation/Turntable/Cartridge setup, and provide control over their level and the crackle density. Lite components also 

include the Slow Down effect controls. They do not include the modelled sonic attributes of the 

Generation/Turntable/Cartridge functions, as found in the full components, nor do they enable control over Tone Arm 

position or Wow, Flutter, or Phase Distortion.  

The Lite components require less CPU resources than the full version. 

Summary of Contents for Abbey Road Vinyl

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Page 2: ...de 5 Chapter 3 Interface and Controls 7 Interface Panels 7 Controls 9 WaveSystem Toolbar 17 Chapter 4 Vinyl Record Production and Playback 18 Creating the Record 18 Playing Back the Record 21 Chapter 5 Vinyl A Brief History 24 Improvements in Vinyl Sound 25 The Decline of Vinyl 26 Vinyl Revival 27 ...

Page 3: ...han digital processes Reproduction of sound in this analogue format was in many ways subjective so there were heated disagreements over tone arms styluses platters motors and other minutiae of turntables At the same time records were subject to scratches dust warping and more so practices about caring for cleaning and storing these disks developed into fetishes Despite this people loved their viny...

Page 4: ...an introduce Noise and Crackles to the selected playback Generation Turntable Cartridge setup and provide control over their level and the crackle density Lite components also include the Slow Down effect controls They do not include the modelled sonic attributes of the Generation Turntable Cartridge functions as found in the full components nor do they enable control over Tone Arm position or Wow...

Page 5: ...You may want to go for an exaggerated noisy effect or not use this effect 3 Adjust the Wow and Flutter Rate and Depth controls You can exaggerate these modulation effects or remove them altogether Note that the values in this section change from setup to setup to match the sound and behavior of these setups 4 Adjust the Phase Distortion controls Abbey Road Vinyl creates and controls phase distorti...

Page 6: ...ism Select the Time Format you wish to use Time or Bars synced to your session tempo Double click the Length field to enter the length in time or Bars Beats of the stopping effect you wish to apply You can also drag your mouse or use the keyboard arrows to change the length If your session includes tempo changes and you have selected Bars as your time format the length will adjust accordingly at t...

Page 7: ...Abbey Road Vinyl User Guide 7 Chapter 3 Interface and Controls Interface Panels Full Vinyl Component ...

Page 8: ...Abbey Road Vinyl User Guide 8 Lite Vinyl Component ...

Page 9: ...control increases the level going into the plugin while inversely decreasing the output in order to maintain equal loudness Higher Drive levels result in increased harmonic distortion Note At higher Drive levels the amplitude of the signal may be clipped depending on your source material which may result in lower perceived loudness Range 0 to 100 Default 0 Reset 0 ...

Page 10: ...the 2 DJ Playback on a popular DJ direct drive turntable Cartridge Select which cartridge you wish to use for playback 1 MM Moving Magnet Default Reset A classic much sought after cartridge from the 1980s used regularly on Abbey Road s turntable for playback 2 MC Moving Coil A modern high end audiophile moving coil cartridge 3 DJ Disk Jockey A modern popular midrange moving magnet cartridge used b...

Page 11: ...ess of the record groove This control adjusts the level of crackle added to the signal It changes as you select different Generations Turntables Cartridges Range INF to 48 dB Default 0 dB Reset 0 dB Clicks Level A click is a short loud burst created by the stylus striking a physical interference on the record This control adjusts the level of clicks added to signal It changes as you select differe...

Page 12: ...nds At the highest setting up to 2 clicks are generated per second Range Off to 100 Default 20 Reset 20 Tone Arm Position In addition to the knob on the GUI the Tone Arm itself is a graphic control that moves as you grab it from its base and slide it across the record As you move the tone arm inward HF frequency response and harmonic distortion change in character Range 0 to 100 0 beginning of rec...

Page 13: ...Start Indicates if plugin is currently stopped play icon or playing stopping stop icon Pressing this button engages the slow down effect manually for the duration of the Length setting Once The slow down effect has ended the control will remain stopped waiting to resume playback Press Play or use the Auto Resume feature to restart play Auto Resume When engaged Playback will resume immediately when...

Page 14: ...ase Distortion LP and HP modulator controls Range 48 to 48 dB Default 0 dB Reset 0 dB Phase Distortion HP LP Modulators These controls shape the character of the phase distortion by determining which frequencies of the signal will be removed from the overall bandwidth of the phase modulation This setting changes according to Generation Turntable Cartridge selection Range 0 1 16 Hz to 100 20 kHz De...

Page 15: ... 100 Default 50 Reset 50 Wow Depth Determines the amount of Frequency Modulation FM applied This setting changes according to Generation Turntable Cartridge selection Range 50 off to 50 Default 0 Reset 0 Flutter Rate Determines the rate of Amplitude Modulation AM applied This setting changes according to Generation Turntable Cartridge selection Range Off to 100 Default 50 Reset 50 ...

Page 16: ...tridge selection Range 50 off to 50 Default 0 Reset 0 Meter selector Toggles the meter displays between input and output Range In Out Default In Reset In Output Level Controls the total signal output level Range 18 dB to 18 dB Default 0 dB Reset 0 dB Monitor selector Changes the monitoring of the plugin Range Stereo Mono Left Right Default Stereo Reset Stereo ...

Page 17: ...headroom setting of 18 dB should be the best choice On the Stereo component use the screw located on the left to calibrate both meters Range 8 dB to 24 dB Default 18 dB Reset 18 dB WaveSystem Toolbar Use the bar at the top of the plugin to save and load presets compare settings undo and redo steps and resize the plugin To learn more click the icon at the upper right corner of the window and open t...

Page 18: ...on or off b Neumann SAL 74 cutting rack Once the signal is prepped on the transfer desk it goes to the Neumann cutting rack This is the last gate before the signal goes onto a vinyl so it was designed to be as flat as possible with minimum harmonic distortion It includes a de esser to protect the cutting head from overheating when trying to cut very loud high frequency sounds The rack also applies...

Page 19: ...2 The pressing plant The press process has the biggest impact on sound and plays a big role in what we call the vinyl sound It increases the noise level and adds crackling to the sound a Master acetate At the end of the cutting process the 14 acetate is the considered the master An acetate is a piece of aluminum coated with a layer of vinyl into which grooves are cut like a record b The Father The...

Page 20: ...tion and approval by the Abbey Road mastering engineer and the artist The mastering engineer will assess whether the noise level and profile are what one would expect from a test press about 3 6 dB louder than the master when pressing is done properly Once the test pressing is approved the stampers are used for mass pressing To experience how playback sounds at Abbey Road mastering suites Select A...

Page 21: ...unterbalanced cylinder or lever that connects the chassis of the turntable with the pickup cartridge It must weigh very little so as not to distort and damage the grooves Yet it must have sufficient mass to track well and to prevent passing motor rumble to the cartridge Philosophical disagreements over tone arm specifics have led to lost friendships among vinyl record enthusiasts When a lacquer is...

Page 22: ...et cartridge can often outperform a comparable moving coil Moving coil cartridges typically have lower inductance and impedance than moving magnet types which means less capacitance in the cables within the turntable electronics Moving coil cartridges often have less mass which can reduce groove wear Abbey Road Vinyl offers three modelled cartridges Moving Magnet MM This is modelled from the cartr...

Page 23: ...erformance are completely linked when it comes to styli and cartridges and a poorly designed stylus can quickly damage a record Tone arm shape the material used in the cantilever and its design and many other factors greatly influence sound reproduction There s a great deal of room for a consumer to shape his or her listening experience when it comes to vinyl It s a matter of personal taste music ...

Page 24: ...middle ear uses to amplify the air compressions and rarefactions that make up sound Wax soon replaced tin foil as the mastering media Electric recording came into being in the 1920s when the vacuum tube the preamp and a means of moving the cutting needle electrically became commercially available These developments also brought about electrical sound amplification By the 1910s spinning discs had r...

Page 25: ...o Sound quality was improving but there was no sense of sound space In a mono record irregularities in sides of the grooves cause the needle to move back and forth which generates a small voltage in the pickup cartridge This mono signal is then sent to a preamp and finally to the amplifier and speaker But we really hear the world in a much more complex way sounds come from all directions In the 50...

Page 26: ...as durable and could play back as well as record audio This ability to record music posed a threat to the music business to the point that legal action was taken against tape manufacturers The fact that the media was durable and transportable and sounded good cut deeply in to vinyl sales By the mid 1980s audiocassette sales had surpassed vinyl In the early 1990s the compact disc was released on a ...

Page 27: ...mid 2000s there s been a steady decline in CD sales coupled with a huge increase in sales of vinyl records By the mid 2010s it was clear that the boom in the number of people who like to listen on vinyl is not just a fad Vinyl was back and for the same reasons that existed 50 years before The fun of opening the sleeve lowering the needle and experiencing the music in a special way But mostly it s ...

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