TECHNOLOGY NEWS New Plug-ins Making Waves


WAVES AUDIObrought a massive amount of new kit out at this year’s NAMM show including plug-ins and a studio-based SoundGrid offering. First up, the Waves


Abbey Road Reel ADT is the first plug-in to successfully emulate Abbey Road Studios’ process of Artificial Double Tracking – a signature effect created at the studio in the 1960s for The Beatles. Abbey Road engineer Ken Townsend


created ADT by connecting the primary tape machine to a second, speed- controlled machine, allowing two versions of the same signal to be played back simultaneously. By gently wobbling the frequency of


an oscillator to vary the speed of the second machine, the replayed signal could be moved around just enough to make it sound like a separate take. The Waves ADT plug-in models this effect, giving users control of different tape sounds, drive controls, and manual or automatic control. Waves has also released the


MetaFilter Plug-in, which lets users individually modulate the filter cutoff, resonance, and delay time using three separate modulators – 16-step sequencer, LFO, and Envelope follower – making it easy to achieve effects such as filter sweeping, auto-wah, and


hypnotic modulating delays with saturation buildups. Following the success of its DiGiGrid


solution for DiGiCo’s SD consoles, Waves Audio and DiGiCo have teamed up to create SoundGrid-based studio hardware. In addition to integrated networking capabilities, upcoming DiGiGrid studio solutions will include a full line of I/Os with world-class converters, preamps, headphone amplification, built-in DSP Servers, and network switches with solutions for users of Native DAWs, Pro Tools, and MADI-enabled consoles. The SoundGrid Studio System allows


users to run a nearly unlimited amount of plug-ins; track and rehearse with full-on effects and near-zero latency; connect everything and everyone through a centralised hub; and network with multiple DAWs. Furthermore, the system is compatible with both Waves and third-party plug-ins. www.waves.com


Slate Digital Introduces VMS


ONE OF the highlights of NAMM was Slate Digital’s introduction of its VMS Virtual Microphone System – a hardware/software combination that gives users access to dozens of vintage and modern microphones. The VMS comes with four


components: the ML-1 and ML-2 microphones, VMS Dual Preamp Converter, and VMS Plugin Module. The ML-1 is a high-def, linear,


large-diaphragm microphone designed for precise transient reproduction, flat frequency response, and wide bandwidth. The ML-2 shares many of the ML-1’s features and can handle SPL of


135dB. When combined with the VMS Plugin Module it can model classic dynamic microphones, classic small-diaphragm condensers, and even ribbon mics. The VMS Dual Preamp


Converter uses state-of-the-art amplifiers and converters to maintain a clean, linear signal, giving the VMS Plugin Module the opportunity to add the reproduction of classic mics and preamps. The final piece of the system, the


Plugin Module, turns the signal from the hardware components into classic recreations of famous microphones and mic preamps. www.slatedigital.com


Apollo Twin Lands at NAMM


UNIVERSAL AUDIO has added to its Apollo series with the Twin, a high- resolution desktop interface with real-time UAD processing. The Twin is a 2 x 6 Thunderbolt audio interface for Mac with 24/192kHz audio conversion that allows Mac users to record in real time (at near-zero latency) through the full range of UAD Powered Plug-Ins, including titles from Neve, Studer, Manley, Lexicon, API, and more.


www.audiomedia.com Apollo


Twin also introduces the company’s Unison technology that models the tone of classic tube and solid state mic preamps – including impedance, gain stage sweet spots, and component- level circuit behaviours. www.uaudio.com


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