Producer George Martin utilized the machine not only for recording but also as a creative production tool, bouncing tracks between two J37s and creating layer upon layer of sound to achieve ground-breaking sonic textures. While the J37 was used on many famous recordings, it is perhaps best known for its innovative use on The Beatles’ Sgt. The Waves: Abbey Road J37 tape emulation plugin delivers a level of hardware realism never before experienced ‘in the box’, bringing stunning analogue warmth to your digital recordings. Specially developed by EMI during the 60s and 70s, each formula has its own unique frequency response and harmonic distortion behavior. In addition to the J37 itself, three exclusive oxide tape formulas have been modeled. With a variety of user-adjustable controls including Tape Speed, Bias, Noise, Saturation, Wow and Flutter, the Waves: Abbey Road J37 faithfully recreates the inimitable sonic signature of the original machine. Waves Audio and Abbey Road Studios present the J37 tape saturation plugin: a precision model of the very machine used to record many of the greatest masterpieces in modern music. I guess I need to try it out before I knock it right? Does someone have some cash I can have? The only way I see this being worth the money is if it does what Slates VTM does, which is make music sound astonishingly better just by having the plugin in the insert. I see it does the signature tape doubling sound but throw in a few more pieces of gear or something… or lower the price. I understand they used some of the last bits of tape left to make this plugin so I guess they’re trying to recoup expenses, but if you’re going to charge that much, add some more features.
Granted it is a very special thing to be able to recreate the sound that changed the face of music and modern recording techniques, I just don’t feel it to be worth that much. First off the price is really high for a machine that only does one thing. I gotta admit, the interface on this one definitely looks cool, but I wonder how it sounds? Waves and Abbey Road have teamed up once again to bring you yet another piece of iconic audio history with the J37 Tape Saturation Plugin.
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