Product Detail
Automatically double-track your vocals the Abbey Road way! Reel ADT is the sole plugin offering the genuine tape delay-based Artificial Double Tracking effect. Crafted by Abbey Road Studios' legendary technician Ken Townsend for John Lennon and the Beatles, it sets a new standard. Modern doublers simply delay audio to thicken the source, but ADT makes the doubled sound sometimes lead and sometimes lag, adding rhythmic richness. With two modeled tape machines, it creates the illusion of two distinct vocal tracks from one take. Features include delivering Abbey Road’s full vocal double - tracking process, close collaboration with the studio, flexible tape speed control, iconic tape recorder modeling, variable delay range, varispeed for delay speed fluctuation, 2 independent tape decks with customizable settings, manual and automated Varispeed options, a low - latency version for live performance, and MIDI - assignable manual control. The doubled part can shift around the source, and Reel ADT accurately reproduces this mechanism to thicken vocals or add movement to synth patches. It also replicates the original Varispeed effect with multiple control options. Moreover, it models tape sound and recorder mechanics, adding warmth and life to your mixes.
Using Reel ADT is easy. First, load the plugin into your audio software. You can start by setting the tape speed control. You can choose to have it manual, synched to your host, set it with an LFO, or even make it random. Then, adjust the variable delay range to spread the doubled parts as wide or narrow as you like. If you want to add the unique Varispeed effect, you can control it manually or use MIDI. You can also pick different waveforms for the LFO. When it comes to the two independent tape decks, you can adjust the pan, saturation, and phase for each. For live performances, use the low - latency version. Just remember, when you drive the decks hard for tape saturation, be careful not to overdo it as it might distort the sound too much. As for maintenance, keep your audio software and the plugin updated to ensure smooth operation and access to the latest features.
