![]() Separate drive controls for the original signal and the double allow individual dosing of the saturation effect. The virtual version follows the original by offering sonic coloring through the saturation effect in addition to the primary goal of doubling. By placing the original signal and the double in opposite stereo positions, a luxurious, warm, and wide-ranging panorama sound was achieved, ideal for vocals and solo instruments. The result was a variably time-delayed second signal. ![]() In the original, the incoming signal was routed slightly delayed via the primary tape machine’s recording head connected to an output amplifier to a second tape machine, where a VCO was used to control the tape speed. – Mirek Stiles, head of audio products at Abbey Road Studios For the first time ever, Waves has captured not only the true sound of ADT, but also the feel of this classic effect. Using the remote Varispeed on the tape machine, it was possible to add lush movements, stereo width and dramatic depth to almost any track. Not only hearing, but also controlling ADT for the first time was amazing. The technology was so sophisticated that the usual phasing problems of other methods (static, short time delays) did not occur.įrom my time as an assistant engineer, I remember the setting up of ADT as being a lengthy process, but totally worth it. Due to the lack of digital technology, tape machines were used for this purpose: Reel stands for the reel of tape. Is Reel ADT the ultimate solution?ĪDT stands for “Artificial Double Tracking” (artificial doubling of a track) and was developed by Abbey Road Studios in the mid-1960s specifically for the Beatles by Ken Townsend. ![]() Also in 2015, plug-ins for doubling voices demand compromises: some deliver a washed-out to phased sound, and others turn out to be very power-hungry and hardly suitable for live performances. To do this, a technique was emulated that was first used by the Beatles in the Abbey Road studios. ![]() The Reel ADT plug-in by Waves is used to double vocals or a solo instrument.
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