This plugin models the four EMT reverb plates of Abbey Road Studios – for bright, dense reverb on vocals, drums and any other track.

The EMT plates installed in 1957 are still in use today, and all four have been modelled in detail, together with their custom hybrid preamps, in collaboration with Abbey Road. Plate reverb sounds dense and bright, with no early reflections, which makes it ideal for vocals and percussive sounds such as snares, claps or guitar strums. The modelled mechanical damping sets the decay from short and snappy up to 6 seconds, while pre-delay, EQ, crosstalk and drive shape the sound further.

Features

• All four reverb plates from Abbey Road Studios
• Variable decay up to 6 seconds via modelled damping
• Pre-delay, EQ, crosstalk and drive controls
• Models Abbey Road’s custom hybrid preamps
• High diffusion smooths drums and percussive instruments
• Developed in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios

Technical details

• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: VST3, Audio Unit (macOS only), AAX
• Architecture: 64 bit
• Licensing: licence key, machine-bound or USB flash drive (via Waves Central)

System requirements

• macOS 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia, 26 Tahoe or 27 Golden Gate (Apple silicon or Intel)
• Windows 10 64-bit (version 22H2) or Windows 11 (Intel or AMD, x64)
• 16 GB RAM
• 30 GB free disk space on the system drive

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://www.waves.com/downloads/central. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.