Abbey Road Studio 3

Name: Abbey Road Studio 3
Price: 47.04 USD
Author: Waves

by Waves · Utility · Headphone room emulation

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Uses Waves Nx technology to simulate monitoring in the Abbey Road Studio 3 control room while mixing on headphones.

Best for: Mix Bus, Mastering. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: mixing, full mix, hardware emulation, reference & monitoring, bus processing, mastering, mix bus, tracking, utility.

What it does

A headphone monitoring plugin that simulates listening in the control room of Abbey Road Studio 3, using Waves Nx technology.

Head tracking: via a webcam, the Nx Head Tracker, or both.
Monitors: Far, Mid and Near speaker profiles in the stereo version.
Extras: optional headphone correction curves, head-size modelling, and stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 versions.

Source: Waves product page

When to use it

For mixing on headphones with a speaker-room feel. It outputs a binaural signal, so it is for monitoring, not for printing into your mix. Useful for anyone without a treated room.

Where to buy

Best Service: $47.04
Plugin Boutique: $50 (regular $199)
AudioDeluxe: $50 (regular $199)
Waves: see store

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