Waves Abbey Road J37 Tape: Tape Machine Plugin

Tape’s warm-sounding harmonic distortion made classic tracks come alive. J37 delivers the true sound of the all-valve analog tape machine—Abbey Road Studios’ powerhouse Studer machine which captured legendary recordings by the Beatles and Pink Floyd.

Compare the sound of vocals drums synths masters and more with and without the J37—you’ll hear how the authentic sound of analog tape saturation makes tracks warmer more detailed glued together and above all more exciting. Living Breathing Tape Textures J37 is the culmination of years of research into tape’s characteristics—not at one static setting but with different types of tape control settings and bias amounts at different speeds.

The result is unprecedented realism and versatility. Original Super-Rare EMI Tape Formulas from the Abbey Road Archives From the lo-fo sound of early 60s tape (Type 888) to the more refined tape formulations of the mid 60s (Type 811) to the advanced tapes of the early 70s that combined character with minimal coloration (Type 815) choose the tape that fits your music best.

Control the Sonic Character Part of tape’s charm came from subtle imperfections—but with the J37 plugin you decide whether to add wow flutter and/or hiss and how much.