{"product_id":"waves-abbey-road-saturator-399466","title":"Abbey Road Saturator","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhat Waves Abbey Road Saturator Is For\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaves Abbey Road Saturator is an \u003cstrong\u003eanalog saturation\u003c\/strong\u003e plugin designed to add color, density, and a sense of \"presence\" to tracks and buses. It suits both \u003cstrong\u003esubtle\u003c\/strong\u003e treatments (more incisive vocals, livelier synths, thicker guitars) and \u003cstrong\u003emarked\u003c\/strong\u003e saturations to add \u003cstrong\u003epunch\u003c\/strong\u003e to drums and bass, or to push a more aggressive and experimental aesthetic. 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The interest lies not only in the \"color,\" but in how the \u003cstrong\u003einput\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003egain\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eoutput\u003c\/strong\u003e stages interact to move from a slight harmonic brightness to a more pronounced distortion, while maintaining musical control suited for mixing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe \"Secret Weapon\": EMI TG12321 Compander and Compansion Effect\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the Waves Abbey Road Saturator identity is the emulation of the \u003cstrong\u003eTG12321 Compander\u003c\/strong\u003e, repurposed by Abbey Road engineers to \u003cstrong\u003eexcite\u003c\/strong\u003e a signal and help it \u003cstrong\u003ecut through the mix\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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