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Abbey Road Saturator Black Friday pricing from Waves is 79% off, which puts this saturation plugin at $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
It was designed and calibrated with Abbey Road Studios, and it covers a wide range of saturation. The maker says that range runs from a light edge on a vocal or synth to heavy drive on bass and drums, all the way to industrial-grade distortion.
The saturation comes from Abbey Road's own signal chain, and you pick the character you want.
It adds saturation to a signal, with two console characters to choose from. One is the REDD console's tube sound. The other is the TG12345's round, solid-state tone.
EQ sits on both sides of the saturation stage. Pre- and post-gain EQ lets you shape which frequencies hit the saturation and how the result is balanced afterward.
The signal can also run through the EMI TG12321 Compander, which the maker calls an ultra-rare "secret weapon".
The Phase control is worth knowing about if you want to push the distortion into very different territory. The maker says it changes the distortion sound dramatically.
M/S processing lets you treat the middle and sides of a stereo signal separately. That means you can drive the centre differently from the width.
The Mix/Dry control works as a parallel blend. Dial in heavy saturation, then bring the untouched signal back underneath it.
Artist presets come from top mixers Joe Barresi, Dave Pensado and Lu Diaz, so there are ready-made starting points.
On Mac, it supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX formats.
Yes. The Abbey Road Saturator Black Friday deal from Waves is 79% off, bringing the plugin to $29.99. The offer runs until Nov 26, 2026.
You can choose the REDD console's tube sound or the TG12345's round, solid-state tone. You can also add the rare EMI TG12321 Compander, and shape the result with pre- and post-gain EQ.
Yes. On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX. On Windows it comes as VST and AAX. Mac support covers macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15, and Windows needs version 10 or later.
Yes to both. M/S processing lets you sculpt the saturation across the middle and sides, and a Mix/Dry control blends in the original signal. Artist presets come from Joe Barresi, Dave Pensado and Lu Diaz.
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