Izotope bill their free plug-in Vinyl as The ultimate lo-fi weapon. iZotope Vinyl has been designed ‘to create authentic “vinyl” simulation, as if the audio was a record being played on a record player’.
They have provided controls for the following parameters:
Mechanical Noise – The amount of turntable motor rumble and noise.
Electrical Noise – Internally generated electrical noise, such as 50 Hz hum.
Wear – Control how worn out the record is, from brand new to played a few thousand times
Dust – The amount of dust on the record.
Scratch – The number and depth of scratches on the record.
Warp – The amount of warping and the warp shape for the record.
Record Player Year – The year of the record player – from current linear tracking turntables to 1930 phonographs. (Note this only works on the AudioSuite version of this plug-in).
Stereo/Mono – Switch between stereo and mono output
Input and Output Gain – Set the gain in and out of the effect with visual level meter feedback
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I am not sure what possessed Izotope to develop this free plug-in but for post-production work it is proving remarkably useful. I have used it to treat a recording of a bell to make it sound like it was recorded on an old cylinder recorder as well as treating audio to make it sound like it came off an old film projector.
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