Community member Steven Hintz‎ has been searching for a cool Vinyl emulation plug-in. He asked "Anyone know of any VST or AAX vinyl emulation plugins that still exist or aren't $500". Last week we pointed Steven at iZotope's Vinyl but with the proviso that it had been discontinued. Well not anymore as we have great news. iZotope have released Vinyl as a 64bit plug-in including the AAX Native format for Pro Tools 11 and above.

The Return Of iZotope's Lo-fi Weapon - Vinyl

Back just in time for its 15th anniversary, Vinyl is a plug-in that lets you simulate the dust, scratches, and warp of a worn record and the electrical and mechanical noise of the turntable it’s on. Give fresh recordings and instrument tracks the dirty, dusty feel of an earlier decade. You can apply Vinyl to any source audio to make it sound as if it’s being played from a record and dial in exactly the right character to suit your tune. Plus, it’s now updated to 64-bit!

The Sounds Of Vinyl

The Spin Down button simulates slowly stopping playback of a record, modulating both playback speed and frequency. When used on the master bus, it can provide a dramatic overall effect as if someone has stopped the record playing. Within the context of a mix, it can add a unique but familiar effect when used on individual instruments or busses.