Old record sounding plug-in?

LightningBefore · 13th September 2006

Im wondering if there is a specific plug-in that makes the audio sound like an old crackling record.

I've been able to somewhat emulate it with distortion and EQ, but the band im recording wants something more "authentic" sounding for the first few bars of introduction on their song.

I agree with the band that it will sound really cool if we can pull it off.
Im pretty sure I've heard recordings that have done it and if there really is a plug-in or a different way to rig it up.

Ruudman · 13th September 2006

Izotope Vinyl:

http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/

ruudman

AlexLakis · 13th September 2006

Izotope's "Vinyl" is a good start. It has dust crackling, machine hum, hi end muffling, warping, etc. The "decade" dial is pretty neat too. I usually end up going for 1960 or 1970.

You can always just record the beggining or ending of an old dusty record and mix it in...

If anybody has any other alternatives, I'd be interested to hear them as well.

horseface · 13th September 2006

http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/

FalconerHK · 13th September 2006

Ta-da: http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/

AlexLakis · 13th September 2006

Wow, four people posting the same suggestion all at once...I think your answer is clear, bro!

horseface · 13th September 2006

Of, if you're feeling less thrifty, get your stuff cut to a dubplate.

azwun25 · 13th September 2006

I use Izotope as well however I'm interested in Otium FX Sonitex as well.

illynoise · 14th September 2006

There was one in Wavelab and Cubase it was a free download at one time, a VST. I can't remember what it's called, I'm sure someone knows. It worked great for an old scratchy record sound.

Also I remember Opcode used to make something VST wise as well.

BaseJase

illynoise · 14th September 2006

I remember.......Grungelizer!

Steinberg one.

BaseJase

Tom VDH · 14th September 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexLakis

Izotope's "Vinyl" is a good start. It has dust crackling, machine hum, hi end muffling, warping, etc. The "decade" dial is pretty neat too. I usually end up going for 1960 or 1970.

You can always just record the beggining or ending of an old dusty record and mix it in...

If anybody has any other alternatives, I'd be interested to hear them as well.

Did exactly the same on 1 track in an album, worked great!

Justynfromnz · 14th September 2006

Isotope vinyl is cool....but im not sure exactly what era you were looking for, and lately for some reason(?) i've had to make a couple of things sound like they were recorded in the 40's. So the way i did it was put a track of some vinyl crackle in with the song then on the mix buss I threw a plugin made by antares which is a mic-modeller (like you record with your 58 and it makes it sound like a U67).Doesnt really work as a mic modeller so well but is kinda cool to put over something to make the mix sound old. Cause as i listened to older recordings they weren't just simply eq and vinyl noise, they just sounded wierdly big but little at the same time. So i threw on a rca ribbon model preset and this worked pretty good. ANother thing you can try would be putting a guitar amp sim on your mix buss and playing with cabinets and mics etc etc. Did this one today to make something sound like an old hawaiian song. So yeah, Sorry for the ramble but theres some other options. Good luck.

LightningBefore · 22nd September 2006

thanks for the global recommendation of izotope and for the cool other tricks to try...and for the good laugh!

i'll try the plug today, im sure it'll work great.

quincyg · 23rd September 2006

i stopped using viny. i just go for some sampled record static plus some eq and sigal degrader like lofi. i have a fatso now, i bet it would do some of that.

NuSkoolTone · 24th September 2006

When I did the effect on a tune, I used Grungelizer, and then added vinyl for a little something extra. Compliement each other very well!

taturana · 25th September 2006

here's a great story,i was working in a movie soundtrack that was about a recording engineer round the 1940's, most of the soundtrack came for the original 78 rpm acetate masters that he cut on his machine.. home recordings mostly... the director had a song he wanted to use from a cd, but it had no noise whatsoever and would sound really fake like that... here's what we did.. took one of the 78rpm recordings into sonar and using a noise reduction plugin (waves x-noise, i think) separated just the crackling noise and made a separate file, then mixed that together with the clean audio (with eq and such) and voilá! worked like a charm... plus it sounded a lot more authntic than using the plugins

13th September 2006	#1
LightningBefore Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 188 Thread Starter	Old record sounding plug-in? Im wondering if there is a specific plug-in that makes the audio sound like an old crackling record. I've been able to somewhat emulate it with distortion and EQ, but the band im recording wants something more "authentic" sounding for the first few bars of introduction on their song. I agree with the band that it will sound really cool if we can pull it off. Im pretty sure I've heard recordings that have done it and if there really is a plug-in or a different way to rig it up. __________________ "Don't sell your life! Do whatever you really want to do. You must act as the master of your life, and then become free. No matter how difficult it is, no matter how unsuccessful it might seem, do whatever you want!" --Michio Kushi

14th September 2006	#12
Justynfromnz Gear addict Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Bushwick , NYC Posts: 320	Isotope vinyl is cool....but im not sure exactly what era you were looking for, and lately for some reason(?) i've had to make a couple of things sound like they were recorded in the 40's. So the way i did it was put a track of some vinyl crackle in with the song then on the mix buss I threw a plugin made by antares which is a mic-modeller (like you record with your 58 and it makes it sound like a U67).Doesnt really work as a mic modeller so well but is kinda cool to put over something to make the mix sound old. Cause as i listened to older recordings they weren't just simply eq and vinyl noise, they just sounded wierdly big but little at the same time. So i threw on a rca ribbon model preset and this worked pretty good. ANother thing you can try would be putting a guitar amp sim on your mix buss and playing with cabinets and mics etc etc. Did this one today to make something sound like an old hawaiian song. So yeah, Sorry for the ramble but theres some other options. Good luck. __________________ Sorry About the Mess

25th September 2006	#16
taturana Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 4,056 13 Reviews written	old recrd trick here's a great story,i was working in a movie soundtrack that was about a recording engineer round the 1940's, most of the soundtrack came for the original 78 rpm acetate masters that he cut on his machine.. home recordings mostly... the director had a song he wanted to use from a cd, but it had no noise whatsoever and would sound really fake like that... here's what we did.. took one of the 78rpm recordings into sonar and using a noise reduction plugin (waves x-noise, i think) separated just the crackling noise and made a separate file, then mixed that together with the clean audio (with eq and such) and voilá! worked like a charm... plus it sounded a lot more authntic than using the plugins

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13th September 2006	#2
Ruudman Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 3,086	Izotope Vinyl: http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/ ruudman

13th September 2006	#3
AlexLakis Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,631	Izotope's "Vinyl" is a good start. It has dust crackling, machine hum, hi end muffling, warping, etc. The "decade" dial is pretty neat too. I usually end up going for 1960 or 1970. You can always just record the beggining or ending of an old dusty record and mix it in... If anybody has any other alternatives, I'd be interested to hear them as well.

13th September 2006	#4
horseface Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 196	http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/

13th September 2006	#5
FalconerHK Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Central America (Texas) Posts: 177	Ta-da: http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/

13th September 2006	#8
azwun25 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: The Roman Empire State Posts: 1,632	I use Izotope as well however I'm interested in Otium FX Sonitex as well.

14th September 2006	#9
illynoise Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,674	There was one in Wavelab and Cubase it was a free download at one time, a VST. I can't remember what it's called, I'm sure someone knows. It worked great for an old scratchy record sound. Also I remember Opcode used to make something VST wise as well. BaseJase

22nd September 2006	#13
LightningBefore Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 188 Thread Starter	thanks for the global recommendation of izotope and for the cool other tricks to try...and for the good laugh! i'll try the plug today, im sure it'll work great.

23rd September 2006	#14
quincyg Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,154	i stopped using viny. i just go for some sampled record static plus some eq and sigal degrader like lofi. i have a fatso now, i bet it would do some of that.

24th September 2006	#15
NuSkoolTone Gear addict Joined: Nov 2003 Location: NY Posts: 326	When I did the effect on a tune, I used Grungelizer, and then added vinyl for a little something extra. Compliement each other very well!