This week we are featuring iZotope Vinyl, which although it’s been around for 2 decades, to celebrate its 20th-anniversary, iZotope have given this popular lo-fi free plugin a facelift.

What Is Vinyl From iZotope?

Originally released back in 2001, Vinyl was a popular free plugin for producers, engineers and post-production professionals alike. In 2016, iZotope Re-released Their Free Plug-in Vinyl Plugin and made it 64-bit 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.

Now in 2020, ready for its 20th anniversary, iZoptope have updated Vinyl with a modernised user interface to contain the classic, vintage tones of the original, with the latest version of Vinyl bringing instant audio transformation to creations with visual clarity and style.

With Vinyl, users can give their production a new, nostalgic character in seconds by applying old-school warmth, age-worn dust, or vintage turntable sounds to their music. The latest version features a Lo-fi effect that allows creators to instantly apply the saturated, worn timbre of late-80’s hip-hop and reproduce the character of second-hand records.

Vinyl Features:

• Lo-fi - Instant, old-school character inspired by 80’s resampling

• Mechanical Noise - The amount of turntable motor rumble and noise

• Electrical Noise - Internally generated electrical noise, such as 60 Hz grounding 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 - from no warp to the edges totally melted and warped

• Record Player Year - The year of the record player - from current linear tracking turntables to 1930 phonographs

• 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

How Do I Get iZotope Vinyl?

To get your copy of this plug-in use this button to take you to the iZotope website, provide an email address and some registrations info and download.

Compatibility

• Operating Systems:

  • Mac: macOS 10.13.6 – macOS 10.15 (Catalina)

  • Windows: Windows 8 – Windows 10

• Plugin Formats:

  • AU, AAX, VST2, VST3. All plug-in formats are 64-bit only.

• Supported Hosts:

  • Logic Pro X, Live 9.7–10, Cubase 9.5–10.5, Pro Tools 12–2020, FL Studio 20, Studio One 5, REAPER 6, Reason 11, Bitwig Studio 3, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Digital Performer 10