Abbey Road RS124 Compressor is a compression plugin from Waves, modeled on the RS124 compressor used at Abbey Road Studios. It is available as VST2, AU and AAX on Windows and macOS.
The Abbey Road RS124 Compressor brings Waves' model of the RS124 unit into a plugin. The developer designed it in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, and it is aimed at vocals, beats, bass, synths and mix buses. Two versions, Studio and Cutter, offer different tube flavors. The plugin adds sidechain filtering, parallel dry/mix control and mono and stereo monitoring options, along with presets by Guy Massey and other artists.
Waves describes the RS124 as a smooth vintage compressor, and the plugin offers two versions with different tube flavors: Studio and Cutter. Super Fuse mode adds a more explosive, aggressive compression sound when you want the compressor to push harder.
An optional Auto Hold feature is included to reduce compression artifacts, and an optional high-frequency roll-off can soften the tone.
The plugin supports mono, stereo, left, right, mid and sides processing and monitoring, which helps when you work on mix buses or mid/side material. A sidechain highpass filter can be used to beef up compressed bass or kick.
Dry/mix controls allow parallel, New York style compression, where the compressed signal is blended with the dry signal.
The RS124 is suited to producers and engineers who want vintage compression on vocals, bass, drums, synths or a full mix. The catalog lists presets by Beatles remixer Guy Massey and many more artists, which can serve as starting points for different sources.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Waves |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Compressor |
| Formats | VST2, AU, AAX |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
It is available in VST2, AU and AAX formats.
It runs on Windows and macOS. The listed macOS versions are Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On Windows, Windows 10 and later is listed, with VST and AAX formats.
It is a compressor plugin, so it needs a compatible host application that supports VST2, AU or AAX. Use the format that matches your DAW.
