Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain

Complete mastering chain to shape tone and dynamics

Abbey Road’s Complete Mastering Chain—
In Your Hands

From the 70s to today, from Pink Floyd to Ed Sheeran, the EMI TG12410 Transfer Console has defined the Abbey Road Studios sound. At long last, Waves has modeled this magical mastering chain down to the very last detail, and added modern touches designed with Abbey Road Studios.

With modular Input, Tone, Compression/Limiting, Filter/EQ, and Output/Stereo Spread sections—now you can give Abbey Road’s distinctive sonic flavoring and control to your masters, buses, groups, and even individual tracks.

Includes all 5 modules of the original TG12410 mastering desk
Designed in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios
Re-order the Tone, Limiter, and Filter modules for custom chains
Extreme flexibility—from vintage warmth, to cinematic clarity
170 presets from superstar mix engineers
Two limiting flavors: aggressive Original and pristine Modern
Each module is expandable for extra control
Process in stereo, dual mono, or mid-sides
Includes the Abbey Road TG Meter Bridge plugin
Monitor your mixes and masters in Mono, Stereo, L, R, M/S
Live component optimized for live sound: ultra-low latency, low CPU
48 dB/Oct linear phase sidechain filters added

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What Top Pros Are Saying

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From the input tape EQ to the filters in the filter section, they all sound amazing.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":4},{"itemID":2526,"itemGUID":"483c665e-dc97-4ddb-85bf-b79f83f4df39","artistName":"Supa Dups","artistTitle":"Music Producer, DJ","credits":"Drake, Rihanna, PartyNextDoor, Nicki Minaj","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/supa-dups.png","quote":"Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain is my favorite master bus compressor. No song is completed if this plugin isn\u2019t on it.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":5},{"itemID":2404,"itemGUID":"80889da0-c949-4dc5-9a63-f78a74759b8d","artistName":"Maor Appelbaum","artistTitle":"Mastering Engineer","credits":"Faith No More, Yes, Meatloaf, Sepultura","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/maor-appelbaum.png","quote":"Rich and warm sounding plug-in modules that can be stretched to the extreme. I like how every section is detailed with MS, Dual Mono and Stereo controls. 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Everything I like about vintage warmth and modern cleanliness is embodied in this plugin.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":9},{"itemID":2407,"itemGUID":"9b0b005d-71e3-4837-a924-903dd3ce9bcb","artistName":"Yoad Nevo","artistTitle":"Producer, Recording/Mix/Mastering Engineer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist","credits":"Sia, Pet Shop Boys, Bryan Adams, Air","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/yoad-nevo.png","quote":"The TG Mastering Chain is like an analogue supermarket... it gives me everything I need for round and punchy sound.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":10},{"itemID":2408,"itemGUID":"cbb67209-65d4-43af-ba51-19d1829f48a3","artistName":"Ken \u0022Pooch\u0022 Van Druten","artistTitle":"Mixer, FOH Engineer","credits":"Linkin Park, Kiss, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/ken-van-druten.png","quote":"My new mastering tool. Amazing depth and tonality. Makes me want to go back to old projects and remaster.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":11},{"itemID":2555,"itemGUID":"09d8437b-0e34-4186-916c-954887d51210","artistName":"Count","artistTitle":"Producer, Mixer","credits":"Tycho, DJ Shadow, Galactic, The Revivalists","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/count.png","quote":"Don\u2019t let the name fool you. AR TG Mastering Chain is not just a \u2018mastering\u2019 plugin as far as I\u2019m concerned. I am using it on almost every mix I do. This is my new favorite EQ for brightening, especially on vocals and drums.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":12},{"itemID":2411,"itemGUID":"4906b50d-2c4e-4460-95ea-97027256b665","artistName":"Lamps Lampadinha","artistTitle":"Producer, Mixer, Studio \u0026 FOH Engineer","credits":"Charlie Brown Jr., Titas, NX Zero, Scalene","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/lamps-lampadinha.png","quote":"I\u0027ve been waiting for a plugin like this for so long. All the life and warmth you\u2019ve ever wanted in a master is here.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":15},{"itemID":2412,"itemGUID":"22cc00ca-2ace-4553-bb6e-856db78bcd96","artistName":"Emre Ramazanoglu","artistTitle":"Mix Engineer, Drummer","credits":"Noel Gallagher, Sia","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/emre-ramazanoglu.png","quote":"Waves have created something rare and powerful in the Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain. A unit that sounds beautiful and musical no matter how extreme or subtle the settings.","isMainQuote":false,"sortID":16},{"itemID":2911,"itemGUID":"a8306bd9-3236-4c7b-989d-235d43be71c4","artistName":"Joseph Holiday","artistTitle":"Artist/Producer","credits":"Snakes of Russia","artistImage":"/images/artists/1280/joseph-holiday.png","quote":"The Waves Abbey Road collection has really been useful in all my work. 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If You Were Forced to Have
Only One Plugin for Mastering…

Magical Mystery Mastering
From Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon to Radiohead’s OK Computer and beyond—you know it when you hear it: gear with that special “something” that has proven itself over decades in the hands of top engineers, recording the world’s best-selling musicians. There’s nothing like the TG desk.
Timeless Tone
4 bands of EQ each have 5 carefully curated frequencies, chosen for maximum musical impact and usefulness. For each band, choose low shelf, high shelf, or three bell shapes: wide, medium, or narrow.
Limiting without Limits
In addition to the original, Zener diode-based compressor and limiter functions, TG Mastering Chain also includes a modern, VCA-style compressor, designed jointly by Waves and Abbey Road in the spirit of the TG.
First-Class Filters
The Filter module supplements the Tone module with 3 gentle, tone-shaping filters: High Pass (4 frequencies), Low Pass (5 frequencies), and Presence (8 frequencies, with medium bell).
Extensive Input Options
At the input, change balance, swap channels, apply historic tape EQs, flip phase, or change one channel’s phase relative to the other by 90 degrees—a simple, quick fix for stereo tracks with phase correlation issues.
Re-Order Your Chain: Complete Control
Re-order all modules, except input and output. EQ Filters before or after the Compressor/Limiter, Tone before or after EQ—you choose. Collapse a module to see fewer controls and link them, or expand to adjust Left and Right (or Mid and Sides) separately. Re-linking maintains any control offsets.
Keep Everything in Phase: Added Linear Phase Sidechains
Another modern feature enhances the original compressor/limiter with 3 bands of linear-phase sidechain filters. Linear-phase operation preserves the TG’s natural sound, and the dynamics’ attack/release characteristics.
The Final Touch: Optimum Output
Widen (or narrow) your masters’ stereo image with the stereo spread enhancer, precision-modeled on the spreader from Abbey Road’s original EMI TG12416 unit. Plus monitor… well, pretty much anything: left, right, stereo, summed to mono, mid, and sides.
Meter Your Masters with the TG Meter Bridge
The bonus TG Meter Bridge (a separate plugin) offers a new approach to metering. Open one Meter Bridge component on any channel and get access (via drop-down) to all Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain instances in the session. Get a clear reading of VU, PPM, Phase and Peak at a glance, and stay focused on the music.
170 Presets by Grammy-Winning Engineers
Launch your process with excellent starting points: 170 presets by top mixing and mastering engineers like Jacquire King, Joe Barresi, Piper Payne, Dave Pensado, Greg Wells, Lu Diaz, Drew Lavyne, and many more.

Abbey Road Studios, EMI, TG and its associated logos are trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.