Call me Al
Leapwing spent many long painstaking months developing this plugin, forensically deconstructing Al’s studio alchemy via classic tracks, gear simulation, and of course, by asking the man himself. The reverbs – or ‘Echo’ as it’s dubbed here – in particular have been sculpted based on Al’s favoured room types. They can be wildly different per-instrument with each Echo containing three different switchable modes. The Echo terminology harks back to Al’s use of actual echo chambers back in the day, well before the widespread uptake of electronic reverb. The reflections here then, are remarkably realistic.
Bearing in mind that a similar amount of instrument-specific tuning has been applied to the other parameters per profile – particularly EQ – it’s pretty apparent that warm and vibrant sonic enhancement is rapidly achievable. Additionally, careful adjustment of the Input signal and Output signal provides an old-school way of providing some satisfying levels of gain.