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The Genius of Alan Parsons As Told By Abbey Road's Cameron Colbeck

Following his blog piece capturing the genius of Paul McCartney, Abbey Road's Cameron Colbeck delves into the prolific career of famed musician, producer and ex-Abbey Road engineer, Alan Parsons. Alan Parsons’ work spans decades and disciplines, from his humble beginnings of starting at EMI Studios aged 16, to the vast success on several significant albums, including The Beatles' ‘Abbey Road’, the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia, as well as Pink Floyd's ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’. ...

Record Store Day 2021 Releases from Abbey Road Studios

The annual Record Store Day 2021 celebrations are taking place on Saturday 12 June and Saturday 17 July this year, so it's time we showed you the exciting list of records our engineers have mastered and cut here at Abbey Road; from Fontaines D.C and The Who to Amy Winehouse and Freddie Mercury, we've got a lot for you to choose ...

OMD’s ‘Liberator’ & ‘Universal’ Set For Vinyl Reissue - Cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road

Following on from their 40th anniversary celebrations last year which saw them release their greatest hits and anniversary box set, ‘Souvenir’, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) have announced further remastered reissues of their UK Top 20 album ‘Liberator’ and their 1996 album ‘Universal’ on vinyl from 6 August. Both albums, which haven’t been available on vinyl since their first release, were mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. ...

50th Anniversary Reissue of George Harrison's Legendary ‘All Things Must Pass'

George Harrison's third studio LP, and his first following the break-up of The Beatles, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a suite of stunning new releases. ...

Announcing DHL Express as Abbey Road Studios Official Logistics Partner

Today we are announcing a new partnership with the leading global express service provider, DHL Express, which will see them become Abbey Road Studios' Official Logistics Partner. We begin our partnership with the launch of a new music programme titled Fast-Track, designed to support emerging talent and help take their distinctive sound to a broader, global ...

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How To Double Track Your Vocals for Richer Mixes

Layering your lead vocal with doubles can add thickness, colour and lift to the most important element of any song; the lyrics and melody. We explore numerous ways you can achieve that rich vocal sound in your mix with the Abbey Road / Waves Reel ADT, a technique originally developed by former Technical Engineer and Managing Director, Ken Townsend. ...

Sidechain Compression Explained: How & When to Use It | SG Lewis Explains

If you’re a producer, there’s a strong possibility you either use sidechain compression or have heard of it. For those who are unfamiliar, sidechaining means using the output of one track, such as a kick drum, to alter the compression on another track, such as a bassline. In simple terms, it’s a way to set up your mix so that when one sound comes in, another one quiets down. ...

Candidates Selected for Abbey Road Studios Scholarship and Work Placement Programme

Last year we launched the Abbey Road Scholarship Programme to support two aspiring black music engineers to join Abbey Road Institute’s Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering and then undertake a one year engineering placement at the Studio. Applications closed in February and we were delighted and overwhelmed by the response and the very high standard of submissions. ...

Stereo Mastering vs Stem Mastering: What’s The Difference?

We sat down and spoke with our own Oli Morgan, who specialises in stem mastering here at Abbey Road, to answer these questions and more, along with demonstrating his workflow for a stem mastering session. ...