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10th March 2022

Abbey Road Studios and Spitfire Audio adds Thematic Trumpets to the Abbey Road ONE series

Establish signature themes with this heroic accompaniment to Abbey Road’s Studio One. With a particular focus on lead lines and fanfare, this inimitable trumpet collection offers commanding presence without being piercing or ...

3rd February 2022

Abbey Road One: Mysterious Reeds - OUT NOW!

This emotive new woodwind sample library in collaboration with Spitfire Audio brings reed techniques from masters like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Howard Shore, boundless recording knowledge from GRAMMY®-winning engineer Simon Rhodes (‘Avatar’, ‘Hugo’, ‘Harry Potter’) and sampling expertise from Spitfire together with our legendary gear and studios. ...

3rd February 2022

Compander #GearThatMadeUs

The TG12321 Companison Unit was patented on 7 June 1962 by EMI inventors Edward Trendell and William Percival, with the first units being built and implemented at Abbey Road in early ...

31st August 2021

Abbey Road Studios and Spitfire Audio adds Grand Brass to the Abbey Road ONE series

Create soaring and regal melodies with this set of masterful performances captured in Abbey Road’s iconic Studio One by Spitfire Audio. Performed by London’s first-call session players, Grand Brass offers you exceptional performances of horns and tuba, as well as the pairing of horns and cellos, beautifully orchestrated to allow you to create moving, stately, and momentous melodic lines. Grand Brass is available to purchase as a stand-alone library or as an addition to Abbey Road One Orchestral ...

Introducing the Jangle Box Piano from Abbey Road Studios & Spitfire Audio

Introducing Abbey Road Studios and Spitfire Audio Originals Jangle Box Piano — capturing a unique piece of music history. Expertly recorded in Studio Two and mixed by Grammy award-winning engineer Sam Okell, this versatile Challen ‘studio’ piano was made famous following its use on recordings by artists including The Zombies, John Barry and The Beatles. ...

Three Ways to Use Distortion in Your Mixes

When mixing or producing a track, you can use distortion and saturation in subtle ways to mimic other processing chains, achieving more musical results overall and without making the track sound clipped. Below are three tips using our Waves Audio / Abbey Road Saturator and J37 tape ...

Essential Tips for Mixing with The J37 Abbey Road / Waves Audio Plugin

What exactly is it about tape that gives it that 'magic'? Technically, tape distorts and can degrade the audio. Regardless, it remains a highly sought-after sound, providing the vibe and character, or the sweet-sounding saturation, that digital can’t replicate. Our Abbey Road / Waves Audio J37 tape emulation plugins are an easy and relatively inexpensive way to apply a close simulation of the sound of tape to your ...

Abbey Road Studios and Spitfire Audio adds Wondrous Flutes to the Abbey Road ONE series

Fast, flowing flute and piccolo performances combine with dazzling legato patches on Abbey Road ONE: Wondrous Flutes — the latest release in our collection with Spitfire Audio which is available now! Captured within the acoustics of Studio One by London’s first-call session players, this classic pairing of flutes and piccolo is showcased as pre-orchestrated patches giving you instant access to an immediately recognisable sound as heard in scores by John Williams, John Powell and countless others. ...

Behind Abbey Road Studios’ EMI TG12345 Console

In 1968, the introduction of eight-track recording and increasing sonic experimentation by The Beatles and other groundbreaking artists meant that the capabilities of Abbey Road Studios’ REDD .37 and REDD .51 consoles were being stretched. This called for a new desk. The name of the console was TG12345, with the TG being an acronym for The Gramophone Company. Abbey Road's Mirek Stiles delves deeper into the desk, delivering eight insightful facts about the iconic ...