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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. ...

Announcing Abbey Road Lock-In | Django Django X Denai Moore X Bullion

Out today, Django Django, Denai Moore and Bullion thrilling new collaboration, ‘Say Something’ - the first piece of original music to be released as part of our new Lock-In ...

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’. ...

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. ...

How to Create Space in a Heavy Guitar Mix

How can you get heavy crunch guitars to sit properly in the mix, while still allowing the vocals, drums and bass to cut through? Learn how, using EQ plus the Waves Audio / Abbey Road EMI TG12345 console plugin and its unique “Spread” feature. ...

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 ...

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. ...