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12th August 2021

Mastering with Abbey Road's Simon Gibson

Simon Gibson has 30 years experience at Abbey Road, mastering both stereo and 5.1 surround projects that span from rock and pop to symphonic orchestral soundtracks. We go inside Simon’s mastering suite as he takes us through his 5.1 surround sound set-up, the equipment and plug-ins he uses and an insight into his mastering process featuring Carly Paoli’s ‘Liberty’, taken from her album ‘Live at Cadogan ...

What is Half-Speed Mastering? with Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

Ever wondered how a record is cut-to-vinyl at half-speed? Step inside award-winning mastering engineer Miles Showell’s mastering suite at Abbey Road Studios as he takes you through the process and explains more about the “holy grail of vinyl cutting” - half-speed mastering. ...

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. ...

What Is Mastering & Why Is It Important? | #ProductionHub

In music production, mastering is the final step in the creative process. But in order to get there, it’s crucial to prepare your music for the ‘master’ to create an extra layer of magic on your creation. So, time for the elusive question. What exactly is mastering and why is it important? To explain more, here’s Darcy Proper; an extremely successful mastering engineer, amassing three Grammy awards and nine nominations for her work. A role model for many within the industry, we were thrilled to have Darcy as part of our Abbey Road Equalise International Women's Day festival, hosting our panel talk on Becoming a Recording and Mixing Engineer. ...

15th April 2021

Oli Morgan’s Remote Mastering Session with Audiomovers - From Abbey Road Studios to South America

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, attended sessions for our mastering engineers are still not permitted. So how can we allow artists and bands to be part of the final process in the production chain? Well, when Chilean band Bintage got in touch with our mastering engineer Oli Morgan looking to stem-master their latest LP, Oli found an innovative solution thanks to our newly acquired start-up company, ...

16th January 2021

South Asian Music Label Sufiscore on Mastering with Abbey Road

Introducing Sufiscore, a music label and YouTube channel dedicated to featuring the finest artists and musicians from South Asia. Born from the confines of lockdown, their platform has since grown into one of the most popular channels in its genre, amassing more than three million subscribers. At Abbey Road, we are delighted to play a small part in their journey, mastering many of the releases which feature on their channel. ...

11th December 2020

The History of The RS124 Compressor - From Creation, Rediscovery & Plugin

Following the launch of our latest plugin with Waves Audio, the RS124, Abbey Road’s Head of Audio Products, Mirek Stiles, explains the history behind the “holy grail of smooth ...

27th August 2020

Record Store Day 2020 Releases from Abbey Road Studios | August Edition

Earlier this year, Record Store Day postponed their original 18 April date in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In June, it was announced there would be three separate drop dates, with this Saturday marking the first. Vinyl fans can look forward to an exciting selection of exclusive releases, many of which have been cut at Abbey Road. ...

15th August 2020

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ Half-Speed Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road

The 50th anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s landmark 1970 album ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ will be marked with the release of a half-speed master, 180-gram vinyl edition. ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ remarkably stood as Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fifth full-length album in two years, topping the Billboard album chart in the US, while they scored their first No. 1 in the UK, Canada and ...