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How Can I Get My Tracks Mastered at Abbey Road?

Discover how simple it is to get your music mastered at Abbey Road Studios by our expert ...

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 ...

12th February 2022

Abbey Road Equalise Celebrates International Women's Day at Angel Studios

Save the date! We’re hosting our third annual Abbey Road Equalise festival on Saturday 5 March at Angel Studios, to coincide with International Women’s Day ...

2nd February 2022

Talking Songwriting with The Ivors Academy

As part of last year’s Abbey Road #Amplify event for our 90th anniversary, The Ivors Academy hosted an incredible panel discussing the art of the songwriting today with Fiona Bevan, Rachel Chinouriri and Allegra. Read on to hear about their process from the moment of inspiration, through writing and editing, to knowing when a song is finished. ...

16th January 2022

Production Hub: How To Get a Punchy Kick Drum with Abbey Road's Mirek Stiles

The kick drum plays a vital part in most genres. Sometimes you have to make it sound aggressive and punchy, other times, wide and fat. Our Head of Audio Products, Mirek Stiles, takes us through how to give a kick drum more power and definition. From EQ and dynamics to transient design, low-end enhancement and sample augmentation. ...

9th January 2022

Orchestral Arrangements for Pop #ProductionHub

Abbey Road's John Barrett and Lewis Jones demystify the recording process from an engineer's perspective in this brand-new Q&A. Covering everything from technical setup and venue choice, to understanding an artist’s vision even if they have no classical ...

7th October 2021

How You Can Fix Flat Sounding Drum Overheads #ProductionHub

Drum overhead recordings are sometimes poorly recorded and can lack the excitement, energy and brightness to drive a mix forward. However, they can be easy to fix with the right processing techniques! On our #ProductionHub, we look at how you can create exuberant overheads for your mix using transient shapers, EQ, reverb, and saturation plugins from Waves Audio and Abbey ...

23rd September 2021

Top Tips for Adding Depth to a Mix #ProductionHub

Does your mix suffer from a lack of definition? Is it too flat and upfront, or has so much depth that it's an indistinct wash of sound? If so, chances are you’re misusing or overusing reverb. In our latest Production Hub article, we’ll take a look at six vital pointers for working with reverb in your mix, and how the Abbey Road Waves Audio Chambers and Reverb Plates can ...

16th September 2021

Which Compressor Plugin Should I Choose for my Mix? #ProductionHub

Which Compressor Plugin Should I Choose for my Mix? Compression is hugely important when producing and engineering music, both for dynamics control and sound ...