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Production Hub: Mixing a Song with the Waves Abbey Road Vinyl Plugin

Watch mixing engineer Dave Darlington (Avicii, Sting) as he goes through the Abbey Road Vinyl plugin step by step and shows how he uses it to add the unique sonic qualities of a vinyl record—punch, warmth, cohesion—to a digitally recorded song. ...

Online Mastering: Abbey Road's Tips for Preparing a Mix for Mastering

So, you've recorded, arranged and mixed your project, but you're not finished yet. If you decide to send your mix to be professionally mastered, our mastering engineers have included some essential tips to check ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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. ...