What do you need in order to start recording in a home studio? Abbey Road takes you through seven essential pieces of studio equipment required to get you up and ...

Following our #ProductionHub blogs from the last few days, we spoke to our engineers to give you some creative and technical tips for creation in self-isolation. Paul Pritchard, an Abbey Road recording engineer who has worked on projects with Bastille, Dave and Paul McCartney takes us through the basics of a home recording set-up alongside engineers Andrew Dudman, Chris Bolster and Gordon ...

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 ...

Calling all aspiring, young black producers and engineers. Announcing a new scholarship for two black students to complete an advanced diploma in music production & engineering, followed by a year-long engineering apprenticeship at Abbey ...

Abbey Road Studios is thrilled to announce a partnership with Spitfire Audio, which begins with Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations. Together, Abbey Road Studios and Spitfire Audio share a vision of creating a beautiful, vast and varied series of sampled instruments. Our goal is to inspire music makers all over the world with the unique sound of Abbey Road. ...

We’re thrilled to announce that the winner of our film scoring competition, in collaboration with BFI and composer Arturo Cardelús, is singer-songwriter and pianist, Jenny Plant! Arturo chose Jenny’s emotive cue as his winner for…“Jenny’s music has captured the essence of the scene in a very special way. She centers the children and conveys their innocence and pure joy. The music contributes to the scene without overpowering it. Great ...

Guitar pedals are more popular and more plentiful than ever before. Large pedal boards are becoming ever-present and the need to fill them with pedals is no financial triviality. Therefore there is no better time to consider building your own guitar pedal! Abbey Road’s Deputy Head of Technical Services Matt Kingdon gives a step-by-step guide to assembling your first guitar ...

Making critical mix decisions on the centre content of a stereo image is amongst the hardest things to achieve when working with headphones. Our Head of Audio Products, Mirek Stiles, explains why this is so important and how the Waves Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin can ...

Recorded over a weekend in Studio Three, Fela Kuti's ‘Live’, featuring drumming legend Ginger Baker and The Africa '70, today celebrates its 49th birthday. To celebrate, Abbey Road’s Cameron Colbeck delves into the life of Fela, and takes a look at the three records cut at Abbey Road ...