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

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 ...

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

Create soaring and regal melodies with this set of masterful performances captured in Abbey Road’s iconic Studio One by Spitfire Audio. Performed by London’s first-call session players, Grand Brass offers you exceptional performances of horns and tuba, as well as the pairing of horns and cellos, beautifully orchestrated to allow you to create moving, stately, and momentous melodic lines. Grand Brass is available to purchase as a stand-alone library or as an addition to Abbey Road One Orchestral ...

Fifty years since he released his stunning Afrobeat debut, 'Fela Fela Fela', Fela Kuti remains a cultural and political icon around the world. It is well documented that Fela recorded three albums at Abbey Road Studios, with two in particular recorded over the space of two days with his band the Africa ’70 and Cream - Band's Ginger Baker. Former Abbey Road producer Jeff Jarratt, who worked on both these sessions alongside Tony Clark, John Kurlander and John Leckie, shares his account of how the legendary records, 'Afrodisiac''and 'Live!'' were recorded over a weekend in Studio ...

Four years after his ground-breaking debut album ‘Channel Orange’, Frank Ocean introduced his long awaiting fans to ...

Chosen by Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Target for BBC Music Introducing, Olivia Nelson was given the opportunity to record, mix and master two tracks at Abbey Road across three days. Watch Olivia behind-the-scenes in our mini-documentary. ...