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5th November 2020

Abbey Road's Beginner Studio Set-Up Guide

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 ...

5th November 2020

The Basics of A Home Recording Set-Up from The Abbey Road Engineering Team

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 ...

8th August 2020

Topline App Releases New Features For Artists & Songwriters

You asked, and we listened! Today marks the release of an exciting new update for our Topline songwriting app on IOS, bringing a whole host of new functionality to the App. New features include the ability to add reverb to your tracks, an updated mixer panel and Bluetooth connectivity. ...

Senior Recording Engineer Andrew Dudman & Assistant Engineer Andy Maxwell Answer Your Questions #AskTheEngineer

Following our #AskTheEngineer Q&A from mastering engineers Oli Morgan and Alex Gordon, it’s now time to hear from the recording team, where senior engineer Andrew Dudman and assistant engineer Andy Maxwell answer your questions! From setting up and recording an orchestra for a film score to the favourite recordings they’ve ...

16th April 2020

Abbey Road's Matt Jones on Recording Drums | #ProductionHub

The drum kit can be one of the most time-consuming instruments to record, so it's worth taking a structured approach. Abbey Road Senior Recordist Matt Jones provides some useful pointers and guidance on how to record drums effectively with the resources ...

26th March 2020

How To Record and Process Studio Vocals At Home

Many of you out there are likely singers, musicians and producers who for the first time, are beginning to record your own vocals whilst at home and aren’t quite sure where to begin. ...

Kick Drum Recording and Processing Tips | Abbey Road's Chris Bolster Explains

A great kick drum sound is, of course, the foundation of any modern drum kit recording. Getting it right will help give your track the right feel, whether you’re after a downtempo groove or a hard-hitting, driving beat. Abbey Road engineer Chris Bolster continues our #ProductionHub recording series with advice and tips on how to record and process the backbone of the beat: the kick ...

12th February 2020

The Journey of Becoming An Abbey Road Engineer | Andrew Dudman Explains

A question we’re often asked is “how do you become an Abbey Road engineer?” It takes many years of hard work and dedication to reach the standards of a legendary Abbey Road engineer. Andrew Dudman shares more about his education in sound engineering and his path to becoming an engineer at Abbey ...

8th January 2020

Vocal Processing with Abbey Road engineer Lewis Jones

Having done your best to capture a high–quality recording of your vocals, how do you go about processing them so they work in your mix? Head over to the Abbey Road #ProductionHub to find out from our engineer Lewis Jones how he processes vocal tracks to make them sit well in a ...