REQ: Pro Mix Academy Re-Recording The Beatles Abbey Road

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GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE MAKING OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC ‘ABBEY ROAD’.

What You’ll Learn

The Beatles Recording Workflow

As we all know, Abbey Road was The Beatles final body of art. But was the band still together at that time? Did they track these songs live together, or was it a blending of individual takes? What was their workflow like and which parts did they use overdubs for?

These questions and a lot more are discussed in this chapter, as you get to watch Clay replicate the band’s entire recording process right in front of your eyes.

The Secrets To Paul McCartney’s & John Lennon’s Guitar & Bass Tones

There is no doubt that Paul and John are some of the best instrumentalists and songwriters that ever lived. Especially on Abbey Road, their tones matched their arrangements beautifully!

In this chapter, you’ll learn which guitars, basses and amps they used in the recording of this album, understand how dial in a smooth vintage tape delay to bring your guitar tracks to life, and discover how to achieve the signature guitar sound on ‘I Want You’ by tracking through a Lesley Cabinet.

Better yet: You’ll find out how you can recreate all of these sounds at home by using a few inexpensive plugins!

Geoff’s Unconventional, Yet Genius Drum Tracking Methods

Ringo’s drumming is one of a kind and his sound will be immediately recognized by any fan.

This is largely due to the unconventional, yet genius tracking approach which Geoff Emerick used to record albums from
Sgt. Pepper’s all the way to Abbey Road.

Get an in-depth look at Geoff’s drum miking methods, discover which preamps and console strips he used to process the signal, and learn how to sum multiple tracks to a tape machine to complete Ringo’s signature sound

Figuring Out Arrangement Details

There are a lot of fantastic arrangement details on Abbey Road which the casual listener might miss at first glance. However small, these additions are quite important to build tension and a climax in each song!

Watch as Clay takes you through the recording of each of these ear-candy pieces, from percussion parts, to special snare effects, piano riffs and more!

The Beatles’ Spacious Vocals

A large portion of the airy and spacious vocal sound heard on Abbey Road was achieved by doubletracking: the process of losely aligning two tape machines to create a special chorusing/delay effect. In fact, they even used the same effect on piano and organs!

While most us probably don’t own 2 high-quality tape machines sitting around, we can recreate this classic effect with plugins. – And Clay shows us how!

Recreating The Abbey Road Sound: Mixing

Abbey Road sounds quite different than other Beatles records, which can partly be attributed to the new equipment that had become available in the studio.

With the new TG12345 Console at his disposal, Geoff was able to shape the sound in ways that simply weren’t possible before!

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use plugin emulations of the TG console, vintage tape machines, as well as delays and echo chambers to recreate the crisp, yet smooth sound of this album.

A Deep Dive Into The Making Of Abbey Road

Obviously, there are a lot of details about the recording of Abbey Road that we couldn’t possibly discuss in a video course.

That’s why we’ve added two amazing articles that’ll allow you to dive even deeper and discover the most intricate details about the making of Abbey Road.

Articles Included:

• (Excerpt) Abbey Road – The Beatles Recording Reference Manual by Jerry Hammack
• Eight Track Nostalgia by C. Vaughn Carlos



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