Packaged in an absolutely gorgeous box with a 40-page full-Ĭolor booklet, which is not only a guide to the software but a history lesson of sorts on the original instruments and the studio technology used to record them at Abbey Road. Or something like that.įirst up is the Abbey Road Keyboards ReFill for Reason of the two, it's the only official collaboration with Abbey Road. Set aside the temptation to dismiss such upstarts as blasphemers think of these two as fun tools to help us catch up to the rabbit a bit. Here's a pair of software instruments utilizing the same kind of period instruments and rare recording equipment the Beatles used to create their music. Now, Ken Scott I am not, but my love of the Beatles and their recordings often leads me to chase the REDD rabbit down the studio-hole, so to speak. However, there's that Recording The Beatles tome (Tape Op #56)-referred to as "The Bible" in these parts-sitting there near the studio couch, taunting me with details and diagrams and lab-coated inspiration. (Actually, I guess I'm kinda lucky I've never had to be that blunt.) Just as comfortable as I am telling a drummer that he will never in his or her lifetime sound anything remotely like Ringo in my studio or any other. I'm comfortable with that for all of the obvious reasons. My consoles will never sound like a TG 12345, nor will my room sound like Abbey Road Studio Two. I have to be honest with myself sometimes and assume that I will never own a Fairchild 660.
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