Audio engineer Jerry Hammack, author of four books about the Beatles' recording sessions, has a new book coming out about how to capture the band's sound in the recording studio, whether it's a professional facility, or your own home setup.
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"The Beatles' Recording Techniques" is more than a history lesson; it's a practical guide for the modern musician and audio professional. The knowledge contained within these pages will empower you to replicate the distinctive EMI sound while encouraging innovation and creativity in your own music.
Whether you're a seasoned music professional, an aspiring engineer, or a curious fan, this book will be your key to unlocking the secrets of the EMI Recording Studios sound. Embrace the techniques that shaped the music of the 1960s and breathe new life into your own music today.
The Sounds and Tools That Shaped a Generation
Explore the legendary EMI Recording Studios (later known as Abbey Road Studios) tool kit: the equipment that gave birth to the iconic EMI sound, and their contemporary emulations.
The Engineer's Art
We dissect the recording principals and practises of George Martin, Norman Smith, Geoff Emerick, Ken Scott and Glyn Johns that defined The Beatles' success, whether recording to mono, twin-track, four-track or eight-track. Explore the signature sounds of The Beatles in each era of their work, including lessons you can apply to your own creativity.
Innovative Production and Recording Techniques
Gain insights into how the team at EMI approached the recording of every type of instrument and amplifier, including the use of effects, tape loops, and pioneering recording methods. .
The EMI Recording Studios Toolkit
The core requirements you’ll need for your studio, including the tools EMI used, and what you can use in order to emulate their classic sound, signal chain, and workflow.
EMI Recording Studios in your DAW
Learn the basic functionality and signal flow of the REDD and TG consoles used at EMI Recording Studios in The Beatles’ era and how to recreate the workflow associated with the specific console’s use in the studio within your DAW by creating template sessions using both premium and stock plugins.
Emulating EMI Recording Studios practices
Learn all about the methods with which The Beatles and other EMI artists recorded in the 1960s and how to approach and use your modern toolkit to get some of that same vibe in your productions.
Recording methods
Learn about the “keys” to the sound of each specific era of The Beatles’ work; the studio techniques they were employing, and instrument combinations that shaped the sound of particular songs and albums.
Miking and recording techniques
Explore the specific miking and recording techniques for instruments, amplifiers, and vocals through each of the different eras of recording at EMI.
Mixing and Mastering
Learn the keys to The Beatles' mixed sound and how to approach mono mixing, stereo mixing and the fundamentals behind mastering your tracks for release.
Hammack is the author of the five-volume series, The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals. He the co-author with Warren Huart of "Home Studio Recording: The Complete Guide," teaching the fundamentals of home studio set-up, producing, recording, mixing and mastering.
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