The innovative sounds pioneered by the engineers at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in the 1960s are still coveted by young musicians today. Here we’ll be looking at how to create the vintage Abbey Road drum sound, applying the same classic techniques.
Before we go through the methods, let’s take a look at some of the gear needed, including some faithful recreations of the original EMI equipment available, in both hardware and software formats. Assuming you have a lovely old 1960s drum kit to record, you’ll need a good bass drum mic, such as the AKG D112, a descendant of the AKG D20 originally used, as well as several all-purpose dynamic types.
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