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Mixing Summits with Jaycen Joshua at Abbey Road - Supported by Audiomovers

Filmed across two sold-out Summits in London and Barcelona, this special will take you through some of Jaycen’s best moments. Learn his disciplined approach to gain-staging, sidechain compression and harmonic excitement.

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Streaming from Abbey Road to Barbie's Dreamhouse, courtesy of LISTENTO

The long awaited arrival of Greta Gerwig’s live action take on Barbie – The Movie is finally upon us. As we celebrate its release, we are thrilled to share the role that Audiomovers has played in bringing the Barbie Dream World to life.

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#NerdingOut | Andrew Dudman

Ahead of launching MIDI streaming and MIDI Time Code generation within LISTENTO, we asked Abbey Road Studios’ Senior Recording Engineer Andrew Dudman for his take on the possibilities of this new technology for running large scale sessions in the iconic Studio One. From working with MIDI synthesizers and sound modules, to managing remote MIDI control […]
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WATCH: #TilYouMakeIt | Andrew Dudman

How did the Abbey Road Studios’ recording engineers stream orchestral sessions before LISTENTO? Senior Recording Engineer, Andrew Dudman, explains the expensive, unorthodox method used for 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace'
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"The collaboration made possible by using LISTENTO MIDI is really exciting."

Andrew Dudman, Senior Recording Engineer (Abbey Road Studios)

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LISTENTO for Songwriters | Jack Leonard and Matthew Genovese

Using a combination of Zoom and LISTENTO throughout the creative process, Jack Leonard and Matt Genovese bounce ideas back and forth, collaborating with the same energy and freedom as if they were in the room together.
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The Gear Behind: Abbey Road Studios

We’ve been delving into some of the ground-breaking innovations created at Abbey Road. Watch and discover the stories behind these history altering technological advancements.
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WATCH: “If 10k people sing it back to you, I’ve done my job” | !llmind | #TilYouMakeIt

Leadership, confidence, understanding, and most importantly, musical talent, are all must-have qualities for a producer.
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Cutting Vinyl at Abbey Road Studios: The Neumann VMS Cutting Lathes

Abbey Road has been cutting discs on-site since legendary engineer Alan Blumlein invented the custom cutting head in 1931.
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The Gear Behind Abbey Road Studios: EMI TG12410 Console

The focal point of Abbey Road's mastering rooms is the EMI TG12410 console. The first solid-state consoles to be designed within EMI, they were custom built by EMI's research department in Hayes, Middlesex, beginning in the late ‘60s.
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Learn from the Pros: Andrew Dudman

Senior Recording Engineer Andrew Dudman shares his tips for improving your mixing skills, how he would record a live band and his rules of thumb for compression.
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Learn from the Pros: John Barrett

Abbey Road Studios recording engineer John Barrett is asked about when you know a mix is finished, his favourite mics for recording vocals and the common problems when recording an artist.
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Learn from the Pros: Chris Bolster

We’re taking a look back at Abbey Road Studios and Music Tech’s series Ask Abbey Road, where the esteemed in-house engineers at the studios answered a variety of recording mixing and production-related questions. First up, Chris Bolster.
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#AllStarMixTricks | Oli Morgan

Stem mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios Oli Morgan shares the secret final test he uses to ensure his mixes are release ready, whilst also helping to keep his hearing in check.
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#AllStarMixTricks | Mirek Stiles

Head of Audio Products at Abbey Road Studios Mirek Stiles expresses the paramount importance of experimentation in music production.
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The History of Remote Recording: Part One — Abbey Road Studios

An immense amount of innovation and development in the history of recorded music, and more significant to this piece, remote recording, has taken place in St Johns Wood, at No.3 Abbey Road.
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Meet the Panelists: Ariel Borujow | AES Convention 2022 | Is Remote Collaboration The Future of Music Production?

Introducing Grammy-winning mix/recording engineer Ariel Borjuow.
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Meet the Panelists: Mirek Stiles | AES Convention 2022 | Is Remote Collaboration The Future of Music Production?

Introducing Abbey Road Studios' head of audio products, Mirek Stiles.
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Meet the Panelists: Susan Rogers | AES Convention 2022 | Is Remote Collaboration The Future of Music Production?

Introducing Berklee Professor and Prince’s sound engineer Susan Rogers.
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Meet the Panelists: Igor Maxymenko | AES Convention 2022 | Is Remote Collaboration The Future of Music Production?

Introducing Audiomovers co-founder Igor Maxymenko.
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Audiomovers heading to AES Convention for live panel discussion: Is Remote Collaboration the Future of Music Production?

We are thrilled to announce we will be heading to this year’s Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York to host our very first live panel discussion, ‘Is Remote Collaboration the Future of Music Production?’
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Becoming an Abbey Road engineer with Andrew Dudman

A question many burgeoning sound engineers often wonder is “how do you become an Abbey Road engineer?” Abbey Road’s engineers are one of their most valuable assets, carrying with them a wealth of experience, passion and expertise. It takes many years of hard work and dedication to reach the standards of the legendary Abbey Road engineer, and is often claimed that it takes less time to become a brain surgeon. 
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The gear behind Abbey Road Studios: Studio Two Echo Chamber

In 1947, artificial reverb as we know it today was born in a bathroom — Bill Putnam’s bathroom, to be exact. It provided an echo chamber effect for the Harmonicats’ recording of ‘Peg O’ My Heart’.
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The gear behind Abbey Road Studios: EMI TG12345

In 1968, the introduction of eight-track recording and increasing sonic experimentation by The Beatles and other groundbreaking artists meant that the capabilities of Abbey Road Studios’ REDD.37 and REDD.51 consoles were being stretched. This called for a new desk. The name of the console was TG12345, with the TG being an acronym for The Gramophone Company.
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The gear behind Abbey Road Studios: REDD.17 DESK

We continue our new series with a look into one of EMI's greatest designs: the REDD.17. The first in a powerful series of valve mixing desks, EMI engineers Peter Burkowitz and Lenn Page revealed the REDD.17 in 1958. It was EMI’s first console to appear in desk form. Renowned for their smooth EQ curves, extraordinary warmth and lush stereo imagery, there’s something magical about the REDD desks that sound like no other consoles. 
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The gear behind Abbey Road Studios: The RS56 EQ (The Curve Bender)

Abbey Road Studios has always been at the forefront of innovation. We’re thrilled to now be part of this incredible story and together help continue pioneering the way for the future of music technology. As part of our new series, we are delving into some of the ground-breaking innovations created at Abbey Road - and give you an insight into the stories behind them. This week, it’s the mighty RS56 Universal Tone Control Unit, affectionately known as the Curve Bender.
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The gear behind Abbey Road Studios: Artificial Double Tracking

Abbey Road Studios has always been at the forefront of innovation. We’re thrilled to now be part of this incredible story and together help continue pioneering the way for the future of music technology. As part of our new series, we are delving into some of the ground-breaking innovations created at Abbey Road - and give you an insight into the stories behind them. This week, it’s the legendary Ken Townsend’s very own Artificial Double Tracking.
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The gear behind Abbey Road Studios: The RS124 Compressor

Building on a legacy of more than 90 years of groundbreaking technological advances at Abbey Road Studios – from the creation of stereo and recording techniques such as Artificial Double Tracking (ADT) to the blueprint for the modern recording console and more recently their music tech incubator Abbey Road Red - the studios has always been at the forefront of innovation. We’re thrilled to now be part of this incredible story and together help continue pioneering the way for the future of music technology.
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Sampling audio from public domain films

We’ve compiled this guide to show you how to find and sample audio from public domain films, to add that unique flavour to your tracks.
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How to easily sample music

We've teamed up with Abbey Road Studios' head of audio products Mirek Stiles to give you a step-by-step guide on how you can use the OMNIBUS app to sample audio straight into your DAW.
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How an Abbey Road mastering engineer REALLY gets client feedback

Abbey Road Stem Mastering Engineer Oli Morgan breaks down how he gets instant remote feedback when mastering records for clients.
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