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Old 14th February 2004   #1
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A long and winding thread - Abbey Road - revisited
My ex protégé, engineer William Spong was running PT for a film score session at Abbey Road engineered by my very good chum and classical engineer Martin Astle. I had to drop off my Prism PT interface to them to use for mixing the next day (today) across town at The Pierce rooms. So Library Studio engineer Tom and I dropped in and hung out for a while....

The visit was well timed, they had just finished, were backing up files and were enjoying the Friday "keg party" in the cafe below and we joined them in toasting a very successful but HEAVY days work!

Here are some pictures, all (but the last one of studio 1) are from the legendary Studio 2 where the Beatles recorded ALL their hits.

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PT rig & DASH recorder (for back up only)
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Jules plays it cool under the lowered Decca M50 tree!
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Valve mic's anyone? Just a few of the MANY MANY valve power supplies on use that day.
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Jules imagines how he would remix Let It Be.
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Close up of EMI desk - note: faders get LOUDER by pulling them towards you. (oops! got that wrong! and was corrected a few posts down!)
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This is art!!!

Great post Jules...
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Had a quick peek into the larger Studio 1. They were setting up for an 13 day orchestral session! (must a be a VERY BIG movie!)
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Hihi ..., Jules.
What a place, man! Fantastic must be no word.

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YES it WAS a fairchild compressor you spotted!
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Jools, yer supposed ta take the photozbefore the Friday "keg party"!!

Fantastic shots...thanks much!
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Jules,

Very curious about the material of the walls in Studio 2. I can see the drappery that lines the walls in long thin swatches but what are the white walls made of? Is it very reflective in that room? I gotta know...

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Did you get horny? The picture is shakey and blured!
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The long bunched up drapes seem like just that. It didn't look like they unfolded however... there were two GIGANTIC pannels that can come away from the wall on either side on rollers that can form a wall halfway accross the whole room!!!!!

I have a photo of them and will post it soon.

When you clap your hands loudly in studio 2 it sounds 'quiet', totally non reverberant and freakishly 'dead'. A modest 1 second decay is bearly audible...
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Jules, you forgot to post this photo!
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Hi,

What´s the name of the EQ second from the top in the "Rack 2" picture? I used and liked one of these many years ago but don´t remember the name/model.

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Thanks Jules for the "tour" I missed.
I visited London 3 years ago and didn't dare to ask for a little tour at Abbey Road (just stood at the other side of the street and dreamed about the Beatles walkin' in )

Great pics - thanks

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Maybe we should all go to London and Jules can give us a tour of Abbey Road....and The Library.
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Hi,

What´s the name of the EQ second from the top in the "Rack 2" picture? I used and liked one of these many years ago but don´t remember the name/model.

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Thanks Kevin!
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