Native Instruments Abbey Road 60s Drums Instruction Manual
USER’S MANUAL
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Manual written by Mirek Stiles and Paul Maurer
Edited by Patryk Korman
Document Version: 1.0 (12/2009)
Product Version: 1.0 (12/2009)
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Table Of Content
1 Introduction......................................................................................................................5
2 AboutAbbeyRoad60sDrums............................................................................................6
2.1 TheStudio..............................................................................................................6
2.2 TheTeam................................................................................................................7
2.3 TheKits..................................................................................................................8
2.4 TheRecordingEquipment:MixingDesksandRecorders..........................................10
2.5 Microphones......................................................................................................... 11
2.5.1 Recording the Gretsch ......................................................................11
2.5.2 Recording the Ludwig .......................................................................12
3 TheUserInterface.......................................................................................................... 13
3.1 DrumPage............................................................................................................ 13
3.2 MixerPage........................................................................................................... 15
3.3 OptionsPage........................................................................................................17
4 DrumArticulations.......................................................................................................... 19
4.1 Early60sKit......................................................................................................... 19
4.2 Late60sKit.......................................................................................................... 21
4.3 DefaultDrumMapping:Early60sKit......................................................................24
4.4 DefaultDrumMapping:Late60sKit.......................................................................25
5 Credits...........................................................................................................................26
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1 Introduction
Abbey Road Studios, the world’s rst dedicated recording studios, were opened on November
12 1931. The building is an iconic symbol of the international music industry. The studios
have been at the heart of the UK music industry for more than 75 years and have been the
location of countless landmark recordings and have pioneered new recording techniques and
technology. Today, Abbey Road Studios is one of the most technically advanced recording,
mixing and post-production complexes in the world.
For many years, Abbey Road beneted from the talents of EMI’s research and development
division, which custom-built mixing consoles and outboard gear to meet the demands and
ambitions of the studio engineers and the artists they worked with. Most of this equipment
was only available to EMI studios and was never sold commercially. This equipment, combined
with the expertise of our engineers and the unique acoustic properties of the studios, enabled
what has come to be known as the “Abbey Road Sound”. This sound can be heard on some
of the most popular recordings of all time.
Abbey Road and Native Instruments joined forces in 2009 to create outstanding musical
instruments based on Abbey Road’s legendary equipment, engineering expertise, and studio
acoustics. Combined with the development and design expertise of Native Instruments, musicians can experience a new level of versatility and musicality.
About this manual
In this manual, distinctive formatting has been applied in order to let you recognize certain
elements in the text at a glance:
• Text appearing on the screen (labels of buttons, controls, menus etc.) is printed in
grey
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• Important names and concepts are printed in bold.
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2 About Abbey Road 60s Drums
In this chapter, you will nd out about Studio Two, the team involved, the drum kits used,
and the equipment employed to record Abbey Road 60s Drums.
2.1 The Studio
Studio Two, arguably the most famous
studio in the world, has a unique design, acoustic and an unparalleled
history of recording. The thick solid
wood oor, irregularly laid painted
bricks, hanging quilts, bass traps and
false dropped ceiling make Studio
Two sound like no other. The studio
is so good at handling any style of
music, from rock and roll sessions
through to mid sized orchestras, that
the room has remained unchanged
since the early sixties.
Artists who have recorded in Studio Two include:
Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Nick Cave and
the Bad Seeds, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, David
Gilmour, Dido, Green Day, Groove Armada, Idlewild,
Muse, Oasis, Underworld, U2, Radiohead, Kanye
West, and a wealth of lm scores.
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Studio Statistics
Height 24ft / 7.31m
Width 38ft 3in / 11.65m
Length 60ft 2in / 18.35m
Floor Area 2131sq ft / 198sq m
Reverberation Time 1.2 sec
2.2 The Team
Abbey Road 60s Drums was recorded by Mirek Stiles and executively produced by Director
of Engineering, Peter Cobbin.
Mirek has been at Abbey Road since 1997 and has worked as an engineer on a multitude of
pop/rock sessions as well as many different lm scores. Projects include: Fiona Apple, Jon Brion,
The Beatles: Yellow Submarine Song Track, The Beatles Anthology 5.1 Remix, The Beatles
Love, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Mick Jagger, John Lennon back catalogue remix albums
(x5), Muse, Paul McCartney, Dave Stewart, Kanye West and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Peter is Abbey Road’s Director of Engineering and is one of the worlds top recording engineers. He has been responsible for the remixing of the Beatles Yellow Submarine, Anthology
and the John Lennon back catalogue. Other artists Peter has recorded/mixed for include Air,
Keane, U2, Panic at the Disco, Amy Winehouse and Kanye West. Peter also works with many
of the lm industries celebrated directors and composers and has produced lm scores such
as Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Shrek the Third, Harry Potter (Order of Phoenix and Half-blood
Prince) American Gangster, Hell Boy 2 and Terminator Salvation.
A keen user of vintage equipment, Peter is responsible for introducing some of Abbey Road’s
best loved equipment to the audio products community in the form of Abbey Road Plug-ins.
Drumming duties were performed by Ralph Salmins, one of London’s top musicians. Ralph
has worked for the likes of Tori Amos, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Macy
Gray, Elton John, Tom Jones, Madonna, George Martin, Alanis Morissette, Mike Oldeld and
Kelly Rowlands.
2.3 The Kits
Two vintage kits were chosen for the Abbey Road 60s drum project:
The rst kit is a Gretsch Round badge White
Marine Pearl (Jasper Shell) from the early
1960s. The size of the drums recorded were
24", 13" and 16". Gretsch has been making
drums since 1883 with the round badge series being made up until 1971, whereupon
the octagon-shaped badge was introduced.
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