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- Page 1 USER’S MANUAL...
- Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH, hereinafter referred to as Native Instruments.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table Of Content 1 Introduction ........................5 2 About Abbey Road 60s Drums ....................6 2.1 The Studio ......................6 2.2 The Team ........................7 2.3 The Kits ........................8 2.4 The Recording Equipment: Mixing Desks and Recorders .......... 10 2.5 Microphones ......................11 2.5.1 Recording the Gretsch ..............11 2.5.2 Recording the Ludwig ...............12 3 The User Interface ......................13 3.1 Drum Page . -
Page 5: Introduction
“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. -
Page 6: About Abbey Road 60S Drums
2 About Abbey Road 60s Drums In this chapter, you will find 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 de- sign, acoustic and an unparalleled history of recording. -
Page 7: The Team
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. -
Page 8: The Kits
Peter is Abbey Road’s Director of Engineering and is one of the worlds top recording engi- neers. 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. - Page 9 The second kit is a Ludwig Hollywood from 1967. The size of the drums recorded were 22", 12", 13" and 16". Ludwig has been making drum products since 1909. The Hollywood kit was dubbed the “lat- est in twin tom tom design” and was first introduced in 1962.
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Page 10: The Recording Equipment: Mixing Desks And Recorders
2.4 The Recording Equipment: Mixing Desks and Recorders The Gretsch kit from the early 1960s was recorded through a REDD.17 mixing desk built in 1958. The REDD stands for Record Engineering Development Department. It was this depart- ment based at EMI Hayes that catered to the technical demands of the recording engineers at Abbey Road Studios. -
Page 11: Microphones
2.5 Microphones Abbey Road has arguably the largest working microphone collection in the world. A variety of classic vintage microphones from the extensive collection were used to capture the two drum kits. Find a list of which microphones were used for recording the individual drums in chapters 2.5.1 and 2.5.2. -
Page 12: Recording The Ludwig
• Kick In: AKG D 20 – A dynamic cardioid microphone that has been in use at Abbey Road since the early 1960s. This was a very popular bass drum microphone. • Snare Top: AKG D 19 – this dynamic cardioid microphone was first brought into the Abbey Road Studios collection in 1963.The microphones are still in use today. -
Page 13: The User Interface
3 The User Interface This chapter describes the Abbey Road 60s Drums user interface. Learn about its three control pages, the knobs, buttons, and sliders, and how to use them. 3.1 Drum Page The Drum Page has a view of the drum kit where you can select each drum and adjust: •... - Page 14 Each drum can be selected by clicking on it with the mouse. This will also play the sound of that drum, giving you a quick preview of the sound. After selecting a drum, the name and controls for that drum will appear in the panels on the right. The upper control panel (with slider) holds the controls for all of the sounds of a selected drum.
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Page 15: Mixer Page
You can also assign each articulation to any MIDI note, allowing you to customize your kit mapping. This is very useful for adjusting the mapping to the way that feels best when playing the drums with a MIDI keyboard, or for adjusting the mapping to a custom electronic drum setup. - Page 16 Each of the faders controls the volume level of the various microphones. The levels of each drum within the overhead and room mixes can be adjusted separately, but this is done on the Drum Page (see chapter 3.1). The faders on the Mixer Page are the standard “real life” level controls that you would have on an actual mixer.
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Page 17: Options Page
3.3 Options Page The Options Page includes various parameters, which apply to the entire drum kit. On this page, you can randomize several parameters of the drum output and adjust the volume of the bleed from the snare bottom microphone. You can also make adjustments to the MIDI velocity curves and playing ranges. - Page 18 line). You can customize the relationship between velocity and volume with the knob. VEL -> VOL The higher the knob value, the more that velocity will relate to the volume of the played sound. Finally, you can change the lowest and highest velocity values with fields above .
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Page 19: Drum Articulations
4 Drum Articulations Here is a comprehensive list of all drums and articulations included with each kit. 4.1 Early 60s Kit Drum Articulation Kick Drum Felt Beater Rubber Beater Snare Drum 1 & 2 Center Left Hand Center Right Hand Center Right/Left Alternating * Halfway Left Hand Halfway Right Hand... - Page 20 Hihat Closed Shank Right/Left Alternating * Closed Pedal Open Pedal Open Quarter Open Half Open Three-Quarters Open Loose Open Full Open Controller ** Rack Tom Center Right Hand Center Left Hand Center Right/Left Alternating * Rimshot Rim Only Floor Tom Center Right Hand Center Left Hand Center Right/Left Alternating *...
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Page 21: Late 60S Kit
Sizzle Ride Bell Edge Choke Tambourine Shake Clap Solo Multi Stick Hit 4.2 Late 60s Kit Drum Articulation Kick Drum Felt Beater Rubber Beater Snare Drum 1 & 2 Center Left Hand Center Right Hand Center Right/Left Alternating * Halfway Left Hand Halfway Right Hand Halfway Right/Left Alternating * Rimshot... - Page 22 Hihat Closed Tip Right Hand Closed Tip Left Hand Closed Tip Right/Left Alternating * Closed Shank Right Hand Closed Shank Left Hand Closed Shank Right/Left Alternating * Closed Pedal Open Pedal Open Quarter Open Half Open Three-Quarters Open Loose Open Full Open Controller ** High Rack Tom Center Right Hand...
- Page 23 Floor Tom Rimshot Towel Rim Only High Crash Edge Bell Choke Low Crash Edge Bell Choke Ride Bell Edge Choke Sizzle Ride Bell Edge Choke Tambourine Shake Clap Solo Multi Stick Hit * There is a separate note assignment that alternates between the left and right hand samples of the center and halfway snare, center tom, and closed hihat articulations when playing faster than a certain speed.
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Page 24: Default Drum Mapping: Early 60S Kit
4.3 Default Drum Mapping: Early 60s Kit This is the factory MIDI mapping for the Early 60s drum kit. You can customize the mapping on the Drum Page of each kit. Closed Hihat - Shank R Closed Hihat - Shank L Closed Hihat - Tip R Closed Hihat - Tip L High Rack Tom - Center R... -
Page 25: Default Drum Mapping: Late 60S Kit
4.4 Default Drum Mapping: Late 60s Kit This is the factory MIDI mapping for the Late 60s drum kit. You can customize the mapping on the Drum Page of each kit. Closed Hihat - Shank R Closed Hihat - Shank L Closed Hihat - Tip R Closed Hihat - Tip L High Rack Tom - Center R... -
Page 26: Credits
5 Credits Product Design: Paul Maurer, Frank Elting Sound Design: Paul Maurer, Dinos Vallianatos, Adam Hanley, Nicki Marinic, Ema Jolly, Fabian Kalker Graphic Design: Gösta Wellmer, Philipp Roller Kontakt Scripting: Nicki Marinic, Dinos Vallianatos, Adam Hanley Abbey Road Executive Producer: Peter Cobbin Abbey Road Engineer and Project Management: Mirek Stiles Abbey Road Assistant Engineers: John Barrett and Kris Burton Drums: Ralph Salmins Session and GUI photography: Richard Skidmore All Drums Provided by:...