Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A look at a some of the 800 vintage and new microphones at Abbey Road Studios and maintained by Lester Smith - all of which are available to use if you book the studios! This is the exclusive video shot at our event in Studio Three late in 2018 with an invited audience of top British music producers and recording engineers (some you may recognise).
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Ian Shepherd sat with Lester (who is the longest standing employee at Abbey Road - in 2019) to go through and chat about some of the landmark microphones that Abbey Road has accumulated through the last 75 years and talks about the history of stereo recording etc etc. Some of the mics are so old that you connect to them with bare wire. Lester is regarded as one of the most knowledgable microphone experts anywhere and has several techniques to repair old valve/tube mics that people are still trying to figure out how he does it (keeps it secret).
Just before we recorded this 'show and tell' we held a recording session using many of these microphones with a live band - senior engineer Andrew Dudman took us through the classic mics that he used (many discussed in this video) and you can watch that here: youtu.be/9fk9XwwWz9g
A big thanks to Lester Smith and everyone that made this workshop possible but credit must go to Mike Sinnott for making the day possible, Andrew Dudman and his assistant Chris Parker for their detailed look at the mic placement and choices with these fantastic microphones in the other video youtu.be/9fk9XwwWz9g.
We recorded other interesting videos on the day and they will be here soon. In the meantime, please do check out our channel's video listings, Abbey Road Studios and Abbey Road Institute websites.
As well as full time programmes Abbey Road Institute is set to offer short courses and professional training in 2020. Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering. It is also worth remembering if you need an assistant or runner then get in touch with Mike Sinnott.
Abbey Road Institute Website - abbeyroadinstitute.co.uk
Abbey Road Studios website - abbeyroad.com
Ian Shepherd website - productionadvice.co.uk
Record Production website - RecordProduction.com
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A look at a some of the 800 vintage and new microphones at Abbey Road Studios and maintained by Lester Smith - all of which are available to use if you book the studios! This is the exclusive video shot at our event in Studio Three late in 2018 with an invited audience of top British music producers and recording engineers (some you may recognise).
Click to subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=recordproductioncom
Ian Shepherd sat with Lester (who is the longest standing employee at Abbey Road - in 2019) to go through and chat about some of the landmark microphones that Abbey Road has accumulated through the last 75 years and talks about the history of stereo recording etc etc. Some of the mics are so old that you connect to them with bare wire. Lester is regarded as one of the most knowledgable microphone experts anywhere and has several techniques to repair old valve/tube mics that people are still trying to figure out how he does it (keeps it secret).
Just before we recorded this 'show and tell' we held a recording session using many of these microphones with a live band - senior engineer Andrew Dudman took us through the classic mics that he used (many discussed in this video) and you can watch that here: youtu.be/9fk9XwwWz9g
A big thanks to Lester Smith and everyone that made this workshop possible but credit must go to Mike Sinnott for making the day possible, Andrew Dudman and his assistant Chris Parker for their detailed look at the mic placement and choices with these fantastic microphones in the other video youtu.be/9fk9XwwWz9g.
We recorded other interesting videos on the day and they will be here soon. In the meantime, please do check out our channel's video listings, Abbey Road Studios and Abbey Road Institute websites.
As well as full time programmes Abbey Road Institute is set to offer short courses and professional training in 2020. Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering. It is also worth remembering if you need an assistant or runner then get in touch with Mike Sinnott.
Abbey Road Institute Website - abbeyroadinstitute.co.uk
Abbey Road Studios website - abbeyroad.com
Ian Shepherd website - productionadvice.co.uk
Record Production website - RecordProduction.com
Click to subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=recordproductioncom
