How To Recreate The Beatles ‘Let It Be’ Recording Process with Clay Blair

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The Beatles are arguably the most influential band in music history:
With over one billion records sold and fans camping outside of their concert venues days in advance just to get a front row seat, The Beatles have shaped the sound of an entire generation and beyond.
If you are a Beatles fan and want to learn more about their music production process, this course will be a goldmine for you.
Clay Blair (Cheap Trick, 30 Seconds to Mars, Keith Urban), owner and head engineer of Boulevard Recording Studios in L.A (John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan) is one of the biggest Beatles fans imaginable.
Ever since his teenage years, he has studied the Beatles and Glyn Johns‘ recording process in detail, to be able to reproduce The Beatles amazing tones faithfully.
In this course, you’ll get to be a fly on the wall, as Clay re-records 4 Beatles classics of the ‘Let it be’ era:
Let It Be, Don’t Let Me Down, Get Back, and Two of Us.
Clay reveals the band’s unusual recording style during their time of breakup, and shows you which basses, guitars, and effects John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison used to create their signature tones.
Discover the secrets behind Ringo‘s outstanding drum sound, as well as Glyn Johns‘ and George Martin’s unique approach to recording and mixing the songs.
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In addition, you’ll receive the multitracks of all 4 faithfully re-recorded songs, so you can study each part in detail and have a hand at mixing the songs yourself!
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[@Producelikeapro]

What Beatles song would you love to re-record? Comment below!

[@2dan4me97]

probably Nowhere Man you could do wonders with those harmonies in this day and age, maybe even had a light synth for the hell of it

[@BluessNRock]

Strawberry Fields not cause it's my favorite (it's not) but cause it's a hard one to recreate (I think)

[@ScottPhillipsCreative]

Ticket to ride would be my choice. Great video as always

[@chrisparker5278]

Octopuses Garden… it’s a middle finger to their good songs

[@Cedrou21]

Yo this is amazing ! I would love She said She said or Ticket to ride

[@gilbertspader7974]

According to Allen Parsons the Beatles did between 150 and 160 hours of rehearsal leading up to the roof top performance. Over and over and over again.

[@Producelikeapro]

Practice makes perfect! Plus of course they had recorded with 'Magic' Alex at length which was all scrapped so by the time they came to this they were very well rehearsed indeed!

[@NewFalconerRecords]

@@Producelikeapro Well the Magic Alex mix sounded particularly good with 24 tiny speakers (one for each track).

[@allanmills6540]

​@@NewFalconerRecords Magic Alex would've loved Dolby Atmos

[@GrexKhusan]

Saw the info about the course today in my e-mail. Bought it and have watched it almost entirely. Love how I feel like I'm with the band and Blair in the same room. Watching it again soon and taking lots of notes - like I did with the last Abbey Road course. Great stuff!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! That's amazing to hear! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@jeremythornton433]

This is great! I love the way he's comparing the old sounds to get the right tones. Thank you for this one!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever sop much Jeremy! Yes, that's the way to do it!

[@HitTheRoadMusicStudio]

Already loved Vol. 1 of Clay Blairs Recording the Beatles, simply awesome!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Ady!

[@michaeltablet8577]

How amazing! We are so blessed to have such wonderful tools to work with today. Seeing how they got so much with so little only magnifies how gifted they were and how hard they worked! Thank you for this gem!

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! Thanks ever so much Michael!

[@lptomtom]

That rosewood Tele is beautiful...

[@Producelikeapro]

It is incredible!

[@Producelikeapro]

Fender lent it to us for the day!!

[@Producelikeapro]

For 4 days actually!

[@seanbeavan2884]

Thanks for showing this Warren. I would have never thought to mic an upright like that but i love it!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Sean!

[@karlgibson4202]

Picked Up The Course Yesterday. Looking Forward to getting Stuck in

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic!!

[@davetbassbos]

I remember some great clip of Ringo sitting is a studio and saying something like: "We have special man that sits here, turns these knobs and the piano sounds like a guitar!" lol! A lot of Beatles songs sounded so different not just from other bands but from other Beatles songs, they definitely used a lot more studio magic than other bands of the time.

[@Producelikeapro]

That's a wonderful quote!

[@padrejohnruffle]

George ~~Martin's magic!

[@bsrobinson]

Amazing! So much to learn while having the best time ever in the studio. You nailed 'Don't Let me Down!'

[@gospelrecordz3506]

If you love the Beatles, there's two plugins of the Abbey Rd upright pianos the Beatles used - by Spitfire Audio @ £30 each, recorded at Abbey Rd. I have both, great value!

[@GrexKhusan]

Got them both a week ago. Absolutely great!

[@gospelrecordz3506]

@@GrexKhusan Yea, agree! Hard to find pianos with character. I've just got IK Multimedia's Imperial Grand, recorded by Alan Parson's thru a classic EMI 'Beatles' desk, so that's like the set! IK Multimedia is doing a great deal - Group Buy - at the moment if you didn't know.

[@Cloud-xw8nk]

Thanks for the tip. I find VST pianos unconvincing most of the time but the Spitfire Abbey Road uprights are so authentic

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for the tip!

[@LazerBrendan]

thanks for having me!!! 🥁 🔥

[@Producelikeapro]

You Rock Brendan!!

[@justincanton]

There is nothing better in life, than to be creating in the studio with other creative people. That’s where pure happiness lives, and where the boring world disappears. ♥️🎹

[@thomasraymond6015]

Ngl I wasn’t expecting this to sound so similar, but I really does sound just like the get back sessions

[@karlgibson4202]

Just picked up the course yesterday. Looking forward to getting stuck in. Keep them coming (more Robert Jon And The Wreck please:))

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely! Thanks ever so much!

[@westfield90]

Does it have the full songs on video or just partial clips as in this video?

[@karlgibson4202]

@@westfield90 I'm in the process of downloading now.

[@westfield90]

@@karlgibson4202 I see. Thank you

[@Producelikeapro]

@@westfield90 it has the full songs!

[@edwardx.winston5744]

Man, that drummer nails the Ringo vibe perfectly.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Edward!

[@SoulMarc]

Amazing recreation!

[@FriendGaugeShotgun]

This actually made my day!!!! thank you for sharing these sir!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@ilikemusic76]

The drums are nearly perfect 👍

[@LazerBrendan]

hell yes! glad you enjoyed

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, wonderful R N!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@LazerBrendan great work!

[@RitaBaumann]

Ringo stuffed the 4-headed sweater in his kick during Revolver and never took it out!

[@briankingart]

An absolute delight, gentlemen! Thx once again Sir Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Brian! You Rock!!

[@briankingart]

@@Producelikeapro WE rock together! I am Ballinthejack! ❤️

[@bradc32]

looks like fun project and i love those drums!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@floridapunkarchivist]

Greetings from Florida. OK Warren so you've done Jellyfish...one of my favorite American bands of all time...now it's time to do a video for my favorite Welsh band of all time....I have a feeling you're going to know who I'm referring to....hint...their 1996 release had one less member ;) flawless album

[@Producelikeapro]

I love 'A Design For Life' from that album! Still love 'Motorcycle Emptiness' so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

I love 'A Design For Life' from that album! Still love 'Motorcycle Emptiness' so much!

[@sixstring3639]

Wow great repro!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@splashesin8]

:) Still shuffling all the tunes in my mind trying to zero in on the one.

[@Producelikeapro]

I understand!

[@andrewg8791]

Remember, the original idea was to film themselves rehearsing new material for a concert to be performed and recorded as the new album. Consequently the recording decisions taken in rehearsals were supporting that concept, and they were just 'notes' on the way to the final product.

[@Tuneman-iy8og]

I'd love to watch a longer version with less cuts and more explanations

[@Alphamaan]

I’d be so happy if you could recreate a late beatles sound only with plugin (no hardware at all) and cheap mics and with drum plugins. As if the beatles were a band from 2021 recorded in a bedroom. I’ll pay double the price for that!!!

[@BoulevardRecording]

Maybe we will :-)

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Maybe we will indeed

[@jonaslundh8496]

Wow! This is pure gold… and that full rosewood tele 😜

[@hoisin75]

Fascinating

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@luminousbrilliance1711]

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. Thanks so much Warren! :-)

[@serjiobazhan3918]

This is so awesome! Huge work men!

[@sacstudiosargentina]

1. They forgot putting an original 1970s yoko ono between 2 musicians 2. This is not homestudio recording anymore. 3. Great video!!!

[@RomanPhilosopher]

don't forget Linda and her daughter at the recording session too then...

[@violao206]

Gawd, this is timely. My very first LP--best Xmas ever when I were 7-yo in 1970. Fast forward to 2020, I convince my baby-half brother (born in '83. BTW my twin and my other baby half-brother, all 4 of us are musicians) to plonk down the dosh for Reaper DAW after I shared how pleased I was with my results (I laid down about 20-tracks myself here in the Seattle area). So Andres (Miami) comes out right out of the gate with a recording of "Two of Us" that he and an old high school (Houston) pal crafted remotely from each other. Andres is a wicked good drummer, dare I say, even better than my twin, but on this recording, he is relying on his buddy to handle drumset duties, as well as guitar and lead vocal. Andres provided bass and backing vocals (the Paul McCartney bits). Andres took the raw tracks and mix and mastered the whole thing, and he just crushed it. His mix just blew away any of the 20-tracks that I had laid down because not only did he avoid using any compression, he had a lighter hand using plug-ins. He just focused on a quality balanced mix with a high degree of attention to detail. They also nailed their vocal performances rather so close to the original that it was eerie. Of course, I had to text him the link to this video! =D

[@Mcqlfc]

That Tele is gorgeous

[@jonathanhorne6503]

I don’t remember seeing any J-160e guitars in the Get Back film. I may be wrong but I’ve watched it numerous times.

[@_SliK_]

Can’t wait for November 25th👌🏼

[@Producelikeapro]

Me too!

[@chrisattigliato1]

“How to recreate let it be sessions” * anger,tension, burnout, yelling ! Should do it :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Hahaha exactly! Where was that?

[@voronOsphere]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@westfield90]

Wow such an excellent video. I wanted to hear the whole Let it Be song, but it got cut off abruptly 😭 it was so gooooood. I was all into it. Is the video of the full song in your course?

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!!

[@Producelikeapro]

The whole song is in the course! All off the songs contained here are in there entirety!

[@westfield90]

@@Producelikeapro thank you. Will place my order.

[@ralphgomez9006]

Great and enjoyable video...if you are not sure about what or how each played, just listen to the Mogg files or multitracks(Rockband) and choose the stem you want to hear to clarify.

[@shermanmiller1458]

Love these vids!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Sherman!

[@hairlab9646]

Wow! Someone should do this with as many of the great producers as possible--starting with Owen Bradley and Shelby Singleton. Lots to of their techniques would translate perfectly to so many genres other than country.

[@slesher84]

Probably when record such famous songs, there is a special atmosphere in the studio.

[@tone9930]

This is fun!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@mmfpjr]

Fantastic content

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Mario!

[@RomanPhilosopher]

Revolution #9 or Tomorrow Never Knows or omg so many to choose from

[@Producelikeapro]

Amazing

[@andytullis8736]

Very very very......... interesting!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Andy!

[@lakrids-pibe]

A lot of fascinating hair in this episode

[@void0094]

Clay Blair is a very cool guy

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! He is!

[@julianjones8087]

Great research! Minor detail but I believe the date was January 30th 1969, not the 31st.

[@25hourpartypeople]

All these videos remind me of that portlandia beatles gear episode.

[@drutgat2]

Is that one of the $11000 or $22000 limited edition 'George' Teles that first makes an appearance at 2.10?

[@Producelikeapro]

I’m not sure! I know there is a new affordable version coming out and this was lent to us by Fender!

[@drutgat2]

@@Producelikeapro Thanks for the reply - I had to make do with a (not-so-bad) copy, so I am glad to hear that there are some new, affordable versions coming out.

[@Juniormaru]

Fantastic vídeo !!! 👏👏👏

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@jonathanhorne6503]

They used a lot of AKG C28a mics too.

[@BluessNRock]

I want to do this with my buddies 👀 let's see...

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic!

[@Marco-HidalgoMusicRecords]

2:01 Watch out the ending is coming!! LOL

[@Alchemedia]

"It's deja-vu all over again!"

[@Producelikeapro]

Hahahahaha genius!

[@coordinatezero]

Is that Emeen "Spirit Kid" Zarookian on guitar, there?

[@MoneyCrespin]

if John was playing a "clean American amp" how did his guitar sound so "saturated"??? especially like I've got a feeling.

[@YoMyNamesJakeG]

Question about this. I have the course and it's great. For the Drum U67s, (Mono OH and FT), are those in Omni, Cardioid or Figure 8?

[@fluffhead9525]

20 more minutes! I have a feeling what you will be watching

[@briankellymusician]

Fantastic! Although Let it be wasn’t recorded at Abbey Road it’s such an iconic sounding recording, I have always thought the Beatles recordings were so ahead of everyone else at the time, for example if you listen to any Beatles album starting from 1964\65 and then listen to anyone else from the same period such as the Who, the Kinks and the Stones which are all great artists the Beatles recordings were so much warmer and big sounding in my opinion, must have been an Abbey Road thing :)

[@phuzbrain]

Lennon used Georges J200 on Two of Us.

[@BoulevardRecording]

Or the J160E. We don’t have definitive footage yet but it does not sound to me like another D28

[@srvpostsvlog]

Hii I want RAW sound comparison of Zoom H1n and Shure sm 57

[@davidmagnussen4792]

Yes it is..

[@MM1717mm]

pretty sure there wont be a BTS course 50 years from now ... and if there is im glad i wont be around for it 🤣🤣

[@Producelikeapro]

No comment! Frankly I don't know them well enough to comment

[@BukanIbuMu]

Better not to comment about this or you'll get cancelled

[@deanallen927]

I'm not seeing a Fender Bass IV??? Ah - there it is.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

in the 80s when all that huge snare and "modern " synths were all the rage ....i used to listen to my old bealtes records and think .....wow , what horrible production ...the drums sounded tinny and unprocessed to my young ears...EXACTLY what i love about them now ! ...."organic " and true sounds ....i cant even stomach those 80s records now ...or even current ones with overly processed sounds

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, amazing how our tastes evolve!

[@andykenny5674]

Good to see Tim Henman on the bass at the beginning. Does he do BVs as well?

[@jonathanreddish8590]

it would also be fun to re create beatles songs with modern sounds.... blend 45% soundgarden, with 20% miley and a solid remainder with wilco... good times!

[@DMSProduktions]

MILEY??? SHAME on you!

[@jonathanreddish8590]

@@DMSProduktions lol

[@DMSProduktions]

@@jonathanreddish8590 ;oP

[@radiozelaza]

Why is the bassist using a guitar to play bassline?

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s how the ‘bassline’ was played on the Two Of Us

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

EMEEEN!!!!!!!!

[@joolz666]

Where's Yoko?

[@Producelikeapro]

I imagine in New York where she lives! Haha

[@joolz666]

@@Producelikeapro A Yoko-like figure would have given the sound an air of tension... 😄

[@ChaunceyGardener]

Those Beatles bootlegers are putting more and more effort over the years.

[@busywl69]

this needs tobe 3 hours long yo.

[@jonathanreddish8590]

who gets to play phil spector???? is there a wig department?

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha no comment!

[@BoulevardRecording]

Wildly enough Phil was not there for the recording of Let It Be! He was around months later for the mixing stage after Glyn John’s mixes were decided against. This is all in the class check it out !

[@vicdmise]

It's fun, and it's great to keep classic techniques alive, but I'm not sure why. The upshot seems to be: "If you have access to extremely expensive vintage gear and excellent techniques, you too can replicate the sound of a classic album."

[@Producelikeapro]

Learning new techniques to you can be from both old and new situations. The gear does. It have to be ‘extremely expensive vintage gear’ it can be anything. Classic and modern techniques live equally together. Bearing in mind Abbey Road plug ins inside of a DAW, Townsend and Slate mics are not vintage or particularly expensive when compared with very expensive vintage equipment. I understand it is easy to be cynical and negative, however any professional will tell you the techniques are the techniques and the over simplification of saying it’s just about gear is completely unfounded. An AKG D19, used extensively by The Beatles, is essentially an entry level dynamic mic.

[@bartdevries8531]

I have the same feeling as you do. Apart from that, if you’re clearly a worse musician than the Beatles were.. go make tour own music.. who is helped with these bad sounding covers? This entire excercise made me rather sad.

[@lordgraga]

@@bartdevries8531 why is it a bad thing for some super passionate dudes to have an ultimate nerdout and record it for others to watch? Don’t go knocking on people for their passions man.

[@Cloud-xw8nk]

@@bartdevries8531 If you're a musician and/or in a band then yes, you should definitely prioritise making your own music over recreating others'. But if you're a budding engineer, this is potentially a fascinating and rewarding exercise. In the process of trying to get close to the sound of the original, you are learning and reliving classic recording processes. You are really learning from the best - Let It Be was engineered by Glyn Johns (basically the god of rock engineering) and Alan Parsons (who went on to work on Dark Side of the Moon) and picking up their techniques along the way. You come out of it potentially having had a slice of their experience and you can take their ideas with you in your own work.

[@Cloud-xw8nk]

I would say A) because it's fun to do if you're a Beatles or general classic rock enthusiast and B) because in the process you learn from the best, in this case Glyn Johns and Alan Parsons, and pick up some of their masterful engineering techniques in the process of retracing their steps.

[@slesher84]

Great hairstyle today Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! Greytastic!!

[@IHSisable]

i am wondering what the brand of the towels is on the drum kit

[@LazerBrendan]

they are irish linen tea towels. I don’t think there is a brand really but they are crucial for the right sound

[@IHSisable]

@@LazerBrendan thank - i love that sound...

[@mikemcconville2495]

1. Get stoned. 2. Fight with your band mates. 3. Bring wives into the studio. 4. Record in one inadequate studio. 5. Pack up and move back to original studio. 6. Shelve it. 7. Break up and sue each other. 8. Have new producer assemble album. 9. Release massive hit.

[@Beelzybud]

The bass sound in LIB didn't seem quite right. Awesome content though.

[@maxmerton]

The drums are way too close to the beat compared to Ringo’s performance.

[@Producelikeapro]

Which beat? There isn't a click they are cut to the same groove as the originals

[@tranquilitybase6417]

These guys are way too young to be such hard-core Beatles geeks.

[@Producelikeapro]

I know friends of my kids who are fans! The Beatles speak to berry generation

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Don't pass me by. It deservs more than that silly arrengment. I've done it as a regular country song, steel and all.

[@Producelikeapro]

It's a wonderful song!

[@randalclarke5487]

Idk... that album just always sounded dead and dry, especially the drums with the tea towels lol- wth is that?? But nevertheless, I love the songs and hey, it's The Beatles 🤷‍♂️

[@thegoodguy44]

1 intelligent person wears a mask.

[@chrisparker5278]

Hope you’re ok mate, you look a little less groomed than usual…

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha the grey is coming out!

[@kevinericsongs]

there's always one guy still wearing a muzzle

[@BoulevardRecording]

He has traveled and was feeling sick and out of respect for the rest of us wore a mask, was his choice 👍🏼

[@kevinericsongs]

@@BoulevardRecording it was his choice-he was making a statement

[@holasoypablo1]

Whats so special about the sound of beatles? There is nothing there , are only tools.

[@Redhotshawntexas]

Buffoons and their masks 😂😂

[@oscarfernandoofpublicnature]

It doesn't sound like them

[@The170460]

Absolutely no interest

[@imcharming4808]

Not pictured: their parents who paid for all this.

[@Producelikeapro]

Clay lives in a small rented place with his wife and baby, he has put 15-20 years of his life into building this.

[@URKillingme100]

OMG, this reminds me of Ancient Aliens. A lot of speculation, without definitive information. Maybe ask Paul. At least he's still alive. And he'd probably say, "Good God man, get a fucking life!"

[@Producelikeapro]

Except all of this gear info was garnered from credible places!