We Recorded on the Restored Beatles' Abbey Road EMI Console

[@VickersDoorter]

Cue Behringer bringing out their BRG1234 mk1 console in the not-too-distant...

[@leopoldbluesky]

I'd be on that like a rash!

[@soarornor]

That would be beyond awesome.

[@therealniksongs]

Yes, for $199.95 and made with germaniums from Chairman Xi's grandma's garden by Uighur slave labor with all the quality control you can expect in a $200 mixer. Uli's on top of it, folks....

[@Duracellmumus]

I wish they add the full recall and daw controll feature for free.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Since they don't accept proposals under €1,810,000 and immediate purchase is a €2.82m, IMHO, Uli may buy it and we'll soon get the Behringer version with automation, total recall, MTC, SMPTe and USB to directly interface to the DAW for less than €3000

[@quitthecircuit]

Having triggered drum samples as an example for how this console sounds is hillarious.

[@ronanzann4851]

It's WAY more than hilarious, it's fucking STUPID !

[@recbasso]

Exactly

[@Duncanl1999999]

I ran to the comments once I saw the trigger XD

[@TobiasTimpe]

Ringo would‘ve probably done it for free, peace and love. 😄

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Fucking Tony Visconti over here, relax bro. It was just the snare for _one_ of the bands and it was simply a part of their sound aesthetic. Everybody is so proud to be such an uppity, pedantic twit today.

[@burns46824]

Beautiful restoration. Having said that, we all must remember that the sound of these records was much more the tape than it was the console. TAPE, people! I still record and mix on it!

[@idaho_band]

Here here!!! You speak the truth

[@burns46824]

The proof is listening to the recordings in the video. they just sound like solid modern digital recordings. The sauce is the tape. Better yet is both a nice console and tape!

[@idaho_band]

@@burns46824 I just bought a Neotek console from 1980 and it really does “congeal” the mix in a way in-the-box could never do to my ears. I know tape has that pleasing distortion that just can’t be attained in the digital world. Where do you get your 2” tape? I hear it’s just not as good as it used to be.

[@burns46824]

@@idaho_band ATR and RTM. Still sounds better than digital to my ears, even if the formulas aren’t what they were 50 years ago. I’m very young so I can’t compare.

[@idaho_band]

@@burns46824 Got it!!! On the hunt for an Ampex 2” 16trk as we speak :)

[@andregois7926]

recording on a 60's console, but using triggers on the drums...

[@fviannaval]

terrible choice to showcase the console.

[@uadcro]

Also, the first song is so mediocre that it was an utter insult to that console. Fascinating, when people get ahold of such gems they usually throw sh*t at it instead of making real art.

[@MatthiasVanEnte]

Triggers are often used to get a clean sidechain signal for a gate

[@andregois7926]

@@MatthiasVanEnte yes, but still 🤷

[@johnlindsay3820]

I bought the Abbey Road album in ‘69. Out it on my dads dynatron radiogram. Wow - the silences were black, the bass deep and fast, vocal presence - sounded way better than previous albums, and still sounds amazing today on my ‘high end’ set up.

[@jacobgonzalez4419]

Idk what you're talking about with silences. Abbey Road is an insanely noisy album.

[@therealniksongs]

I've always felt Abbey Road is the best sounding recording the Beatles ever made. I felt that the first time I heard it in 1969.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

I think they received the 8 tracks Studer...

[@AlexBallMusic]

Fantastic that this has been kept and restored. Brilliant work.

[@JayKaufman]

Sadly not a synth going through it in sight...

[@mattmattga]

I liked the bands more as they went on for sure! Also, be realistic y'all, it's not like they're paying the bands. for these vids i feel like companies just get people who are local or friends. I would not have used any triggers in the recording of the drums (unless you could show the sample module running through the console) but it’s not my vid, and overall it was still solid. Big ups to all the engineers who were able to get the console back to working order :)

[@ritchxmusic]

Some of us are actually interested in a technical breakdown of the equipment not just a trip down memory lane

[@OFR]

Definitely missed opportunity

[@MerrickGuitar]

I was waiting for them to give us a deep dive on the actual console and channels.

[@marcelosangil2804]

I clicked the link to see the console, but I was amazed to also see Mike Hedges in your video. What a privilege!

[@ceceemacgee6924]

Amazing work on a beautiful console. I liked some of the performances, but it also really shows how great gear is just one aspect of how a great recording is made

[@AndyGrayedout]

Amazing, I'm so happy this things been restored and gonna live another life

[@PABLOSTRONGVLOGS]

Fantastic to see the old West Hampstead Decca studios being used again as they were designed!

[@dereklawler8804]

They're advertising this console on Reverb with a price tag of £2,250,000, absolute madness.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Bidding are accepted starting €1.81 million and €2.82m immediate sale The AIR/Lyndhurst Hall's Neve 88 "#007" was advertised at €176,000... A few months ago, you still could buy the Ste.Thérèse church in St.Quentin, Yvelines, France, for €250,000... This facility, that has been recently sold to a circus school, was absolutely on par with Lyndhurst Hall with a 300m² big hall with 18m under the roof... Even getting the TG at the lowest bid, IMHO, it would have been more interesting to get Ste.Thérèse, the Neve and have €1.384 million left to make this church a super-studio would have been a better idea... And I wouldn't bet the TG12345 would be better than a Neve. For sure, it must be an ear-candy but I see it more going either to a collector or to Uli Behringer so he can make €3000 replicas, sell copies of the compressors, mic preamps, etc...

[@AndyBaLconOfficial]

Amazing watch! and what an absolute treat that you got Duke in for a session! where can we listen?

[@TomsonTheOne]

Having what many would consider the most valuable console on planet earth and demoing it with Craigslist artists... You peaked.

[@johnlenz420]

im confused why they all look like npcs over dressed

[@samjackson7943]

Lonely boy! You used to be so lonely. Don't worry your mom loves you

[@jacobgonzalez4419]

​@@samjackson7943Are you quoting a folk song?

[@hebebabe]

Isn't that kind of the point? It's artists like this that will be queueing up to book time in the studio where this ends up, because they will buy into the myth that's being sold here.

[@lousekoya1803]

You've made my day ! Greetings from Quebec !

[@tobitweaks]

Now that is a console restoration project - good job!

[@tim4005-k6c]

Sad that relatively little music being produced today would sonically benefit from this jewel.

[@tonymcadam8362]

You can hear the compression hissing during Duke Garwood's section at 5:15

[@jacobgonzalez4419]

Oo I'll listen for that!

[@freepoco2]

It’s inspiring to know that I don’t need the Beatles console to sound like crap

[@Nooely]

What a sad comment. What about it sounds like crap?

[@freepoco2]

@@Nooely sounds exactly like plugging into a regular interface into a DAW and you’re not gonna convince me or most of the people in the comments otherwise

[@Nooely]

@@freepoco2 well yeah what exactly did you expect? It’s broadcast quality transformers from the 60s, they won’t sound a lot worse than new ones. What made the old records sound ‘old’ was the vinyl pressing and all the compression that was needed for the stylus to not jump out of the grooves. Tape also doesn’t make records sound old, you can scan it in perfect quality. Also back then, radios and television recordings made everything way noisier. The console sounds beautiful and the mixing is better than on any of the Beatles records. The musicians that played here, well yeah, that’s subjective if you like them

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

Yes a fully transformer loaded console built in the sixties aounda the same as a scarlet 😂😂😂😂

[@freepoco2]

@@mirkomarkovic3438 sorry but if you think this console sounds worth the price tag, maybe you need your ears checked. You’re paying for vibes only if you buy this.

[@gavindaviesmusic]

We used the smaller restored Beatles console in Studio 3 of Abbey Road when we recorded my latest Album "Some Light Shines" we used it for the drums, sounded great. We also used the Piano and Hammond organ that was used by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.

[@johnmills-cockell106]

It is utterly beautiful! Thanks for posting.

[@christianbaraks3566]

Love seeing the Fender Contemporary w/ System 1 Trem - That guitar sounded amazing.

[@Philippines1780]

sounds crisp, full, its realy great!

[@AMSRMX16]

This was for sale at Bonhams a year ago. It didnt sell as too expensive. Good to see they've raised the price ever higher 🤣

[@robinfoster7597]

I really enjoyed that, thank you. What a treat to see the desk that Abbey Road was recorded with. Ignore the nasty comments, they're just projecting their own sour lives. :)

[@OFR]

RIP Brian Gibson. He was a wonderful man and THE expert on EMI's TG desks.

[@williamtell1477]

What a beautiful console wooooooooohoooooooo you lucky dogs!

[@thaexception3406]

Good video and nice to know some of the history

[@noparkingrecords]

Great sound. Time to bring it back to Abbey Road. Paul if you are reading this, please make the call. Thanks

[@Transterra55]

What a phenomenal sound… Congratulations to all the people involved in re-creating this console… Particularly enjoyed the music of Rosalie Cunningham and her unique vocals.

[@nikolaikitanov9996]

Congratulations!

[@koutsukayuta]

Wow,mr.mike hedges! my favorite producer

[@dohenyaudio]

Great work!

[@johnlamonte1841]

This comment section reflects the state of the internet in 2024. It’s just a never ending competition to have the best roast or zinger. It saddens me to experience such toxicity in comment sections. People get upvoted for being toxic and saying rude shit , so they do it no matter the video is. People out here like “the artists sound bad” … ok .. let’s hear your song then ? … I don’t see YOU in the video.

[@UnwelcomeGuestVideos]

The artists here are doing a good job! There’s a good variety of styles too. Guess some folks have never listened to music other than The Beatles before.

[@farside3860]

Yep, not sure why everyones got a stick up their arse about that. Im just impressed with how amazing the console sounds assuming there’s no post production FX added. It’s actually interesting hearing normal musicians on this gear cuz you’re hearing a more accurate response from the console in a realistic setting. If everyone wants to hear super genius amazing musicians on this gear so bad they should just go listen to abbey road 😂

[@smallandevil]

Missed oportunity, dear Reverb team! Why didn´t you show all the knobs and talk about technical details (the built-in compressor, EQ etc.) and instead torturing us with these mediocre to horrible "artists"?!

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

Needlessly unpleasant thing to say.

[@p0llenp0ny]

@@SamHarrisonMusic Yet true.

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

@@p0llenp0ny I disagree, I liked the performances. Just cause it’s not quantised or auto tuned to shit, it’s live. Either way, why be a dick when the people involved will be excited about the video and reading the comments? You’d have to be someone who thinks your own taste is more important than crushing a bunch of young musicians performing live with no masking under a fair chunk of pressure. I think that sucks. Glad I don’t think like those people.

[@stevieguitars2290]

3:43 who is JMonq? I can't find any information about them.

[@paullawson8610]

Did they record to tape or pro-tools?

[@JamieTateJamieTate]

You can see the Pro Tools green toward the end of the video.

[@inkari1981]

what is the name the song minute 11:00

[@mallorga1965]

Amazing job.

[@hangarsacto]

the commets are brutal LOL

[@LodvarDude]

They should be.

[@darwinsaye]

The usual internet pieces of shit making sure their worthless opinions get out there.

[@robinfoster7597]

@@LodvarDude why?

[@alextirrellRI]

I hope it goes somewhere that will use and take care of it! I also wonder if the restoration process and fabrication of new parts means they could build more?

[@RichardvanLiessum]

Turn off “stable volume” in the video settings of YT or proper sound people....

[@MarcosMagalhaes_]

Rosalie recording on a Beatles console? That's history right there.

[@weeyam3941]

Strange to randomly see my sister on a recommended video lol

[@MarcosMagalhaes_]

@@weeyam3941 Your sister is a legend!

[@zuider77]

I remember hearing the Abbey Road Road lp in 1969 and could tell it sounded different than previous Beatles albums; but I had no idea why. Now we know . . . .

[@kristianalexanderpedersen7382]

so not the experimentation of george martin & co. but the console. what a load of crap

[@mugenDelta]

comments r too toxic. i like the video, thanks

[@nicolaihauptmann]

First time seeing a fender sixty six in serious action. Love that guitar 😍

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Is there automation/total recall on this console? Can we have comparative specs with a Neve 88?

[@raggedrec]

cant wait for UA to do emulation :D or Plugin Alliance with the TMI technology

[@guitaralantrumper7926]

I'm looking forward to having that console on my leader

[@mattyo40]

Outside of that room what most people will hear is mp3, via bluetooth, on Airpods. Too bad SACD never really caught on.

[@Rhuggins]

So cool

[@channeloram]

Imagine the guy that just sold the Focusrite console bought this as a replacement for his bedroom 😅

[@tobitweaks]

hahaha no way did that dude in spain with the focusrite at home sell it?

[@channeloram]

@@tobitweaks Yup just recently went up on MJQ lol

[@Peterb200295]

12:12 holy damn that sound

[@sparky6319]

You know when you said it sounded like the band were in the room...well that's because they were!!!!

[@JAFOpty]

does anyone know what monitors did they use with this console while at Abbey Rd?

[@nicktamer4969]

Tannoy Gold 15" in Lockwood cabinet

[@acimbobby]

As my producer friend says, most people just don't get it. Marvelous effort that makes me so happy. It must be worth a fortune to the right people who purchase this Console. Where it goes I don't know. My thought would be USA.

[@Duracellmumus]

This consol wants real current to drive the input transformers and then the germanium do his job like rolling off the HF part and add the magic distortion to signal. The most intresting part for me is a fibre glass carrier for the sensitive germanium transistors. It is may get parts of the sound.

[@ruby2thursday]

is there a link for what was recorded?

[@wyro1741]

Should be in a museum like EMP or such!

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Nahhh, it should be in a working studio.

[@pongmaster123]

actually there was that story...that when the TG engineers saw the neve 80series console for the first time, they said "ah ok thats how you do it"

[@shayneoneill1506]

Please dont sell this to some private collector where it'll sit in some guys collection and never get used again. Sell it to a studio cos the old girl deserves to be used to make albums.

[@thegoodguy44]

It’s selling for over 3 million. I don’t think that wil happen.

[@neepeshmusic18]

Why the hell would you use triggers on drums ?

[@rupertberr]

Is Rosalie Cunningham playing Paul McCartney's bass that she bought of him? That would be appropriate! Very cool they got this back together and are using it to record again.

[@thegoodguy44]

Gee let me think…..

[@slash196]

This thing is going to go for eight figures.

[@nicktamer4969]

I would like to compare Rosalie Cunningham's vocal skill to people here who comments with words like "mediocre artists". It should be really funny 😂

[@malupit8ian]

Fr

[@zorglubmagnus455]

How could Abbey Road studios let this go??? It makes no sense.

[@thundersnow819]

So can we get these files as .wav to listen to outside of the tube?

[@apollothamc]

King Quake on the drums .. big up

[@dariomondello6051]

thanksss

[@rothzn]

Wen as plugin?

[@chrismijares488]

But does it Djent?

[@roberthunt1540]

😆

[@leopoldbluesky]

I dunno, but I like the toan

[@michaelgrant5312]

Nice to be watching a great piece of history, watching from Jamaica

[@piotrpieronek5526]

I'm not an sound engineering expert so maybe some of you guys could explain me what is the point of recording in full analog while at the bottom line everything is still converted to digital domain...? It is surely amazing piece of gear but rather museum grade artifact?

[@brimans3092]

Now just need £100,000 of microphones, Abbey Road Studios.. £40, million?.. and the tape machines and outboard😊 Lenny Kravitz has an Abbey Road console

[@JayKaufman]

That signal chain and you're using three SM58s? Sacrilege!

[@yoyolebatteur]

I wonder how much electricity it consumes and how much heat it dissipates.

[@lenardashton4217]

‘69. That’s 55 years old. Try not to make us oldies sound older than we are. Btw, those compressor’s and eq’s are definitely that console’s secret sauce. Drums, bass & guitar especially sound great. (I assume any triggers are going through the console too right? I sincerely hope it goes to a really really good home that suits it well.

[@CeltyOfficial]

Rosalie Cunningham sounds so organic on this legendary vintage gear!

[@philfrite5324]

tbh. Rosie sounds great on a cassette 4 track... just great.

[@christianthompson1473]

At that price does it come with the Abbey Road masters?

[@LodvarDude]

Great historic piece of technology. Missed opportunity to tell people how they work in detail and showcase how the different controls impact the sound. Instead, you recorded some mediocre bands and artist into them that basically sounds like everyone else. People who are interested in the stuff want a technical breakdown of the equipment. Not...this.

[@dodgingrain3695]

Sounds like its missing a lot of the high end and it for sure doesn't have a very open sound. Then again that could just be bad mixing. Just wanna go turn up the eq at around 3k+

[@blakealanfoster]

I was thinking "Wow, these drums do not sound like they should running dry through that console....".. Then I saw the trigger on the snare. Why?.... lol

[@vicpeterson4332]

How could a bunch of amatuer singers and guitarist even do this console justice.Brillian console though

[@ForkySeven]

It would be nice if we could hear music through it.

[@BD12]

Never seen less worthy people for the occasion, remarkable video.

[@samjackson7943]

This comment is a gray sprinkle on a Funfetti cupcake

[@2011nickman]

I can't see any Studer Taperecorder. So when you use this beautiful console and record it with Pro Tools or anything else, there is no reason to me to use this console. For sure you have to digitalize the music for the youtubevideo, but the real recording should be all analog.

[@dereklawler8804]

Anyone willing to pay that much money must be insane

[@richpaul8132]

WOW! So, I was guessing this console would hit the higher side of 6 figures... Maybe $750K USD? Then I realized that Reverb had a price tag on it already. well over 3 million! Well, I can't afford it, that's for sure... Rich

[@happymontanamusic]

With that dude dressing like a hippie, it really made the sounds legendary! :)

[@Sax-And-Bones]

The asking price is outrageous.

[@tyremanguitars]

please somebody make a plug in emulation of this!

[@nicktamer4969]

It's done for a while.

[@blackcreekmusic783]

I'm guessing Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother" was recorded on this console the same year as Abbey Road.

[@User-jk8wq]

Damn, I never knew John Malkovich was such a great recording engineer

[@samjackson7943]

If ignorance is bliss, you must be ecstatic at all times

[@ofir_likes_beer]

I love the lack of faders.

[@jacobgonzalez4419]

Oh Sara, nooo....

[@fretlessfender]

I am more than willing to accept the fact that this is a special console... and that it had historical significance... taken, no problem. Neve has built some that were actually better but that was later on... To demonstrate a fully restored historical console, which the Beatles used on their final album, and then present it with these horrible mixes, and artists that really does not have anything to say is underwhelming in my perspective... but maybe that's just me...

[@edmatzenik9858]

Nothing here about the console's provenance. Well you can't put everything in one video. But I'd like to know where it came from, was it really given to a school who dumped it in a skip?

[@decorativeed8032]

Were no half-decent artists available on the day of recording? Just Mr Cosplay Keef/Jagger and his mates?