tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post8487372975834520553..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: The Beatles On Record Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-21267304226782343732011-11-15T09:27:07.730-08:002011-11-15T09:27:07.730-08:00Regarding the recording techniques of The Beatles,...Regarding the recording techniques of The Beatles, there's a great book called Recording The Beatles that gives a comprehensive look at how it was done. Or you can wait for my book with Ken Scott ("From Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust") where Ken goes over a number of the methods.<br /><br />But to briefly answer your questions, yes, in the very early days they did use a PA instead of headphones. No, the PA wasn't miked. Each studio at Abbey Road had it's own chamber for reverb, plus they also used an EMT140 plate. As I understand it, they never used room miking the way we use it today.Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-87343909070678412022011-11-15T09:19:23.638-08:002011-11-15T09:19:23.638-08:00The phasing sound could be a number of things. It ...The phasing sound could be a number of things. It could have to do with the conversion of stereo to mono, or it could have been from dubbing a better version of the song on top of one on the video.Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-30246007519142675492011-11-15T05:49:27.681-08:002011-11-15T05:49:27.681-08:00Some of these tracks sound like there's some s...Some of these tracks sound like there's some sort of phasing going on. What's up with that? Sounds like my DVD of A Hard Days Night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-12294230699304478852011-11-10T13:10:09.908-08:002011-11-10T13:10:09.908-08:00I'd like to know how they engineered those ses...I'd like to know how they engineered those sessions. They had a big sound stage studio to work in. I don't see headphones - Did they use a PA. Did they mic a PA and add it to the direct voices? Is the reverb, such as on 'love me do' a plate or did they capture live reverb from the studio? What sort of room miking did they do? Stuff like that would be very informative. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-20328036106958567302011-11-08T18:39:55.400-08:002011-11-08T18:39:55.400-08:00Millions of thanks for this Bobby;-) The Beatles h...Millions of thanks for this Bobby;-) The Beatles have always been and always will be Number 1 with me.<br /><br />The most important, innovative, influential and truly magical band of all time. As musicians, where would we be without them?<br /><br />The Beatles Four-Ever!! ♫Rand Blisshttp://www.reverbnation.com/randblissnoreply@blogger.com