TECHNICAL INFO from ABBEY ROAD

[bernardj]

Hello

Would a tech fan have a link to access the synoptic diagram of the REDD 17 or 37 console from Abbey Road ??
I am very curious about the sounds techniques of the 1960s 62

Bernard from France

[philc]

What exactly did you want to know as the REDD desks and sound techniques are quite involved!

Phil

[bernardj]

Hi Philc

Thank you for your interest in my post !

I am looking for the Diagram (synoptic drawing for the signal path in the REDD 17 and/or REED 37

for example how many Aux send, pre or post fader, return effect, how many bus master) the synoptic diagram, if it exists, could inform me about everything that
thank you

Bernard from France

[grip]

Hi Bernard,
This link is for the REDD 47 schematic diagram, it's probably of no use to you but I'll post it anyway.

www.sowter.co.uk/schematics/redd47.gif

Kind regards,


Chris

[fenderplucker]

The book Recording the Beatles gives a lot of technical information about the methods used.

Paul.

[philc]

What Paul said...... if you have the book, if not, they're now selling second hand for around £600!

Phil

[fenderplucker]

Hi Phil,

Might be my retirement nest egg???

Paul.

[glyderslead]

Hello Bernard.

I know absolutely nothing about REDD equipment. However, I followed the link that Chris noted above and by chance came upon the following two sites. They looked to me as though they could be useful to you - if you haven't already found them.

REDD 17:

www.fullcompass.com/common/files/25052-WavesREDDUserGuide.pdf

REDD 37

vintageking.com/blog/2016/09/abbey-road-redd-37/

Cheers and bon jour

Mick

[philc]

Apr 30, 2020 8:07:11 GMT fenderplucker said:

Hi Phil,

Might be my retirement nest egg???

Paul.

I think it will help Paul, the same with me, we were lucky to get them when we did!

Phil

[philc]

Some of the Abbey Road plugins might still be available, I know that the RS124 compressor isn't.

I have a thread on this forum showing pictures I took of the vintage gear when I visited Abbey Road, also inside Studio 2's echo chamber which I was priviliged to see, here's a few shots of the REDD17

[bernardj]

Helllo PhilC, others

Thank you very much for your help, the photos are very interesting and in addition I want to find the synops in this kind of model
static.audiofanzine.com/dossiers_v3/console_homestudio/sorties_mackie1640.png

Thank you for those who would have an idea to find a synopsis of REDD, if it exists !!!

static.audiofanzine.com/dossiers_v3/console_homestudio/sorties_mackie1640.png

Bernard from France

[philc]

So Bernard, if you don't mind me asking, what is the object of your enquieries regarding the desk?

Phil

[bernardj]

Hi Philc, Others

This does not bother me at all of course , the reason is that we are thinking with Patrice Bastien, French expert in vintage guitar and electronics, on the routing options that could have been used in 1960 depending on the equipment that was available (patch the well known auction site? compressors, on or two revers (EMT and Chamber)  Aux send pre and post fader, and I started recording by doubling the edge of the desk for the lead guitar and performing the processing on this lining with the effect start in Pre-fader
This gives interesting results but we want to validate this hypothesis by studying the synops of the desk

thank you for your interest in my post

Bernard from France

[bernardj]

Hi Philc, Others

Here is another title with this principle of using 2 channels with the N 2 which deals with compression and the departure to reverb in Pre fader

Bernard from France

[philc]

May 1, 2020 14:48:54 GMT bernardj said:

Hi Philc, Others

This does not bother me at all of course , the reason is that we are thinking with Patrice Bastien, French expert in vintage guitar and electronics, on the routing options that could have been used in 1960 depending on the equipment that was available (patch the well known auction site? compressors, on or two revers (EMT and Chamber)  Aux send pre and post fader, and I started recording by doubling the edge of the desk for the lead guitar and performing the processing on this lining with the effect start in Pre-fader
This gives interesting results but we want to validate this hypothesis by studying the synops of the desk

thank you for your interest in my post

Bernard from France

Hi Bernard,

If I've got this right, your splitting the guitar track so that one is dry and the other pre fader compression & reverb?

Yes for compression as you would want all the guitar sound to be compressed, I do this with my Altec436c and RS124, but not dry as well as you would be defeating the object, reverb is a little different but there's no need to pre fader it.

After studying Studio 2 recording techniques for some time, I'm reasonably sure that the process was pretty straight forward, however, on occasion they did go out on a limb and experiment.

Phil