I'm very much in awe of a recent release by Propellerheads. While I've been busy recording washing machines and racing cars, the masters of hypersampling have been working on a refill called Abbey Road Keyboards. It contains 7 classic instruments from Abbey Road Studios including the legendary 'Mrs. Mills' piano and the 'Challen Studio Piano'.The results sound amazing and some demo tracks as well as individual instruments can be heard on the Propellerheads site here.
I think what makes this collection so special is they have captured the sound of such unique instruments that have incredible personality and are so recognisable. The demo of the Mellotron flute sounds warm and faithful, it's just waiting to burst into 'Strawberry Fields Forever'. It seems strange that a tape based sampler has been transformed into a digital instrument, but the result is incredible. My personal favourite is the 'Schiedmayer Celeste' which sounds very distinct and would definately stand out in a mix.
Included in the guide are some excellent diagrams of how they made the recordings which show mic models, positions and distances. Very useful.
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