Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Abbey Road Studios' prized and sensual sound is that to some extent it relies on various pieces of homemade, one-of-a-kind equipment, which to the untrained eye seems as if it is more Could. house in a quiet corner of the set I am a doctor.
Mirek Stiles, head of audio products at Abbey Road Studios, told WIRED, “When Bowers & Wilkins approached us about Studio Mode the first thing I asked myself was, how can we make it authentic?” “Abbey Road and its parent company EMI created their own compressors, suppressors and the like, especially during the 1950s and 60s, so how could we capture that sound?”
Which means that Bowers & Wilkins, together with Abbey Road Studios, not only found themselves attempting to capture the 'sonic fingerprint' of a physical room and import it into the digital domain, but they also found themselves replicating unique effects. Found even while trying. , one-off spreaders, compounders and other Heath Robinson-esque studio equipment. Such equipment at Abbey Road Studios is the stuff of pro recording legend – so much so that when one of these artefacts becomes available, interest runs deep and bidding is wild,
Despite the obvious and significant challenges in bringing Abbey Road Studio Mode to market, Mirek seems absolutely happy with the results. “A car cabin is such a small and hopeless environment. But I already had some equipment that I thought could help – and what's important for an authentic sound is the recording equipment in the studio and the techniques used by recording engineers. Once studio sound was mapped out in a physical sense, a lot of experimentation resulted in a reliable formula.
I've heard Abbey Road Studio mode in action, and frankly there's no debate about its effectiveness. A colorful and immersive user interface, almost reminiscent of a screen garage bandA Volvo EX90 allows the owner to dial between 'classic' and 'modern' studio sound via a 180-degree horizontal plane, while vertical adjustment between the studio room and the control room is also available. Users can select a position on either of these two axes to get the most pleasing sound, and enjoy a visual display that is streets ahead of any other automotive in-car audio experience currently available. feels.