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FAB FOUR is a virtual instrument inspired by the sounds of the Beatles, using the same kind of period instruments (much of it from collectors) and rare authentic EMI and other recording equipment the Beatles used to create their music, produced by DOUG ROGERS and engineered by Beatle's engineer KEN SCOTT.
FAB FOUR is a virtual instrument inspired by the
sounds of the Beatles, using the same kind of period instruments and authentic
rare EMI recording equipment the Beatles used to create their music.
FAB FOUR sound engineer KEN SCOTT worked on five
Beatles albums, including "A Hard Days Night", "Help", "Rubber Soul", "Magical
Mystery Tour" (engineer), and "The Beatles" (engineer) - also known as the
"White Album". Drummer DENNY SEIWELL and Guitarist LAURENCE JUBER were both
members of Paul McCartney and Wings.
"The Beatles had a profound impact on me musically,"
said FAB FOUR producer DOUG ROGERS, "and were the influence for my
fascination with sound. They were musical geniuses that never rested on their
laurels, always producing exciting new music and sounds with each new record,
much of it ground-breaking! Putting this project together took well over a year
of research, equipment procurement (much of it from collectors), and putting
together a team that could pull off such a feat; but it was a labor of love for
us all, and the result is truly worth it."
No expense was spared finding the same kind of
period instruments and rare authentic EMI and other recording equipment the
Beatles used to create their sounds to produce this collection, much of which,
ironically, will end up in EASTWEST Studio 3, where the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
was recorded, the inspiration for the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band" album, according to Paul McCartney.
Well over a million dollars worth of instruments,
amplifiers, microphones, recording desks (including very rare EMI REDD tube and
TG12345 desks), outboard equipment (including Fairchild limiters and EMI RS124
modified Altec compressors), and Studer J-37 tube multi-tracks were used in this
production. If you are a film/tv/game composer, or a musician/producer looking
for sounds not found in other collections to create with, this is it. Blending
these unique and sometimes bizarre sounds with today's music should enable you
to produce something truly spectacular!
KEY FACTS:
Produced by DOUG ROGERS
Engineered by KEN SCOTT (Beatles/David
Bowie/Elton John/Supertramp etc.)
Includes authentic rare period guitars (acoustic
and electric), basses, drums, keyboards, stringed and other misc instruments
The same kind of microphones were used to record
all instruments (Neumann/AKG/Cole/STC)
The same kind of period amplifiers - Fender Tan
Showman (1963), Fender Bassman (1963), Vox AC30 (1963), Vox AC50 (1965), Vox
Defiant (1966), Vox 730 (1966), Vox 7120 (1966), Fender Showman (1967), Fender
DeLuxe (1967) - were used with the electric guitars
The same kind of recording desks and preamps,
including a very rare EMI REDD tube desk, EMI TG12345 desk (the same kind of
desk used to record Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"), and EMI REDD47
preamps, were used to record all instruments
The same kind of limiters (Fairchild) and
compressors (rare EMI RS124 modified Altec) were used for dynamics control
The same kind of Studer J-37 tube 4-track was
used to record everything
INSTRUMENTS:
Guitars (some costing over $200,000 each) played
by LAURENCE JUBER (Paul McCartney and Wings) include Gretsch Firebird (1959),
Gretsch Tennessean (1963), Rickenbacker 360-12 (1965), Martin D-28 (1966),
Fender Stratocaster (1956), Epiphone Casino (1956), Fender Telecaster (1951),
Gibson SG (1960), Les Paul Goldtop (1957), Gibson J200 (1966), Hofner 500 Bass
(1963) and Rickenbacker 4001S Bass (1964).
Guitars were sampled with up and down strokes,
multiple velocities and picking styles, some with chords and effects
Most of the sounds would be impossible to create
without all of the above equipment. For example, the "revostortion" guitar sound
was created by feeding a Epiphone Casino guitar into one EMI REDD 47 preamp, and
the output into a second EMI REDD 47 preamp, which is exactly how it was created
originally by the EMI/Abbey Road engineers
Drums played by DENNY SEIWELL (Paul McCartney
and Wings) include a rare 1960 Ludwig downbeat kit with Zildjian cymbals (snare
5 x 14/toms 9 x 13/16 x 16/kick 22 x 14/zildjan 20" crash ride/18" crash
medium/14" Hi-Hat)
Drums are all multi-sampled with up to 16
velocity layers, left and right hand. The sounds were all matched to a
particular style (e.g. A Day in the Drums, Ticket to Drums, Yer Drums). We even
recorded some heavily modulated cymbals through a Fairchild limiter for
authenticity
Keyboards include Baldwin Electric Harpsichord
(Because I'm a Harpsichord), Clavioline (Baby I'm a Clavioline), Lucy in the
Lowery, Strawberry Flutes, We Can Work a Harmonium, and other stringed
instruments including Swarmandel Forever
EFFECTS:
FAB FOUR includes a software version of ADT
(artificial double tracking) with built-in tape simulator, created and
programmed specially for this project. The software includes the smoothest
filters you'll ever hear, delay, and multiple high quality reverb choices.
INSTRUMENT LIST:
Baby I'm A Clavioline
(Clavioline/Baldwin Amp)
Bass Tripper
(1963 Hofner 500 Bass)
Because I'm A Harpsichord
(Baldwin Electric Harpsichord/Baldwin Amp)
Come To Bass
(1963 Hofner Bass)
Come To Drums
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Come To Guitar Rhythm
(1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1967 Fender DeLuxe Amp)
Come To Guitar Solo
(1957 Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar/1963 Fender Bassman Amp)
Day In The Drums
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Everybody's Got Guitar
(1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1966 Vox Defiant Amp)
Fairchild Modulated Cymbals
(Zildjian Cymbals)
Fixing A Guitar Solo
(1956 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar/1966 Vox Defiant Amp)
Getting A Better Guitar
(1951 Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar/1966 Vox 730 Amp)
Get Back My Guitar
(1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1967 Fender Showman Amp)
Get Back My Organ
(Hammond B3 Organ)
Help I'm A Snare (plus kit)
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Here Comes The Guitar
(1966 Gibson J200 Acoustic picked)
I'm Only A Backwards Guitar
(1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1966 Vox 7120 Amp)
I Want Guitar
(Epiphone Casino/Fender DeLuxe and Fender Strat/Fender Tan Showman/doubled)
I Will Play A Guitar Solo
(1966 Martin D28 with ADT)
I'm A Blackbird
(1966 Martin D28 Acoustic Guitar fingered and picked)
In The End There Will Be Drums
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Lucy In The Lowery
(Lowery Heritage Deluxe Organ)
Lucy Lead Guitar
(1956 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar with Leslie Speaker)
Michelle Is A Guitar Solo
(1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1963 Fender Bassman Amp)
Madonna Piano
(Steinway B Piano)
Miscellaneous
(Claps, Tambourine, Cowbell, Screaming Girls)
Nowhere Guitar
(1956 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar/1963 Vox AC30)
Party Guitar
(Gretsch Tennessean Electric Guitar/1963 Vox AC50 Amp)
Penny Snare (plus kit)
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Pepper Guitar
(Gibson SG Guitar/1966 Vox Defiant Amp)
Revostortion Guitar
(1965 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/2 x REDD 47 Preamps)
Roll Over Guitar
(1959 Gretsch Country Gentleman Electric Guitar/1964 Vox AC100 Amp)
Something Is A Guitar Solo
(1957 Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar/1963 Fender Bassman Amp)
Something Is A Rhythm Guitar
(1951 Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar with Leslie Speaker)
Strawberry Drums
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Strawberry Flutes
(original sound licensed from www.mellotron.com)
Swarmandel Forever
(Swarmandel)
Ticket To Guitar
(Rickenbacker 360-12 Electric Guitar/1965 Vox AC50 Amp)
Ticket To Drums
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
We Can Work A Harmonium
(Harmonium)
With a Little Help From My Bass
(1964 Rickenbacker 4001S Bass)
Within A Sitar / Love You Sitar
(Sitar)
Within A Tabla
(Tabla)
What You're Drumming
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
Yer Drums
(1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit in Small Room)
