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.
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.
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 - Vox AC30 (1963), Fender Showman (1967), Fender DeLuxe (1967), Fender Tan Showman (1963), Vox Defiant (1966), Vox 730 (1966), Vox 7120 (1966), Fender Bassman (1963) - 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 Bass (1963) and Rickenbacker 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), Birthday Piano (through VOX Defiant guitar amp), 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 Bass)
* Because I'm A Harpsichord (Baldwin Electric Harpsichord/Baldwin Amp)
* Birthday Piano (Steinway B Piano through 1966 Vox Defiant Amp)
* Come To Bass (1963 Hofner Bass)
* Come To Drums (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
* Come To Rhythm Guitar (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)
* 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)
* Get Guitar (1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1967 Fender Showman Amp)
* Help I'm A Snare (plus kit) (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
* Help I'm A Lead Guitar 1963 Gretsch Tennessean Electric Guitar/1963 Vox AC30)
* Here Comes The Guitar 1966 Gibson J200 Acoustic picked)
* I'm Only A Backward Guitar (1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1966 Vox 7120 Amp)
* I Want Guitar (Epiphone Casino/Fender DeLuxe and Fender Strat/Fender Tan Showman)
* I Will Need A Guitar (1966 Martin D28 with ADT)
* I'm A Blackbird (1966 Martin D28 Acoustic Guitar fingered and picked)
* In The End Drums (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
* Lucy In The Lowery (Lowery Heritage Deluxe Organ)
* Lucy Lead Guitar (1956 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar with Leslie Speaker)
* Michele Guitar Solo (1956 Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar/1963 Fender Bassman Amp)
* Modulated Fairchild Cymbals (Zildjian Cymbals)
* Nowhere Guitar (1956 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar/1963 Vox AC30)
* 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 Firebird Electric Guitar (Roc-Jet)/1963 Vox AC30 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)
* Something Is A Rhythm Guitar Chords (1951 Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar with Leslie Speaker)
* Strawberry Drums (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
* Strawberry Flutes (Mellotron Flutes)
* Swarmandel Forever (Swarmandel)
* Ticket To Guitar (Gretsch Tennessean Electric Guitar/1963 Vox AC30)
* Ticket To Drums (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
* We Can Work A Harmonium (Harmonium)
* With a Little Help From My Bass (1965 Rickenbacker 360-12 Bass)
* Within A Sitar (Sitar)
* Within A Tabla (Tabla)
* What You're Drumming (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
* Yer Drums (1960 Ludwig Downbeat Kit)
All instruments are newly recorded multi-samples for this collection and none of the sounds came from any Beatles music or records (Beatles is a registered trademark of Apple Corp, Ltd. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders.)
System Requirements
* 8 GB Free Hard Disc Space
* DVD Drive
* iLok Security Key (a free soundsonline.com account is required for retrieving and managing iLok licenses)
* If you do not own an iLok Security Key you can purchase at your local authorized EASTWEST retailers, or here. One iLok key will hold 100 registrations for all future releases.
Recommended Systems
* WINDOWS XP (32 and 64-bit), VISTA (32 and 64-bit), PIV, 1 GIG of RAM,
* Mac OS X 10.4 or higher , POWER PC or INTEL MAC
Supported Interfaces
* WIN: VST™, RTAS™, ASIO™, DirectSound™
* MAC: VST™, Audio Units™, Core Audio™, RTAS™
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH, OR ENDORSED BY THE BEATLES OR APPLE CORP, LTD.)
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