It was the first solid-state EMI console and was equipped with 24 mic inputs spread over 12 modules. Peppers‘ sessions when the band required more inputs and recording channels. The renowned EMI TG12345 modular console was first installed at Abbey Road in the late 1960s and was famously put to use by The Beatles during the Sgt. Let’s take a look at some of the key instruments used in the recording process. The result is still considered a particularly nuanced work and the remasters have always explored new high-fidelity listening formats over the years. In addition, an incredible amount of detail was paid to aspects like mic placement and the tuning of the toms. The album took over 8 months to record and made use of many recording and sampling techniques which were considered groundbreaking for the time. This meant that together, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright had limitless access to Abbey Road with arguably some of the greatest recording equipment ever designed and a young, passionate engineer with something to prove named Alan Parsons. As a highly successful band signed to EMI, one of the biggest recording companies of all time, there was very little limitation on budget, if any.
It’s also important to note that The Dark Side Of The Moon was Floyd’s eighth studio album.
That same year, Stevie Wonder released his iconic Innervisions album and a relatively unknown London band called Queen launched their debut album. The year 1973 is particularly significant, as it falls squarely within what is regarded as the golden age of recording.
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