Each had different sonic qualities and attack/release times, due to constant tinkering of the components used. Naturally, no RS124 unit sounded exactly the same. It is believed only 25 units were ever created, and each serial number was hand-built by Abbey Road/EMI technical legends Bill Livy, Len Page and Mike Bachelor. The RS124 was actually an extensive in-house modification of the American Altec 436B compressor.

Today, Grammy®-winning pop/R&B and hip hop engineer Tony Maserati consistently applies RS124 tones to his vocal tracks, including those of Beyoncé and Alicia Keys, to supplement their stunning voice qualities. The RS124 sound is especially famous for the thick, creamy bass tones it produced on Beatles classics such as “Rain” and “Come Together.” Abbey Road engineers would typically push the input of the RS124 deep into 15-20 dB of gain reduction, producing wonderfully lush results on numerous sources. RS124 was also a popular choice for mastering in Abbey Road’s cutting rooms. The custom-built RS124 compressors were the secret weapon of Abbey Road engineers during the ‘60s – favored by Geoff Emerick for punchy bass sounds by Ken Scott for lush guitar treatment by Norman Smith for lightly gluing the entire rhythm bus. With two distinct flavors to choose from, this classic tube model is the only software emulation of the ultra-rare RS124s, approved by Abbey Road Studios.įew pieces of gear define music history as the RS124 does. Give your music the sound of silky-smooth Abbey Road RS124 compression – the legendary velvety tones heard on every Beatles recording made at Abbey Road. V12 also introduces a new preset search engine that lets you find & audition the perfect presets for your tracks, plus more new features.

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