Abbey Road and Chandler team up on the first EMI recording console in 50 years – and it’s fully modularAbbey Road Studios and Chandler Limited have teamed up on the REDD Mixing System, the first EMI recording console in 50 years, and a fully modular unit which brings together “every era of EMI’s legendary recording equipment”.
The modular nature of the REDD Mixing System allows producers and engineers to design their optimal setup, combining REDD, TG and RS channels and busses in whatever configuration they like to suit everything from home studios to professional control rooms.

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The REDD Mixing System has been six years in the making, and is the result of “intensive collaboration” between Wade Goeke of Chandler Limited, Abbey Road’s Head of Audio Products Mirek Stiles and the wider Abbey Road team.
Abbey Road and Chandler are currently taking orders for the REDD Mixing System in the US only, with expected delivery dates of August 2026.
Credit: Abbey Road Studios/Chandler Limited
They say that given each console is made in America and the wide variety of possible configurations requested in each special order, time is required to “establish infrastructure for building and sales”, and determinations on wider distribution will be made at a later date.
“Development of the new desk was a labour of love,” says Goeke. “I wanted to include all the different sounding gear we make with Abbey Road as well as offering a modular approach that is more suited for modern recording setups.
“I can have a very small system at home and cover everything I need, whether it be tracking with tube or solid state gear, mixing in the box, reamplifying, inserting pedals with the sends, passive EQ on the busses, flexible control room options and even glow-in-the-dark faders that add a creative feel to a dimly lit studio. This has truly been the design of a lifetime and one I hope adds to the legacy of EMI, Abbey Road and Chandler Limited.”
Credit: Abbey Road Studios/Chandler Limited
“I was introduced to the TG and REDD desks at Abbey Road Studios when I was 18 years old,” adds Stiles. “I’d never seen or heard anything like them. I was blown away watching how producers like Mike Hedges, Jon Brion or Peter Cobbin would use them to colour the sound of their recordings and mixes in such a musical way.”
He goes on: “Examples of the original desks used on everything from The Beatles to film scores like Raiders of the Lost Ark are very rare indeed, so it’s with great pleasure to witness Wade revive these beautiful engineering classics for artists, producers and engineers of today, all of course with a modern innovative twist.
“Wade has created a modern classic, there simply isn’t anything else like this on the market. I truly believe the music production community now have access to a tool that will redefine what the mixing console is and how it’s used creatively.”
For a full breakdown of specs, head to abbeyroad.com.
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