The balance engineer who operated the recording desk during sessions
Most-prolific recording engineers on Beatles sessions: Norman Smith (103), Geoff Emerick (77), Ken Scott (41).
| # | Name | Songs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Smith British engineer turned producer who later produced Pink Floyd's early records and scored a hit of his own as 'Hurricane Smith'. | 103 | 34.3% |
| 2 | Geoff Emerick British recording engineer celebrated for the inventive microphone and tape techniques he pioneered at EMI's Abbey Road studios. | 77 | 25.7% |
| 3 | Ken Scott British recording engineer and producer who went on to work with David Bowie, Elton John, and Supertramp. | 41 | 13.7% |
| 4 | Phil McDonald British balance engineer active at EMI's Abbey Road and other London studios through the 1960s and 1970s. | 22 | 7.3% |
| 5 | Glyn Johns Influential British engineer and producer whose credits span the Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, and the Eagles. | 15 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Jeff Jarratt EMI recording engineer at Abbey Road. | 9 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Peter Bown EMI balance engineer at Abbey Road. | 7 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Barry Sheffield Recording engineer and co-founder of Trident Studios. | 6 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Stuart Eltham EMI balance engineer at Abbey Road. | 3 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Martin Benge Recording engineer credited on a Beatles recording. | 2 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Ken Townsend EMI engineer who invented ADT (artificial double tracking). | 2 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Malcolm Addey EMI recording engineer at Abbey Road in the early 1960s. | 2 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Eddie Kramer South-African-born recording engineer best known for his work with Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. | 2 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Richard Lush EMI balance and tape engineer from 1966, on Sgt. Pepper and the 1967 to 1969 sessions. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 15 | S. N. Gupta Session musician credited on a Beatles recording. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Dave Siddle Recording engineer credited on a Beatles recording. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 17 | John Timperley Recording engineer at Olympic Sound Studios. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Keith Grant Recording engineer and co-founder of Olympic Sound Studios. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Dave Harries EMI recording engineer and technical engineer at Abbey Road. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 20 | J. P. Sen Session musician credited on a Beatles recording. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Uncredited Unnamed session musicians played the recording engineer on this recording. | 1 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Adrian Ibbetson Recording engineer credited on a Beatles recording. | 1 | 0.3% |
Also overdubbed hi-hat
First session as lead Beatles engineer; devised the Leslie vocal
First Beatles session as lead balance engineer
Lead engineer on Revolver
EMI technical engineer; stood in at the start of the 8 Dec 1966 session in Martin and Emerick's absence
EMI Studios second engineer
August 22–23 Chappell sessions
Trident Studios sessions
Trident Studios
Trident sessions
Tracking on first attempts before quitting the project
De Lane Lea engineer
Supervised session in Martin's absence
Mono mix
Olympic backing track
Apple Studios sessions
Spector overdub session
1968 basic track
Steve Orchard, Bruce Sugar, Keith Smith
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The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions
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