For a site like this, it is critical to set up the structure correctly from the start. This site will be thick with information and it all needs to be organized well so people can find it. We want this site to not only be informational but useful, whether you’re a recording engineer or an enthusiast Beatles fan.
Category and Tag Taxonomy
We have spent time setting up a nested category backbone so the URLs make sense to both human and machine. So you’ll find information on EMI’s REDD.37 with the structure of Studio Gear —> Consoles —> EMI REDD Consoles —> EMI REDD.37. URLs will reflect this structure.
Album details will also be structured similarly. The Abbey Road album will be found at Music —> LP —> Abbey Road.
You’ll find engineering notes for Abbey Road at: Session Documentation —> Engineering Notes —> Abbey Road. We want this site to be predictable.
We will also implement a Tag taxonomy structure will pull content together across categorical structure. You’ll find all of the content about Abbey Road with the #Abbey-Road tag… pulling together song details, engineering mix notes, gear details for the album and songs, etc.
Additional Structure
Building for this structure, we’re creating unique Post Types for Albums, Songs, Gear, Mix Notes, and more. This way information will be easily discovered in predictable templates.
The scope of this project is large, but it won’t be complete without your involvement. Each detail will have its own inline comment thread. In the future we want to further integrate more community aspects. (What community features would be important to you?)
We will closely reference each source, providing links to books, such as The Beatles’ Recording Techniques, on Amazon, PDFs and content on Archive.org, and videos on YouTube and elsewhere. You’ll also find links on our Fab Four Resources page.
Join Us!
If you are interested in being part of this project, please contact us. We’re looking for people helping us research, write, document content, write articles (such as emulating signal chains using plugins), and moderate comments.
We’re excited about this massive yet focused project and hope you will benefit from it for years to come.
