Abbey Road drops a free Big Nessie instrument with Charles Jeffrey

A fashion-meets-music collab just dropped a free virtual instrument stuffed with weird, wonderful sounds from Abbey Road's legendary Studio Two.

What The Big Nessie is

• Abbey Road Studios and Charles Jeffrey Loverboy built this sampler together.
• It launched alongside the brand's Spring/Summer 2026 collection.
• Field recordings from Somerset House and Studio Two form its sonic backbone.
• Charles Jeffrey designed the graphics wrapping the whole thing.

Sound and production details

• Warped percussive textures and experimental rhythms fill the library.
• Abbey Road's Curve Bender approach ran every sound through vintage gear.
• Tom Furse served as musical director on the recording sessions.
• Mirek Stiles called it Abbey Road's first fully in-house-built sampled instrument.

Compatibility and pricing

• It runs in Native Instruments Kontakt Player 8 or above.
• Windows 10+, macOS 13+, with VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone options.
• The best part is that it costs absolutely nothing to download.