Recording Services
An analogue
approach
Records made with instruments and equipment spanning the 1950s to today — tape, valves, and considered signal paths, always in service of the song.
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Tape & Recorders
1950s to today- Reel-to-reel quarter-inch machineTracking / mix
- 2-inch 16-track1970s
- Portable field recorderLocation
Consoles & Desks
Analogue- Valve mixing console1960s
- Transistor desk1970s-80s
Microphones
Valve & ribbon- Large-diaphragm valve condenserVocals
- Ribbon microphoneRoom / brass
- Dynamic workhorseClose mic
Outboard & Processing
Hardware- Optical compressorVocals / bus
- Spring & plate reverbEffects
- Tape echo1960s-70s
Monitoring & Instruments
The room- Nearfield monitorsMixing
- Upright & grand pianoTracking
- Selected guitars & ampsTracking