Equipment

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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