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Originally Posted by thebeatless

We actually used a variety of mics on the songs that I was a part of. We started with an M49 for the bulk of the initial tracking at Clinton studios in NYC. That was just supposed to be for scratch takes to use as a guide, and I was mostly focused on getting the drum and piano sounds, but we ended up using those "scratch" takes. She's an amazing performer! And performance matters most!

"The Calculation" was another scratch track keeper. Just a U87ai set up in the control room while drums, and bass were going down here in LA at Mike's studio. Come to think of it, most of that song was pretty much cut live. With Matt Chamberlain on drums in the live room, Mike on Bass, and Regina playing the main piano part on some soft synth/sampler while singing. Obviously there were a few overdubs afterwards. This song was a last minute, "Hey check out this new idea" kind of thing, and the whole thing came together in just a couple of hours.

We did use Mike's Telefunken 250E for a few overdubs/fixes. Listen closely on "Machine", and you'll hear the piano bleed come and go.

It was an amazing project to be a part of! There were moments during the initial tracking that reminded me of why I got into this biz in the first place. Hearing these songs go down for the first time was just incredible! And... the experimental sounds on some things, like the drums on "Machine", were so much fun to create!

Adam

Thanks a lot for that info. Adam thumbsup.