Barenaked Ladies · Album, 1998
Stunt
9 sourced items across 5 sectionsVerified3Reported5Inferred1
This is an album-level record: the sources describe how the album as a whole was recorded, not one song. Where a detail belongs to a single song, the row says so.
Songs this record stands for: One Week. We found nothing specific to this song, so this album record is the closest account we have.
What the sources do and do not say
Mix feature on the Stunt sessions with Susan Rogers (tracking at Arlyn) and David Leonard (overdubs at Phase One, mix at East Iris). Only the tiny Marshall amp with an SM57 and the SansAmp on the vocal are tied to One Week; the rest is album-level or general habit, so this is an album record. Consoles and tape are stated in narrative, not by the engineers.
Lead vocal (Ed Robertson)
1 item
Ed Robertson
Mix effects
The real chain
Tech 21 SansAmp
VerifiedOne song
Run Robertson's lead vocal through it at the mix to add edge and bite on this song.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Emulation of this unit
Audiopunks SansAmp Rack
saturation
Made with Tech 21, it models both the original SansAmp pedal and the PSA-1 rack version.
Tiny distorted electric guitar licks
1 item
Ed Robertson
Microphone
The real chain
Shure SM57
VerifiedOne song
Placed in front of the tiny Marshall amp to capture Robertson's distorted guitar licks on this song.
- Position
- In front of the amp
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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No plugin suggested. Microphone-modelling plugins only work with their own matched hardware microphone, so there is no plugin to link. Placement and the room matter more than the model. The SM57 is still made and inexpensive: the real thing is the practical route.
Double bass (Jim Creeggan)
2 items
Jim Creeggan
Microphone
The real chain
Neumann U 47 fet
Verified
One of the microphones Rogers used on Creeggan's double bass across the album, blended with the pickup signal.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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No plugin suggested. Microphone-modelling plugins only work with their own matched hardware microphone, so there is no plugin to link. Placement and the room matter more than the model.
The real chain
Sennheiser MD 421
Reported
Rogers says she sometimes used it as well on Creeggan's double bass, blended with the pickup. (recalled with uncertainty)
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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No plugin suggested. Microphone-modelling plugins only work with their own matched hardware microphone, so there is no plugin to link. Placement and the room matter more than the model. The MD 421 is still made.
Snare drum
1 item
Tyler Stewart
Mix effects
The real chain
API 525
InferredUsual practice
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Leonard says he habitually puts the snare through it at the mix to pull out a boinky snare sound.
A suggestion, not a documented fact: Leonard says he always goes for this snare sound on drums, describing a habit rather than One Week specifically.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Emulation of this unit
LSR Audio VLB525
compressor
A plugin model of the API 525 feedback compressor.
Tracking, overdub and mix rooms
4 items
Input chain
The real chain
API Console (model not stated)
Reported
The console at Arlyn Studios on which Rogers recorded the album's basic tracks.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Close match
Universal Audio API Vision Channel Strip Collection
channel strip
Models the channel strip of API's Vision console, built from the same module family.
The real chain
Ampex 499 2-inch tape
Reported
Rogers's preferred 2-inch tape stock for recording the album on 24 tracks.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines
tape
Models two Studer machines, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.
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- Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder (Models a Studer A800, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape)
The real chain
Neve 8060
Reported
Phase One's customised console, used heavily by Leonard for the overdubs he added after tracking.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Waves NLS Non-Linear Summer
console emulation
A console-summing plugin that includes one Neve desk. It gives a Neve flavour, not this console's channels.
Mix effects
The real chain
SSL J 9000
Reported
The console at East Iris Studios, Nashville, where Leonard mixed the album.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Close match
Solid State Logic SSL Native Channel Strip 2
channel strip
SSL's own channel-strip plugin. It is not a model of this particular desk.
Also worth a look 1
- Waves SSL E-Channel (Models the 4000 E channel strip; the source does not make this the same desk)
Sources
- Barenaked Ladies: Showing Growth with "Stunt", Mix, 1999-05. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
What the ratings mean
Stated by the engineer, producer or artist, or by the manufacturer.
Stated by a reputable secondary source.
An educated suggestion, not a documented fact.
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