Artist
Herb Alpert
Records
Usual practice
What the people behind these records say they generally do. None of it is stated for a particular record, so every item is rated inferred.
Sony C-37TrumpetInferred
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Alpert used this microphone on his trumpet for many years because it gave a mellower tone without screaming highs.
From the record for Rise, where the source is linked.
Sennheiser MD 421Drum kitInferred
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Kick drum microphone in Hahn's go-to miking scheme of the period.
From the record for Rise, where the source is linked.
Neumann KM 84Drum kitInferred
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Hi-hat microphone in Hahn's go-to miking scheme of the period.
From the record for Rise, where the source is linked.
AKG C 12Drum kitInferred
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Overhead microphones in Hahn's go-to miking scheme of the period.
From the record for Rise, where the source is linked.
Neumann U 87Marimba and vibesInferred
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Microphones on Wechter's instruments in Hahn's go-to scheme of the period.
From the record for Rise, where the source is linked.
Gear on these records
- 3M 32-track digital tape recorder (model not stated)
- AKG C 12
- dbx Limiters (model not stated)
- EMT 140
- Eventide Harmonizer (model not stated)
- Fairchild Compressor/limiter (model not stated)
- Fender Rhodes
- MCI 24-track analogue tape machine (model not stated)
- Neumann KM 84
- Neumann U 87
- Quad Eight Mic preamps (model not stated)
- Sennheiser MD 421
- Sony C-37
- Teletronix LA-2A