Artist
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
Records1
Usual practice4
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.
Lead and backing vocalsInferred
Neumann U 47
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Lady Gaga's own vintage microphone, which opens the vocal chain Rice has used on her for years and takes wherever they record.
From the record for Rain on Me, where the source is linked.
Lead and backing vocalsInferred
Neve 1073
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Microphone preamp that follows the U47 in Rice's standing vocal chain for Gaga.
From the record for Rain on Me, where the source is linked.
Lead and backing vocalsInferred
Tube-Tech CL 1B
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Compressor after the preamp in that standing chain, going straight into Pro Tools.
From the record for Rain on Me, where the source is linked.
Lead and backing vocalsInferred
Celemony Melodyne
Usual practice, not stated for this record: Used in a stand-alone session on the dry comped vocals for tuning and for tightening the timing of doubles and harmonies to the lead.
From the record for Rain on Me, where the source is linked.