How It Was Recorded

Artist

Marvin Gaye

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.

  • Recorded direct (DI)BassInferred

    Usual practice, not stated for this record: Bass was plugged into the Studio A house line amplifier built by Mike McLean and recorded direct, with a 12-inch speaker in the unit letting the player hear it.

    From the record for What's Going On, where the source is linked.

  • Recorded direct (DI)GuitarsInferred

    Usual practice, not stated for this record: Guitars were plugged into the same Studio A house line amplifier and recorded direct.

    From the record for What's Going On, where the source is linked.

  • Ampex MM-1000Studio, tape and mixInferred

    Usual practice, not stated for this record: Two-inch 16-track tape machine in Studio A from 1968, replacing the home-built eight-track.

    From the record for What's Going On, where the source is linked.

Gear on these records