AKG 414 (variant not stated)

Records it appears on · 5

• Layla

  Derek and the Dominos · Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970

  • Keyboards · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophones put inside the piano so the guitarists could hear it, with the lid closed and the piano covered in quilts and gaffer tape.Position: Inside the piano, on foam
• Freedom of Choice

  Devo · Album, 1980

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed as overhead microphones, as a general rule across the album.
• Seven and the Ragged Tiger

  Duran Duran · Album, 1984

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone placed inside the bass drum during the French chateau sessions.Position: inside the bass drum
• Little Lion Man

  Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More, 2009

  • Piano and keyboards · MicrophoneVerifiedThe pair of microphones he ended up using on the piano, which sounded bright and helped it cut through.
• Jessie's Girl

  Rick Springfield · Working Class Dog, 1981

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone on Rick Springfield's lead vocal.

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