AKG D12

Records it appears on · 30

• I'm Not in Love

  10cc · The Original Soundtrack, 1975

  • Drums and bass-drum part · MicrophoneReportedBass drum microphone on Godley's kit during the album's sessions.Position: in the bass drum
• Rolling in the Deep

  Adele · 21, 2011

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedThe session screenshot caption identifies a D12 as the mic that recorded the original live bass drum track.
• 52nd Street

  Billy Joel · Album, 1978

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedKick drum microphone, described as a fairly new mic at the time.
• Plastic Letters

  Blondie · Album, 1978

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedEngineer believes the blanketed bass drum was miked from inside with this microphone.
• Total Eclipse of the Heart

  Bonnie Tyler · Faster Than the Speed of Night, 1983

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedOne of two microphones on the kick drum.
• Reckless

  Bryan Adams · Album, 1984

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedBass drum microphone on the album's basic tracks, as Clearmountain best recalls.
• Brothers in Arms

  Dire Straits · Album, 1985

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedOne of two kick drum microphones.
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

  Elton John · Album, 1973

  • Drums (Nigel Olsson) · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed on the bass drum, which had its front skin removed.
• Honky Château

  Elton John · Album, 1972

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedThe engineer thinks this was probably the bass drum mic.
• The Real Thing

  Faith No More · Album, 1989

  • Drums · MicrophoneVerifiedKick drum microphone.
• Chaos and the Calm

  James Bay · Album, 2014

  • Drums · MicrophoneVerifiedKick drum mic.Position: inside the kick drum
• Life's Been Good

  Joe Walsh · But Seriously, Folks..., 1978

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedKick drum microphone.
• American Fool

  John Cougar · Album, 1982

  • Drums and drum machine · MicrophoneReportedGehman thinks this was the kick drum microphone on the American Fool drum recordings.
• Tribute

  John Newman · Album, 2013

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone paired with the U47 FET on the kick drum in RAK Studio 1.
• Celebrate!

  Kool & the Gang · Album, 1980

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedBonnefond recalls an AKG D-12 on the kick drum for the band's basic tracks.
• The Rise & Fall

  Madness · Album, 1982

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedBass drum microphone during the period of these sessions.
• Nevermind

  Nirvana · Album, 1991

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedKick drum micPosition: On the kick. A roughly six-foot tunnel of old drum shells was attached to the bass drum; where the D12 sat is not stated
• Purple Rain

  Prince and The Revolution · Purple Rain, 1984

  • Drums and drum machines · MicrophoneReportedKick drum microphone, placed inside the drum.Position: Inside the kick drum
• Bohemian Rhapsody

  Queen · A Night at the Opera, 1975

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedBass drum microphone.
• Unlimited Love

  Red Hot Chili Peppers · Album, 2022

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedNamed as one of two microphones on the outside of the kick; D12s are also named on the toms.Position: outside kick

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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