Gear · console
AMS Neve 88R
Records it appears on · 1
- Get Lucky
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories, 2013
- Lead vocal · Mix effectsInferredEQ on guest vocals: top-end lift for presence plus a narrow cut. Guzauski does not name the EQSettings: His usual approach: high-frequency boost (amount not stated); very narrow cut around 3-4 kHz, varied per singer
- Vocoder (robot) vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedDesk EQ to keep diction intelligible on the vocoder partsSettings: Amount not stated
- Rhythm guitar (two layered parts) · Mix effectsVerifiedDesk EQ presence boost on Rodgers' guitar across the album. Guzauski says he does not think any outboard was usedSettings: Boost around 5 kHz on the desk (amount not stated)
- Bass guitar · Mix effectsVerifiedOnly bass processing at mix: desk mid-range EQ so it cuts throughSettings: Mid-range boost (frequency and amount not stated)
- Keyboards and synthesizers · Mix effectsVerifiedConsole EQ and compression to fit keyboards and synths into the mix
- Mix bus and mixdown (album-wide) · Mix effectsVerifiedAnalogue mix console at Conway Studio C, fed from Pro ToolsSettings: 72 inputs, fed from Pro Tools at 96 kHz; extra tracks submixed in the box
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First choice · Emulation of this unit
Universal Audio Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection
channel strip
Model of the 88RS channel strip (EQ, dynamics, preamp), made with AMS Neve.
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