How It Was Recorded

Gear · equaliser

API 550a

Records it appears on · 2

  • Not Afraid

    Eminem · Recovery, 2010

    • Bass · Mix effectsReportedEqualiser on the bass; Strange says the studio likes it a lot.
  • Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac · Album, 1977

    • Console and tape machine · Input chainVerifiedEqualisers on the Sausalito console; Caillat boosted every EQ channel to get the sound working.Settings: +12 on every EQ channel

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

Get the sound

First choice · Emulation of this unit

Waves API 550

equaliser

Made with API as models of the 550A and 550B equalisers.

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