Electro-Voice RE15

Records it appears on · 5

• I Can Help

  Billy Swan · I Can Help, 1974

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedUsed on the toms.
• The Band

  The Band · Album, 1969

  • Studio and effects · MicrophoneVerifiedElectro-Voice RE15s were used alongside U87s for added brightness during the album sessions.
• Brown Sugar

  The Rolling Stones · Sticky Fingers, 1971

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedHi-hat microphone; Johnson believes it was an RE15 but says it could have been a 635A, and that an SM57 was more likely than the 635A if it was not the RE15.
• Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes

  The Ronettes · Album, 1963

  • Pianos and electric piano · MicrophoneInferredUsual microphones on the grand piano, upright piano and electric piano.
  • Acoustic guitars · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Microphones mostly used on the acoustic guitars in the middle of the room. (recalled with uncertainty)
• Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

  The Staple Singers · Album, 1972

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedManning believes the snare and toms had dynamic mics, either this model or the Shure 545S.
  • Electric piano and synthesiser · MicrophoneVerifiedRecorded Beckett's electric piano.Position: Aimed at the instrument's speaker.

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