How It Was Recorded

Gear · preamp

Focusrite 110

Records it appears on · 1

  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    Whitney Houston · Whitney, 1987

    • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedStand-alone preamp and EQ for the lead vocal, with the upper mids and top end lifted in advance to offset tape losses.Settings: Upper mids and top end boosted ahead of tape (no figures given)

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

Get the sound

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Plugin Alliance bx_console Focusrite SC

channel strip

Models the Focusrite Studio Console channel, which is built around the ISA 110 and ISA 130.

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