How It Was Recorded

Gear · equaliser

Inward Connections Vac Rac

Modular valve processor rack; here its TEQ-1 three-band equaliser module, 1990s (reviewed 1998; maker founded 1987). Mono three-band stepped equaliser in which a 6072A valve stage feeds a solid-state EQ section; low and high bands switch between bell and shelf.

Source, read 15 Nov 2026

Records it appears on · 2

  • Daylight

    David Kushner · The Dichotomy, 2023

    • Lead and backing vocals · Input chainVerifiedProducer's own EQ used on Kushner's vocals.
  • Take Me to Church

    Hozier · Hozier, 2013

    • Vocals · Input chainVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: EQ on Hozier's vocals in the recording chain.

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Waves PuigTec EQs (EQP-1A and MEQ-5)

equaliser

A valve equaliser with stepped frequencies and broad low, mid and high bands, so it shapes a vocal in the same gentle way; it is not a model of this unit.

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