How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Mercenary Audio KM69

Records it appears on · 2

  • In the Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith · Album, 2014

    • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedHi-hat microphone, which he describes as a remake of the Neumann KM84i that he prefers to the newer KM184.
  • Stay with Me

    Sam Smith · In the Lonely Hour, 2014

    • Drums and percussion · MicrophoneVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Hi-hat mic at RAK.

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

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