Neve Console (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 15

• Rehab

  Amy Winehouse · Back to Black, 2006

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedMix desk fed from Pro Tools; additional vocal filtering done on the board
  • Piano · Mix effectsVerifiedDesk EQ removing drum and bass spill from the piano trackSettings: Elmhirst says he would have shelved off everything below 500 Hz
• "Heroes"

  David Bowie · "Heroes", 1977

  • Recording console · Input chainReportedConsole Visconti recorded from in Hansa Studio Two.
• Rio

  Duran Duran · Album, 1982

  • Console and monitoring · Input chainReportedCherokee's Neve console was used for the American remix, with in-house engineer George Tutko.
• The Reason

  Hoobastank · Album, 2004

  • Studio chain (album sessions) · Input chainReportedNamed as one of the vintage pieces the engineer preferred for a warm sound on the album.
• All of Me

  John Legend · Love in the Future, 2013

  • Piano · Input chainVerifiedThe piano was tracked through the Neve desk in Studio A at Electric Lady.
• Rockin' in the Free World

  Neil Young · Freedom, 1989

  • Band tracking and mix (not split by part in the source) · Mix effectsVerifiedA Neve sidecar used alongside the DiMedio console when Bolas mixed the song at the ranch.
• Closer

  Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral, 1994

  • Lead vocal · Input chainInferredBeavan's usual vocal set-up fed the microphone through a Neve unit so Reznor could sing at a moment's notice.
• Love Is a Battlefield

  Pat Benatar · Live from Earth, 1983

  • Studio chain · Input chainVerifiedConsole the track was recorded through, with its EQ and a little compression used.
• Ten

  Pearl Jam · Album, 1991

  • Tracking and mix chain · Input chainVerifiedHillis says nearly everything passed through the Neve during the sessions.
• Bohemian Rhapsody

  Queen · A Night at the Opera, 1975

  • Tape machines and consoles · Input chainVerifiedBaker recalls an old blue Neve with big knobs as one of the consoles used at Wessex.
• Blood Sugar Sex Magik

  Red Hot Chili Peppers · Album, 1992

  • Under the Bridge intro guitar · Input chainVerifiedThe intro guitar setup went through one of the Neves.
• Luka

  Suzanne Vega · Solitude Standing, 1987

  • Basic tracking and stereo bus · Input chainVerifiedBoard at Bearsville whose preamps Addabbo rated highly; compressors were added here and there.
• Hollies

  The Hollies · Album, 1974

  • Tracking room and orchestra · Input chainReportedStudio Three's 24-channel Neve console, in the control room where most of the track was recorded.
• Achtung Baby

  U2 · Album, 1991

  • Tracking and mixing chain (album sessions) · Input chainReportedReconditioned 1970s 36-channel Neve EMI desk that the sessions switched to after a while, in place of the Soundcraft.
• We Are the World

  USA for Africa · We Are the World, 1985

  • Tracking and mix console and recorders · Input chainReportedConsole in Studio A at Lion Share where the rhythm tracks were cut.
  • Tracking and mix console and recorders · Mix effectsReportedConsole used for the mix at Lion Share.

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