Retro Instruments 176

Records it appears on · 4

• 21st Century Breakdown

  Green Day · Album, 2009

  • Lead vocal · Input chainReportedCompressor in the lead vocal chain after the preamp.
  • Backing vocals · Input chainReportedCompressor following the preamp on Dirnt's backing vocals.
• Chaos and the Calm

  James Bay · Album, 2014

  • Electric guitar · Input chainVerifiedCompressors used on some of the guitars.
• Stay with Me

  Sam Smith · In the Lonely Hour, 2014

  • Lead and backing vocals · Mix effectsReportedFitzmaurice says he would probably have used these compressors on the verse and chorus lead vocals of the demo mix.
• Treat You Better

  Shawn Mendes · Illuminate, 2016

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedMatched, linked stereo pair of compressors on the lead vocal, which Seara says he loves for vocals.Settings: 4:1 ratio, medium attack, fast release, no inter-stage transformer, side-chain filtered at around 70Hz

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