How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Shure 56 (model as stated)

Records it appears on · 1

  • Bette Davis Eyes

    Kim Carnes · Mistaken Identity, 1981

    • Drum kit and percussion · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone on the top of the snare.Position: Top of the snare

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

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