Sony Oxford EQ

Records it appears on · 5

• Someone Like You

  Adele · 21, 2011

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedUsed on the lead vocal to remove the low end and add a little top.Settings: Removes everything below 100 Hz; adds a little around 8 kHz
• Rehab

  Amy Winehouse · Back to Black, 2006

  • Piano · Mix effectsVerifiedPlug-in EQ shaping the piano towards mid and high frequenciesSettings: Cut below 100 Hz, small boost around 5 kHz
• Little Lion Man

  Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More, 2009

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedCorrective equaliser inserted on the main lead vocal track during the mix.
  • Acoustic guitar · Mix effectsVerifiedUsed on the acoustic guitar to take out some lower mids and lift the top end.
• The Midsummer Station Kiss

  Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen · Album, 2012

  • Lead vocals · Mix effectsInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Plug-in Young uses in Pro Tools to EQ his vocals to taste.
• Stay with Me

  Sam Smith · In the Lonely Hour, 2014

  • Lead and backing vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedSome EQ on the lead vocals in the final hybrid mix, though Fitzmaurice says he uses less and less vocal EQ.

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

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