How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Soyuz SU17

Records it appears on · 2

  • A Head Full of Dreams

    Coldplay · Album, 2016

    • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedLead vocal microphone Simpson preferred for the album after shootouts against vintage Neumanns and newer mics modelled on classic designs.
  • Hymn for the Weekend

    Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams, 2016

    • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedChosen for Chris Martin's vocals on the album after shootouts against vintage Neumanns and newer 47-style and 251-style mics.

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

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