How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

STC/Coles 4012

Records it appears on · 1

  • Hymn for the Weekend

    Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams, 2016

    • Drums and percussion · MicrophoneVerifiedMono overhead microphone Simpson likes, used in his drum setup for the album sessions.

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

Get the sound

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