How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

Studer 24-track tape machine (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 4

  • Black or White

    Michael Jackson · Dangerous, 1991

    • Tracking machines at Westlake (Dangerous sessions) · Input chainReportedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: A pair of them recorded the initial tracks in Bottrell's Westlake room.
  • Nevermind

    Nirvana · Album, 1991

    • Drum kit · Input chainVerifiedMultitrack recorder
  • Bohemian Rhapsody

    Queen · A Night at the Opera, 1975

    • Tape machines and consoles · Input chainVerifiedUsed for the start of the recording at Rockfield.
  • Nothing Compares 2 U

    Sinéad O'Connor · I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, 1990

    • Tracking recorder · Input chainReportedAnalogue 24-track recorder, with Dolby SR, used at Westside Studios for the remaining parts of the song.

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

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First choice · Close match

Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder

tape

Models a Studer 24-track. The source does not give the model used.

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Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines

tape

Includes a model of a two-inch Studer multitrack.

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