How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Telefunken Elam 250

Records it appears on · 2

  • Rolling in the Deep

    Adele · 21, 2011

    • Acoustic and electric guitars · MicrophoneVerifiedClose mic on the acoustic guitar to capture body and presence.Position: Three feet from the front of the guitar
  • My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

    En Vogue · Funky Divas, 1992

    • Group vocals · MicrophoneReportedEngineer Steve Counter chose this microphone for all four singers.

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

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