Telefunken M80

Records it appears on · 3

• A Head Full of Dreams

  Coldplay · Album, 2016

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedHandheld vocal mic Simpson asked Martin to use at the start of the album sessions, before they went back to the SM58.
• Hymn for the Weekend

  Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams, 2016

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed for an extra lead vocal track, mixed in very low, from when Martin was using this mic.
• 21st Century Breakdown

  Green Day · Album, 2009

  • Drums · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Used on the snare because it rejects hi-hat spill from Cool's hard-hitting playing; he calls it his secret weapon.

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

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