How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Telefunken M82

Records it appears on · 1

  • A Head Full of Dreams

    Coldplay · Album, 2016

    • Drum kit · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Dynamic microphone Simpson uses on the kick drum, which he likes for its weight and attack without a clanking tone.

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