How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

Unidentified Overhead microphone (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 1

  • Stay with Me

    Sam Smith · In the Lonely Hour, 2014

    • Drums and percussion · MicrophoneVerifiedThe demo drums, played by Jimmy Napes, were captured with a single overhead mic, from which a looped section was made.

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

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