How It Was Recorded

Gear · software

Universal Audio UAD 1176LN

Records it appears on · 3

  • A Lot

    21 Savage · I Am > I Was, 2019

    • Lead vocal (21 Savage) · Mix effectsReportedCompressor on the 21 Savage vocals, used for actual compression to make them full and forward.
  • All the Stars

    Kendrick Lamar and SZA · Black Panther: The Album, 2018

    • Kick and claps · Mix effectsVerifiedCompressor placed after the two reverbs in the clap chain, to bring out more ambience.
  • Praying

    Kesha · Rainbow, 2017

    • Lead vocal (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedCompressor on the lead vocal bus, with an EQ placed before it and another after it to offset what it does.

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

Get the sound

First choice · The plugin used on the record

Universal Audio 1176 Classic Limiter Collection

compressor

The plugin named in the source.

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