How It Was Recorded

Gear · software

Universal Audio UAD Distressor

Records it appears on · 2

  • Old Town Road

    Billy Ray Cyrus · Old Town Road, 2019

    • Billy Ray Cyrus verse vocal (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedTwo instances on Cyrus's vocals: one on the main vocal aux and one set aggressively in parallel and blended back into that aux, to add punch and clarity.
  • Old Town Road (Billy Ray Cyrus version)

    Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus · Old Town Road, 2019

    • Billy Ray Cyrus vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedTwo used on Cyrus's vocals: one on the main vocal aux and a harder-set parallel one blended back in, to add punch and clarity.

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Universal Audio Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor

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