Universal Audio UAD Pultec EQP-1A

Records it appears on · 8

• bad guy

  Billie Eilish · When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 2019

  • Programmed drums and found-sound percussion · Mix effectsVerifiedLow-end thump on the drum busSettings: 60Hz boost at 2, with attenuation also engaged (amount not stated)
• Hymn for the Weekend

  Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams, 2016

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedTwo instances on the main chorus lead vocal.
  • Bass · Mix effectsVerifiedEQ on the bass group that has no side-chain; Simpson praises it.
• Don't Start Now

  Dua Lipa · Future Nostalgia, 2020

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedTrims a little more low end from the lead vocal and adds a high boost for air.Settings: Boost at 12kHz
• All the Stars

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

  • SZA vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedBoosted high frequencies on the SZA vocal sum track, in a chain of stacked equalisers.Settings: Boost at 16kHz
  • Kendrick Lamar vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedBoosted 100Hz and 16kHz on Lamar's verse vocal bus.Settings: Boost at 100Hz and 16kHz
• Sum 2 Prove

  Lil Baby · My Turn, 2020

  • 808 and sub bass · Mix effectsVerifiedInsert equaliser on the 808 for roundness and punch, boosting the very low end and the top.Settings: Boost at 20Hz and at 8kHz
• Beer Never Broke My Heart

  Luke Combs · What You See Is What You Get, 2019

  • Bass guitar · Mix effectsVerifiedEQs the bass alongside the MEQ-5, mostly adding mid-range so it pops in the mix.
• Made You Look

  Meghan Trainor · Takin' It Back, 2022

  • Stereo bus (METER and INPUT tracks) · Mix effectsVerifiedOn the METER track, added low end and grit to support the vintage vibe.
• Willow

  Taylor Swift · Evermore, 2020

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedAdded to the lead vocal on 'willow' for a little air at the top and a small cut in the low end.Settings: Small cut at 30Hz, boost at 8kHz

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