UREI 1176

Records it appears on · 61

• Hello

  Adele · 25, 2015

  • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedA Bluestripe 1176 followed the 1066 and was the faster compressor in the chain, with quicker attack and release than the Fairchild.
  • Lead vocal · Input chainInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: At Electric Lady a Blackface 1176 follows the Neve 1081 in the vocal chain.
• Rolling in the Deep

  Adele · 21, 2011

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedBlackface 1176 on the lead vocal insert, set fast.Settings: Fast attack, fast release
• Someone Like You

  Adele · 21, 2011

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedOn the lead vocal insert, as on his 'Rolling In The Deep' mix.
• Walk This Way

  Aerosmith · Toys in the Attic, 1975

  • Guitar solo · Input chainVerifiedCompressed the combined three-mic signal of the solo.
• Rehab

  Amy Winehouse · Back to Black, 2006

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedBlackface revision. Second in the outboard vocal chain; catches peaks before the FairchildSettings: As Elmhirst recalls it: very fast attack, very fast release, perhaps 10 dB of gain reduction; adjusted continually through the mix
  • Bass guitar · Mix effectsReportedBlackface revision. Outboard bass compressionSettings: Elmhirst's usual bass setting: 4:1 and 8:1 ratio buttons pressed together, attack and release around 3 or 5
• So in to You

  Atlanta Rhythm Section · A Rock and Roll Alternative, 1977

  • Lead vocal · Input chainReportedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Compressor the Neumann vocal signal passed through, alongside an outboard Spectrasonics unit.
  • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Used for gentle compression of the vocal.
• The Best Damn Thing

  Avril Lavigne · Album, 2007

  • Guitars (Walker sessions) · Input chainReportedOccasionally used on guitars as an alternative to the Neve 1073.
• Stayin' Alive

  Bee Gees · Saturday Night Fever, 1977

  • Vocals · Input chainReportedCompressed the vocals while recording.Settings: 4:1 ratio, medium attack, fast release
• Ain't No Sunshine

  Bill Withers · Just As I Am, 1971

  • Lead vocal · Input chainInferredHalverson's usual vocal chain ran the Shure through this limiter for light limiting; he describes it as his normal setup, not specifically this session.
• Burnin'

  Bob Marley & The Wailers · Album, 1973

  • Studio Two desk, compression and effects · Input chainInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Brown says he used the UREI 1176 to compress vocals and other recordings made in that studio at the time.
• Total Eclipse of the Heart

  Bonnie Tyler · Faster Than the Speed of Night, 1983

  • Drum kit · Mix effectsVerifiedEngineer says he multed the snare and squashed the copy with it, as parallel compression, during the mix.
• Surrender

  Cheap Trick · Heaven Tonight, 1978

  • Lead vocal · Input chainReportedCompressed the lead vocal while tracking, a pairing Ladinsky says worked well with Zander.
  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsReportedA pair of 1176s used to limit the lead vocal and its double at the mix, per Ladinsky's mix notes.
• Chicago

  Chicago · Album, 1970

  • Background vocals · Mix effectsReportedThe mix engineer believes he probably used an 1176 on the background vocals when mixing the album.
• Insane in the Brain

  Cypress Hill · Black Sunday, 1993

  • Rap vocals · Input chainVerifiedNicolo recalls using it on B-Real's vocals to bring out as much as possible against the rhythms on the album.
• Get Lucky

  Daft Punk · Random Access Memories, 2013

  • Vocoder (robot) vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedCompressor used on the vocoder vocals
  • Drum kit · Mix effectsVerifiedLight parallel compression on kick and snare (this or an LA-2A)Settings: Parallel, used sparingly
• Layla

  Derek and the Dominos · Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970

  • Lead vocal · Input chainReportedCompressor applied to the comped lead vocal.
• Eddie Money

  Eddie Money · Album, 1977

  • Studio chain and mix · Input chainVerifiedBotnick says Andy Johns had many of these limiters and limited the instruments heavily.
• Discovery

  Electric Light Orchestra · Album, 1979

  • Drum kit (Bev Bevan) · Input chainVerifiedCompressed, driven hard into overload, the single microphone on the overdubbed kit recorded in the bathroom; on Discovery that kit covered only kick, snare and toms.
• Franz Ferdinand

  Franz Ferdinand · Album, 2004

  • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedSecond stage of double compression on the vocal, after the Neve compressor.
• Back on the Streets

  Gary Moore · Album, 1979

  • Lead and harmony vocals · Input chainVerifiedLimited both the lead and the harmony vocal while recording.

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