How It Was Recorded

Gear · compressor

UREI LA-3A

Records it appears on · 1

  • Purple Rain

    Prince and The Revolution · Purple Rain, 1984

    • Lead vocal · Input chainReportedUsed mainly on drums and vocals as the live performance grew louder, for limiting and compression in the truck.
    • Drums and drum machines · Input chainReportedUsed mainly on drums and vocals for limiting and compression as the performance built.

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

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Waves CLA-3A Compressor / Limiter

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Models an LA-3A from Chris Lord-Alge's collection.

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