Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band · Night Moves, 1976
Night Moves
15 sourced items across 5 sectionsReported15
What the sources do and do not say
Single Mix Classic Tracks article (first published April 2001) with producer Jack Richardson; the gear is stated in Daley's narrative, so rows are reported rather than verified. Engineer was Brian Christian. The sessions were in Toronto at Soundstage; no bass, bass amp or preamp models are given.
Lead and backing vocals
3 items
Bob Seger
Microphone
The real chain
Neumann U 67
Reported
Used for Seger's lead vocal, and also for the three hired backing singers on the tag.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Input chain
The real chain
Teletronix LA-2A
Reported
Added a light amount of compression to the vocals (drums and the final mix as well).
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Emulation of this unit
Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection
compressor
Universal Audio owns the Teletronix name; this is its own model of the LA-2A.
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- Waves CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter (Models an LA-2A from Chris Lord-Alge's collection. Cheaper and runs without UA hardware)
Mix effects
The real chain
EMT Plate reverb (model not stated)
Reported
Provided the echo on the mix, which was otherwise left plain; the plates were stereo EMTs.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Close match
Universal Audio EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator
reverb
The 140 is the EMT plate most studios have; the source does not name the model.
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- Waves Abbey Road Reverb Plates (Models the EMT 140 plates at Abbey Road)
Electric and acoustic guitars
3 items
Microphone
The real chain
Shure SM57
Reported
Placed close to the speaker cone of the guitar amp.
- Position
- Close in on the speaker cone
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Sennheiser MD 421
Reported
Placed near the outer edge of the guitar amp speaker, alongside the close SM57.
- Position
- Near the outer edge of the speaker
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Neumann KM 84
Reported
Recorded the acoustic guitar Seger overdubbed; it was one of six KM84s owned by Richardson.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Drum kit
3 items
Charlie Allen Martin
Microphone
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No plugin suggested. Microphone-modelling plugins only work with their own matched hardware microphone, so there is no plugin to link. Placement and the room matter more than the model. The SM57 is still made and inexpensive: the real thing is the practical route.
The real chain
Neumann U 67
Reported
A pair of these tube microphones served as the drum overheads.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Input chain
The real chain
Teletronix LA-2A
Reported
Added a light amount of compression to the drums (and vocals and final mix).
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Emulation of this unit
Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection
compressor
Universal Audio owns the Teletronix name; this is its own model of the LA-2A.
Also worth a look 1
- Waves CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter (Models an LA-2A from Chris Lord-Alge's collection. Cheaper and runs without UA hardware)
Piano and organ
4 items
Instrument
The real chain
Hammond C3
Reported
The organ on the track, played through a Leslie speaker cabinet.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Emulation of this unit
Arturia B-3 V
instrument
A model of the Hammond B-3 with a Leslie speaker. The C-3 is the same organ in a different cabinet.
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- IK Multimedia Hammond B-3X (Made with Hammond as a model of the B-3)
Microphone
The real chain
Neumann U 67
Reported
A pair miked the piano in an overhead-V arrangement.
- Position
- Overhead-V configuration
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Sennheiser MD 421
Reported
Miked the bottom rotor of the Leslie cabinet.
- Position
- Bottom rotor of the Leslie
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Neumann U 67
Reported
Two of these miked the top rotor of the Leslie cabinet.
- Position
- Top rotor of the Leslie
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Recording chain
2 items
Input chain
The real chain
Audiotronics Console (model not stated)
Reported
The custom console the engineer ran for the session.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
3M 79
Reported
The 16-track one-inch multitrack deck used for tracking, running Ampex 456 tape.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines
tape
Models two Studer machines, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.
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- Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder (Models a Studer A800, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape)
Sources
- Classic Tracks: Bob Seger's "Night Moves", Mix, 2001-04. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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