Crosby, Stills & Nash · Ohio, 1970
Ohio
5 sourced items across 3 sectionsReported5
What the sources do and do not say
One short Mix Classic Tracks piece, read in full; it covers this exact song. Gear is stated in the writer's narrative, so every row is reported; Halverson's quoted words name no gear, and no settings or mic positions are given. The song was a single, so the album field uses the song title; the article credits the band as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Vocals
1 item
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Microphone
The real chain
Shure 546
Reported
Engineer Bill Halverson set up several of these as the vocal microphones for the live session, according to the writer.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Guitar amplifiers
1 item
Microphone
The real chain
Shure 547
Reported
Microphones for the guitar amplifiers at the live session, per the writer's account of Halverson's setup.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Recording and mix
3 items
Input chain
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3M M79 24-track tape machine
Reported
Multitrack machine Halverson rented from Wally Heider Studios to record the band live.
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)
Mix effects
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Quad Eight Quad-8 console
Reported
Console at Record Plant on which Halverson and the band mixed the song the same night.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Close match
MixWave Quad Eight MM-310
preamp and EQ
Models Quad Eight's MM-310 preamp and three-band EQ module, made with Quad Eight; the source does not say this desk carried that module.
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Auratone Auratone
Reported
A pair of these was used for listening to the mix, alongside the studio's custom main monitors.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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No plugin suggested. Used for listening back, so it is not part of the recorded signal. There is nothing for a plugin to stand in for.
Sources
- Classic Tracks: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Ohio", Mix, 2024-10-18. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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