Crosby, Stills & Nash · Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
6 sourced items across 3 sectionsVerified4Reported2
What the sources do and do not say
One Sound On Sound Classic Tracks piece (Richard Buskin, 2010) with Halverson speaking in his own words about the first-night tracking of this song. The Fender amp, Shure 546 and RCA 44 guitar rows are album-level because Halverson speaks of the early electric guitar parts in general. The bass source is hedged (DI or Shure 546). Studio-gear listings (Pultecs, 1176s, Ampex 300, 3M machines) were left out because the text gives no stated function on this song.
Group vocals
1 item
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Microphone
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Neumann U 67
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One microphone, set to omni, that all three singers sang into together for the group vocals.
- Settings
- Omni pattern
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Acoustic guitar (Stills)
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Stephen Stills
Instrument
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Martin D-28
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Stills' acoustic guitar for the basic take, which Halverson found dull and so brightened with equalisation.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Microphone
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Neumann U 67
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Tube microphone Halverson set up to record Stills' acoustic guitar.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Bass (Stills)
3 items
Stephen Stills
Amplifier
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Recorded direct (DI), no amplifier
Reported
Halverson recalls the bass being taken either direct or with a Shure 546, so a DI feed was one of the two options.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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No plugin suggested. Recorded direct, so there is no amp to model. Leave the amp simulator off.
Microphone
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Shure 546
Reported
Halverson recalls the bass being taken either direct or with this microphone, so one of the two was used.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Input chain
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Universal Audio Limiter (model not stated)
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One of the studio's UA limiters was in the bass path while it was recorded at 15ips.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Sources
- Classic Tracks: Crosby, Stills & Nash 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes', Sound On Sound, 2010-08. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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