Jack Harlow · Lovin On Me (single), 2023
Lovin On Me
19 sourced items across 4 sectionsVerified19
What the sources do and do not say
Single source: Sound On Sound Inside Track with producer Sean Momberger and engineer and mixer Nickie Jon Pabón. It covers the sample treatment and the mix plug-ins in detail, all software; the vocal recording chain for this song is not stated (the mobile rig, TLM103 and outboard chain are described only as his general travelling setup, so omitted). Rows are limited to plug-ins the text ties to this session.
Lead vocal
11 items
Jack Harlow
Mix effects
The real chain
FabFilter Pro-Q 3
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Surgical EQ on the hook and verse vocal aux tracks, from his recording template.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Close match
FabFilter Pro-Q 4
equaliser
Pro-Q 4 is the current version of the same equaliser.
The real chain
Unidentified SSL Channel (E or G version not stated)
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Used as the SSL Channel Strip 2 plug-in on the hook and verse aux tracks, part of his recording template.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Waves PuigChild 660
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Sat in the template chain on the hook and verse aux tracks, after the SSL Channel Strip 2.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The plugin used on the record
Waves PuigChild 660 & 670
compressor
The plugin named in the source.
The real chain
Waves RVox
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Came after the PuigChild 660 in the template chain on the hook and verse aux tracks.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
McDSP MC404
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Multiband dynamics added to the vocal aux tracks during this session, beyond the template.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Oeksound Soothe 2
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One of three final tone-shaping mix plug-ins on the vocal aux tracks.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Eiosis AirEQ
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Final tone-shaping plug-in on the vocal aux tracks, adding more air.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
DMG Audio Limitless
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Last plug-in on the vocal aux tracks, a limiter giving a final push so the vocals cut through.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Softube TSAR-1
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Used for the small, very tight reverb on an aux effect track, giving barely any sense of a room.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Valhalla DSP Valhalla Vintage Verb
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Used for the medium reverb aux, slightly more audible than the small one.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Avid DVerb
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Used for the long reverb aux on the vocals.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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808 and bass line
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Mix effects
The real chain
Universal Audio Little Labs Voice of God
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Added to the 808 and bass for more definition.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Kick
2 items
Mix effects
The real chain
Unidentified Mike Dean's Gain Station
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Used to beef up the kick, giving it more character and definition.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Unidentified Transient Designer
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Used alongside the gain plug-in on the kick to get more separation.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Sampled loop
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Instrument
The real chain
Spectrasonics Trillian
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Played an ARP Odyssey sound to replay a similar, bouncier bass line over the sample after the original low end was EQed out.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Input chain
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Serato Pitch 'n Time
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Used to speed the chopped and looped sample up from 94 to 98 bpm.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Mix effects
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Unidentified SSL Channel (E or G version not stated)
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Used on the sample in the mix to boost some high end for clarity and definition.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Universal Audio Studer 800
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Tape emulation placed after the EQ on the sample.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Oeksound Soothe 2
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Last plug-in on the sample, lightly controlling harshness that came up from the tape saturation.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Sources
- Inside Track: Jack Harlow 'Lovin On Me', Sound On Sound, 2024-03. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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