Jennifer Warnes · Jennifer Warnes, 1977
Right Time of the Night
9 sourced items across 5 sectionsVerified4Reported5
What the sources do and do not say
Single Mix Classic Tracks article (Robyn Flans) with producer Jim Ed Norman and engineer Eric Prestidge. Prestidge hedges several mic recollections (vocal, snare, overheads, acoustic guitar). Overheads (452/451), Sony C500, KM 84 and the Studer machines were left out as alternatives or lacking a stated role; the article also names the 1976 release while the catalogue lists 1977.
Lead vocal
3 items
Jennifer Warnes
Microphone
The real chain
Telefunken 251
Reported
The engineer believes the lead vocal was recorded on either this Telefunken or a Neumann U269, and is not certain which.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Neumann U269
Reported
The engineer believes the lead vocal was recorded on either this European-market Neumann or a Telefunken 251, and is not certain which.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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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.
Input chain
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Teletronix LA-2A
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Used heavily on the lead vocal, two in series: one limiting on the way in, and at the mix the vocal was run through again in compression mode for light compression.
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)
Guitars
2 items
Microphone
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Shure SM57
Verified
Close-miked on the electric guitar amp for a gritty sound, blended with a more distant Neumann U67.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Neumann U 67
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Placed backed off from the electric guitar amp for a fuller sound, mixed with the close SM57.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Bass
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Input chain
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UREI 1176
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Compressed the direct bass signal.
- Settings
- Compression setting of 4, medium attack, slower release
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Emulation of this unit
Universal Audio 1176 Classic Limiter Collection
compressor
Models several revisions of the 1176, including the blackface units.
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- Waves CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter (Models two 1176 revisions (blacky and bluey))
Drums
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Microphone
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The real chain
Shure SM57
Reported
The engineer thinks this was probably the snare microphone, though it may have been a Sony C500 or a Neumann KM 84.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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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.
Studio
1 item
Input chain
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Trident B console
Reported
Console at Davlen Studios where the rhythm tracks were cut.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Close match
Softube Trident A-Range
equaliser
Models a channel of the A-Range, the desk the B-Range was cut down from.
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- Universal Audio Trident A-Range Classic Console EQ (Models the equaliser of the A-Range, the B-Range's parent design)
Sources
- Classic Tracks: Jennifer Warnes' "Right Time Of The Night", Mix, 2025-05-09. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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