Lead and backing vocals (processing on the Kylie vocal bus)
Kylie Minogue
Mix effects
Antares Auto-Tune
VerifiedAdded to some individual vocal tracks as an effect to give the vocals a sheen, rather than purely for correction.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Apple Logic Channel EQ
VerifiedFirst plug-in on the Kylie vocal bus, high-passing and boosting two bands.
- Settings
- High-pass at 69Hz; boosts at 285Hz and 3100Hz
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves CLA Vocals
VerifiedSecond plug-in on the vocal bus, adding high end, some compression and a little reverb.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves Butch Vig Vocals
VerifiedThird plug-in on the vocal bus, giving presence, air and sharpness; he says it only suits the Aston microphone.
- Settings
- De-esser and compressor both at 50 percent
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves dbx 160
VerifiedFurther compression on the vocal bus.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Bus compression in the vocal chain after the dbx 160.
- Settings
- Ratio 2, attack 1, release 3
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves C4 Multiband Compressor
VerifiedMultiband processing on the vocal bus using the Pensado preset to add top end.
- Settings
- Pensado preset, adding above 8kHz
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves API 560
VerifiedEqualiser in the vocal chain, adding more high end.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves RVox
VerifiedCompressor in the vocal chain, which he says helps bring the vocal to the front.
- Settings
- Compressor set to 4.2
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
D16 Group Toraverb
VerifiedMain reverb of the session, used mostly on the vocals.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Acoustic guitars
Michael Stockwell
Instrument
Native Instruments Kontakt
VerifiedIts Guitar instrument made sampled guitars placed under the real guitar, panned right, with the real guitar to the left and high-passed.
- Position
- Panned to the right, underneath the real guitar (which is panned left)
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
The plugin used on the record
Native Instruments Kontakt
instrument
The plugin named in the source.
Microphone
Adams pointed his Aston microphone at Stockwell's acoustic guitar.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Mix effects
Apple Logic Channel EQ
VerifiedIn the acoustic guitar chain, mostly adding mid-range and high end.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Waves CLA Guitars
VerifiedPart of the acoustic guitar plug-in chain, named as the Waves CLA Guitar.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Apple Logic Overdrive
VerifiedPart of the acoustic guitar chain; he says overdrive works on guitars as well as drums.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Put on the acoustic guitars to imitate a side-chain pumping effect and add rhythm.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Drums and percussion
Mix effects
Apple Logic Channel EQ
VerifiedUsed on the drum and percussion tracks, which he says carry little else besides this and Space Designer.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Apple Logic Space Designer
VerifiedReverb on the drum and percussion tracks, alongside Channel EQ.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Piano
Sky Adams
Instrument
Native Instruments Kontakt
VerifiedSource of the piano sound, with Channel EQ added on the piano track.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
The plugin used on the record
Native Instruments Kontakt
instrument
The plugin named in the source.
Mix effects
D16 Group Devastator
VerifiedOn the piano track, described as good for adding grit to keyboards.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Vocal chops and master bus
Instrument
Apple EXS24
ReportedUsed to generate an effect track of vocal cut-ups made from Kylie's vocal tracks.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Mix effects
iZotope Ozone
VerifiedOn the master bus doing a little limiting; Adams says Ozone 7, though the article text elsewhere says Ozone 8.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
Sources
- Inside Track: Kylie Minogue 'Dancing', Sound On Sound, 2018-07. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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