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Mike Posner · I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix), 2015

I Took a Pill in Ibiza

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What the sources do and do not say

Single source: Paul Tingen's Sound On Sound piece with Seeb (Espen Berg and Simen Eriksrud). It covers Seeb's Ableton Live remix, the version that became the hit, not Martin Terefe's original recording, which Seeb discarded apart from the vocal and some backing vocals. The batch gave no album, so the album field uses the single's remix title. Plug-ins only; no hardware was used on the remix.

Lead vocal

7 items

Mike Posner

Mix effects

  • The real chain

    Ableton Live

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    Warped Posner's vocal from its original tempo up to 102bpm for the remix.

    Settings
    Pro warp mode, formant correction 100, envelope 128; 74 to 102bpm

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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  • The real chain

    Antares Auto-Tune

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    Added to steady the vocal, which sounded a little shaky after the big tempo change.

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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  • The real chain

    Ableton EQ Eight

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    Vocal EQ that removed low end and emphasised the mid range.

    Settings
    Low end removed below 100Hz; mid range emphasised

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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    The plugin used on the record

    Ableton Live

    DAW

    A device built into Ableton Live.

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  • The real chain

    2C Audio B2

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    Reverb on the vocal, side-chained so the tails pump with the track's rhythm.

    Settings
    Cascade Space setting; side-chained to a muted four-to-the-floor kick trigger track

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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  • The real chain

    Ableton Compressor

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    Compressor on the vocal insert chain, after the reverb.

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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  • The real chain

    Plug-in Alliance Maag EQ

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    Used on the vocal for its air band, to bring out the top end.

    Settings
    Air band, which Berg says adds air at 40kHz

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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    Plugin Alliance Maag Audio EQ4

    equaliser

    The plugin named in the source.

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  • The real chain

    Brainworx BX_dynEQ v2

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    Dynamic EQ on the vocal that lowered a harsh peak.

    Settings
    Harsh peak lowered at 4626Hz

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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    Plugin Alliance bx_dynEQ V2

    equaliser

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Bass

3 items

Seeb

Instrument

Mix effects

  • The real chain

    PSP Audio Noble EQ

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    Pultec-style EQ on the bass sound, boosting low end.

    Settings
    Boost at 80Hz

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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  • The real chain

    Waves Renaissance Bass

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    Bass enhancement plug-in on the bass sound, after the Noble EQ.

    Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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Drums and percussion

1 item

Seeb

Mix effects

Plucked parts, pads, samples and drop hook

7 items

Seeb

Instrument

Mix effects

Music bus and master bus

6 items

Seeb

Mix effects

Sources

  1. Inside Track: Mike Posner ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ (Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Seeb), Sound On Sound, 2016-08. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.

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