How It Was Recorded

Olivia Rodrigo · Guts, 2023

Vampire

Keys and pianoEditing and mix toolsVerified5Reported1

What the sources do and do not say

Single Sound On Sound Inside Track with Dan Nigro, read in full; it covers how Vampire was built (tempo, piano, drums) but names little gear for the song itself. Most chain detail (vocal mic, drum mics, vocal plug-ins) is studio habit rather than stated for Vampire, so it was left out; the 1176 row is album-level. The Valhalla row rests on a photo caption.

Keys and piano

Dan Nigro

Instrument

Unidentified Mellotron

Verified

Added a Mellotron part in the second verse.

Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

No plugin suggested. The source does not name the model, so no specific plugin can be suggested.

Roland Juno-60

Verified

Supplied organ sounds that were added as the song took shape.

Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

Emulation of this unit

TAL Software TAL-U-NO-LX

instrument

A long-standing emulation of the Juno-60.

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Also worth a look: Arturia Jun-6 V (Models the Juno-6, the same synthesizer without patch memory).

Unidentified Grand piano (model not stated)

Verified

Grand piano recorded at EastWest after a piano take made in his own studio was felt to sound too clean and lack body.

Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

No plugin suggested. The source does not name the model, so no specific plugin can be suggested.

Editing and mix tools

Input chain

UREI 1176

VerifiedAlbum sessions

Album sessions, not stated for this song: Silverface 1176 outboard compressor that Nigro says he used across both Sour and Guts, in preference to his blue stripe unit.

Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

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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Also worth a look: Waves CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter (Models two 1176 revisions (blacky and bluey)).

Mix effects

Avid Pro Tools

Verified

Used to slow the first verse by 1bpm, moving transients by hand to avoid audible artefacts.

Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

The plugin used on the record

Avid Pro Tools

DAW

The DAW used on the record.

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Valhalla DSP Vintage Verb

Reported

Reverb plug-in that the article says was used extensively on this song.

Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026

The plugin used on the record

Valhalla DSP ValhallaVintageVerb

reverb

The plugin named in the source.

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Sources

  1. Inside Track: Olivia Rodrigo 'Vampire', Sound On Sound, 2024-04. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
Verified

Stated by the engineer, producer or artist, or by the manufacturer.

Reported

Stated by a reputable secondary source.

Inferred

An educated suggestion, not a documented fact.

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