The Righteous Brothers · You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', 1964
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
11 sourced items across 4 sectionsVerified4Reported7
What the sources do and do not say
One Mix Classic Tracks article (Dan Daley, first published March 2002) built largely on engineer Larry Levine's recollections of the Gold Star session. Microphone rows for drums and horns are Levine's own words; vocal mics, tape and compressor are the journalist's narrative. The console and eight-track deck are studio-level and marked album-level; no preamps or guitar and bass microphones are named.
Lead and backing vocals
3 items
Bill Medley, Bobby Hatfield, The Blossoms
Microphone
The real chain
RCA 77-DX
Reported
Each of the two lead singers had their own one of these microphones for the lead vocals.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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RCA 44
Reported
Microphone for the background singers, mainly The Blossoms.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Mix effects
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Unidentified Echo chamber (model not stated)
Reported
Gold Star's cement-lined echo chambers supplied the reverb, with extra added to the lead vocals at the mix.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Universal Audio Capitol Chambers
reverb
A real echo chamber, the same method as the one on the record: a loudspeaker and microphones in a hard, empty room. It is not a model of this chamber, so set the decay by ear.
Drums
2 items
Microphone
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RCA 77-DX
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Levine says he used it on the kick drum.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Neumann U 67
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Levine says he used it as the single overhead microphone on the kit.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Horns
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Microphone
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RCA 44
Verified
Levine says he used it on the two trumpets and the two trombones.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Electro-Voice 15
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Levine says he used it on the three saxophones.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Studio chain and mastering
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Input chain
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Unidentified Console (model not stated)
ReportedAlbum sessions
Album sessions, not stated for this song: Twelve-input console built by studio co-owner Dave Gold, at which Levine started the tracking session.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Scully 8-track recorder (model not stated)
ReportedAlbum sessions
Album sessions, not stated for this song: The studio's eight-track deck running 3M tape, mentioned as part of the 1964 studio setup.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines
tape
Models two Studer machines, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.
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- Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder (Models a Studer A800, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape)
Mix effects
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Ampex 350
Reported
Mono mixdown deck that Levine mixed to, running at 15 ips.
- Settings
- 15 ips
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines
tape
Models two Studer machines, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.
Also worth a look 1
- Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder (Models a Studer A800, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape)
The real chain
Unidentified Compressor (model not stated)
Reported
Soft-knee compressor designed by Dave Gold, the only compression, used when the track was mastered at Gold Star.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Sources
- Classic Tracks: The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", Mix, 2002-03. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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