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Alabama Shakes have been seen recording with Brittany Howard on a Neumann U87 and demoing in Logic, Heath Fogg through an Ampeg Gemini amp, Zac Cockrell through an Ampeg B-15 flip top, and Steve Johnson's kit under a Sony C37 overhead. Sound & Color was tracked to Pro Tools with a Vox Continental and Hammond B3.
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Avid
Pro ToolsSeen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Apple
Logic Pro (home demos)
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Neumann
U87 (vocals on Boys & Girls)
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U87 (vocals on Boys & Girls)Seen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Brittany Howard
Apple
Logic Pro (home demos)
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Neumann
U87 (vocals on Boys & Girls)
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Neumann
U87 (vocals on Boys & Girls)Seen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Electro-Voice
635 dynamic mic (on her guitar amp)Seen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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TL Audio
Tube mic preamp (on her vocals)
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TL Audio
Tube mic preamp (on her vocals)Seen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Stromberg-Carlson
70 Volt tube PA head used as a guitar ampSeen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Jensen
2x12 cabinets
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Jensen
2x12 cabinetsSeen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Yamaha
Subkick (as a vocal mic)
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Yamaha
Subkick (as a vocal mic)Seen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Waves
RVox (on her vocals)
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RVox (on her vocals)Seen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Massey
TapeHead (on her vocals)
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Massey
TapeHead (on her vocals)Seen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Waves
CLA-76 (on her vocals)
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Waves
C4 multiband (on her vocals)
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Heath Fogg
Ampeg
Gemini amp
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Gemini ampSeen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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AKG
C414 with CK12 capsule (on his amp)
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Sennheiser
MD441 (on his amp)
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Sennheiser
MD441 (on his amp)Seen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
Brittany Howard and Heath Fogg: guitar amps
Royer
R-121 ribbon mic (guitar cabinets)
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Zac Cockrell
Ampeg
B-15 flip top
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Ampeg
B-15 flip topSeen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Neumann
U67 (on bass)
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U67 (on bass)Seen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Steve Johnson
Sony
C37 (drum overhead)
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Neumann
SM69 stereo room mic
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SM69 stereo room micSeen in Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls (Sound On Sound), July 2012
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Gretsch
32-inch concert bass drum
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Gretsch
32-inch concert bass drumSeen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Sound & Color sessions
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Avid
Pro ToolsSeen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
Vox
Continental organ
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Hammond
B3 organ
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Hammond
B3 organSeen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Alan Smart
C2 stereo compressor (mix print)Seen in Inside Track: Alabama Shakes 'Sound & Color' (Sound On Sound), July 2015
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Questions
About Alabama Shakes's gear.
What microphone does Brittany Howard sing into?
On Boys & Girls engineer Andrija Tokic recorded her on an old Neumann U87 into a TL Audio tube preamp. On Sound & Color she was also recorded through a Yamaha Subkick and an NS10 woofer.
What amp does Heath Fogg use?
Sound On Sound described Heath Fogg playing through an Ampeg Gemini amp on Boys & Girls, miked with an AKG C414 or a Sennheiser MD441.
What bass amp does Zac Cockrell use?
His bass on Boys & Girls was recorded from an Ampeg B-15 flip top, blended with a DI through a 1960s Altec 342B mixing preamp.
What DAW does Brittany Howard use?
Engineer Shawn Everett told Sound On Sound that she works in Logic at home in her basement, mapping out demos with a drum machine and synths.
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