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Avid
Pro Tools HD“Honestly, all my keyboards go direct into Pro Tools, without compressors or anything.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Benny Blanco has said he records in Pro Tools HD, often with a Manley Reference Cardioid mic through a Chandler TG2 preamp and a Universal Audio 1176. He named the Roland Juno-60, Sequential Six-Trak and Korg Polysix among his favorite synths, and Soundtoys Decapitator and EchoBoy among his favorite plugins.
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Manley
Reference CardioidSaid in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Chandler Limited
TG2 mic preamp“a Manley microphone and a Chandler TG2 mic pre, plus a [Universal Audio] 1176”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Universal Audio
1176 compressor“But I'll always use an 1176.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Neumann
U 47“when I work in other studios I may use the Neumann U47 for vocal recordings”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools HD“Honestly, all my keyboards go direct into Pro Tools, without compressors or anything.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Manley
Reference CardioidSaid in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Chandler Limited
TG2 mic preamp“a Manley microphone and a Chandler TG2 mic pre, plus a [Universal Audio] 1176”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 compressor“But I'll always use an 1176.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Neumann
U 47“when I work in other studios I may use the Neumann U47 for vocal recordings”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
“the AKG C12 is also great”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
Space Echo“I do have some outboard, like the [Roland] Space Echo”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Keys and synths
Has said they love
Roland
Juno-60“My favourites probably are the Roland Juno 60 and Juno 106, the Sequential Circuits Six-Track, and the Korg Polysix.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Sequential
Six-TrakSaid in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they love
Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
OP-1“I also have the Teenage Engineering OP1, which is made by a Swedish company and really cool”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Access Music
Virus“I use a few MIDI keyboards, like the Access Virus.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Plugins
Has said they love
Soundtoys
Decapitator“The Sound Toys stuff is probably my favourite. I love the Decapitator, I love Echo Boy”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they love
Soundtoys
EchoBoySaid in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Dada Life
Sausage Fattener“I often use a plug-in called Sausage Fattener”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
Has said they use
Metric Halo
ChannelStrip 3Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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Antares
Auto-Tune“I can't sing at all, so I was using [Antares] Auto-Tune.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Benny Blanco (Paul Tingen interview), June 2012
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What DAW does Benny Blanco use?
He told Sound On Sound in 2012 that he works in Pro Tools HD and records everything as audio, with his keyboards going straight into Pro Tools. He said he does not use soft synths.
What microphone does Benny Blanco record vocals with?
In his own studio he has said he records with a Manley Reference mic through a Chandler TG2 preamp and an 1176. In other studios he has named the Neumann U47, the AKG C12 and the Shure SM57.
What synths does Benny Blanco use?
He named the Roland Juno-60 and Juno-106, the Sequential Six-Trak and the Korg Polysix as favorites, and said he also has a Teenage Engineering OP-1 and an Access Virus, alongside a large collection of toy keyboards.
What plugins does Benny Blanco use?
He has said Soundtoys plugins are his favorites, naming Decapitator and EchoBoy, and that he also reaches for Dada Life's Sausage Fattener, Metric Halo Channel Strip and Antares Auto-Tune.
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Benny Blanco is the songwriter and producer behind Katy Perry's Teenage Dream, Kesha's Tik Tok and Maroon 5's Moves Like Jagger. This guide covers the DAW, mics, outboard, keyboards and plugins he named in his Sound On Sound interview, where he described a bedroom studio full of vintage and toy keyboards.
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