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Logic Pro X“I still use Logic”
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FINNEAS has said he records in Logic through a Universal Audio Apollo 8 and a Neumann TLM 103, after starting on a Roland Quad-Capture, Yamaha HS5 monitors and an Audio-Technica AT2020. He named Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Keyscape and Trilian as the plugins he used most on Billie Eilish's debut album, and Valhalla for almost every reverb.
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Universal Audio
Apollo 8“Today I have the [UA] Apollo 8 interface and a Neumann TLM103”
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Neumann
TLM 103“I record everyone with the one microphone.”
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Audio-Technica
AT2020“The 2020 is a really good starter microphone.”
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Said in Sound On Sound: Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, recording When We All Fall Asleep, July 2019
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Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro X“I still use Logic”
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo 8“Today I have the [UA] Apollo 8 interface and a Neumann TLM103”
Has said they use
Neumann
TLM 103“I record everyone with the one microphone.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, recording When We All Fall Asleep, July 2019
Has said they use
Audio-Technica
AT2020“The 2020 is a really good starter microphone.”
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Said in Sound On Sound: Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, recording When We All Fall Asleep, July 2019
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Keys
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Akai Professional
MPK249
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Akai Professional
MPK Mini
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Plugins
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere 2“The three plug-ins for sounds that I used the most on Billie's album are Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Keyscape and Trillion.”
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Spectrasonics
TrillianSaid in Sound On Sound: Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, recording When We All Fall Asleep, July 2019
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Antares
Harmony Engine EVOSaid in Sound On Sound: Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, recording When We All Fall Asleep, July 2019
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Antares
Auto-Tune“The song 'Listen Before I Go' has Auto-Tune, and some of the vocals on 'Bury A Friend' as well”
Said in Sound On Sound: Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, recording When We All Fall Asleep, July 2019
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Soundtoys
Little AlterBoy“and often Soundtoys' Little AlterBoy.”
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Valhalla DSP
ValhallaRoom“Pretty much every reverb that I use is by Valhalla”
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Valhalla DSP
Valhalla Plate
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Valhalla DSP
Valhalla ShimmerGuitar rig
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Vox
AC30Said in Guitar World: FINNEAS on bringing guitar back to pop and revamping the Acoustasonic, September 2024
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Kemper
ProfilerSaid in Guitar World: FINNEAS on bringing guitar back to pop and revamping the Acoustasonic, September 2024
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Native Instruments
Guitar RigSaid in Guitar World: FINNEAS on bringing guitar back to pop and revamping the Acoustasonic, September 2024
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What DAW does FINNEAS use?
Logic. He told Sound On Sound in 2019 that he got Logic at 13 and still works in it, and that all the sounds on Ocean Eyes were Logic stock sounds.
What microphone does FINNEAS use?
He said he records everyone with one Neumann TLM 103, and that Billie's vocals for Ocean Eyes were recorded on an $80 Audio-Technica AT2020.
What audio interface does FINNEAS use?
A Universal Audio Apollo 8, he said in 2019. His original setup used a Roland Quad-Capture.
What plugins does FINNEAS use?
He named Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Keyscape and Trilian as his most used sound plugins, Valhalla Room, Plate and Shimmer for reverb, and Antares Harmony Engine, Auto-Tune and Soundtoys Little AlterBoy on vocals.
What studio monitors does FINNEAS use?
Yamaha HS5 monitors with a Yamaha HS8S subwoofer, as part of the setup he made Ocean Eyes on.
What amps does FINNEAS use?
Guitar World reported in 2024 that his go-to amps include a Vox AC30 and small vintage Fender combos, that he used a Kemper on HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, and that he also works with Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro.
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FINNEAS is the songwriter and producer behind Billie Eilish's records and his own albums. This guide covers the studio he described to Sound On Sound in 2019, from Logic and a Neumann TLM 103 to his plugins, and the amps and amp simulators in his 2024 Guitar World interview.
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