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What DAW does Lana Del Rey use?

On Lust for Life, Lana Del Rey sang into a Shure SM7B, which engineer Kieron Menzies says she picked for its dark sound, through a BAE 1073, a 1176 and an API 550B. Video Games was cut on a Telefunken U47 AE into an Avalon 737 in Pro Tools 8.

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What microphone does Lana Del Rey use?

Engineer Kieron Menzies told Sound On Sound she picked the Shure SM7B as her favourite vocal mic for its dark aesthetic. Video Games was recorded on a Telefunken U47 AE.

What was Lana Del Rey's vocal chain on Lust for Life?

A Shure SM7B into a BAE 1073 preamp, a UREI 1176 and an API 550B EQ, with an AIR Spring Reverb plugin for monitoring.

What DAW was Video Games made in?

Vocals were recorded in Pro Tools 8, with Cubase 6 and Ableton Live 8 used in production, according to Sound On Sound.

What microphone does Lana Del Rey use on tour?

On the Paradise tour she sang through a Sennheiser SKM 5200-II with a Neumann KK 105 capsule.

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Lana Del Rey is the singer-songwriter behind Born to Die, Norman Fucking Rockwell! and Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. This guide covers the vocal chains on Video Games and Lust for Life, her tour mic and her Gucci Guilty campaign.

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