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Neve
1073 Mic PreampSaid in Inside Track: Loyle Carner 'hopefully!' (Sound On Sound), September 2025
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Loyle Carner uses a Neumann U67 through a Neve 1073 preamp and a 1176 compressor for his vocals on hopefully!, per Sound On Sound. For clothes, he has said he loves Carhartt, Vans and Patagonia, and that his dad's signed Eric Cantona shirt is the thing he would never want to lose.
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Where to start with Loyle Carner's gear.
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Neumann
U67 vocal mic
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Neumann
U67 vocal micSaid in Inside Track: Loyle Carner 'hopefully!' (Sound On Sound), September 2025
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Universal Audio
UREI 1176 compressor
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Universal Audio
UREI 1176 compressorSaid in Inside Track: Loyle Carner 'hopefully!' (Sound On Sound), September 2025
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Carhartt
Carhartt WIP
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Carhartt
Carhartt WIP“Carhartt, Carhartt, Carhartt.”
Said in Style File: Loyle Carner (Varsity), March 2018
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Vans
Vans
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What gear Loyle Carner uses: a sourced gear guide
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Recording
Neumann
U67 vocal micSaid in Inside Track: Loyle Carner 'hopefully!' (Sound On Sound), September 2025
No store page for this one.
Uses
Neve
1073 Mic PreampSaid in Inside Track: Loyle Carner 'hopefully!' (Sound On Sound), September 2025
Also at
Universal Audio
UREI 1176 compressorSaid in Inside Track: Loyle Carner 'hopefully!' (Sound On Sound), September 2025
No store page for this one.
What I wear
Carhartt
Carhartt WIP
Has said they love
Carhartt
Carhartt WIP“Carhartt, Carhartt, Carhartt.”
Said in Style File: Loyle Carner (Varsity), March 2018
No store page for this one.
Vans
Vans
Has said they love
Patagonia
Patagonia
Has said they love
Patagonia
Patagonia“Vans, Carhartt, Patagonia...a very important brand.”
Said in Style File: Loyle Carner (Varsity), March 2018
No store page for this one.
Manchester United
Signed Eric Cantona shirt (his dad's)
Has said they love
Manchester United
Signed Eric Cantona shirt (his dad's)“It's been signed by Eric Cantona now as well, so it's very important.”
Said in Style File: Loyle Carner (Varsity), March 2018
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Loyle Carner's gear.
What mic does Loyle Carner use?
Sound On Sound reported that his vocals on hopefully! were mostly recorded on a Neumann U67 through a Neve 1073 mic preamp and a 1176 compressor.
What brands does Loyle Carner wear?
Asked by Varsity in 2018, he named Carhartt, Vans and Patagonia, calling Patagonia a very important brand.
What is Loyle Carner's most treasured piece of clothing?
He has said it is his dad's Eric Cantona Manchester United shirt, bought outside a Man United game and since signed by Cantona.
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Loyle Carner
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Loyle Carner is the South London rapper behind Yesterday's Gone, Hugo and hopefully!. This guide covers the vocal chain on hopefully! from Sound On Sound and the clothing brands he named to Varsity.
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