Andrew Huang – Sparkle Mountain
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2020 single Sparkle Mountain.
Music from Sparkle Mountain
Gear Used On Sparkle Mountain
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Andrew Huang – Sparkle Mountain (2020). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Software Plugins and VSTs used by Andrew Huang on Sparkle Mountain
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Used for the bass in "Sparkle Mountain", as shown in this video at 1:26. In a previous August 8, 2020 video at 1:03, Huang featured the plugin as a tool for making 808 bass sounds.
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Two instances of Trackspacer are used on the bass of "Sparkle Mountain", as described in the project breakdown at 1:30.
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Used on the guitar in "Sparkle Mountain", as described in the project breakdown at 1:59.
UAD Softube Marshall Plexi Classic
Used on the guitar in "Sparkle Mountain", as described in the project breakdown at 2:55.
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Used for Pusher's synth solo in "Sparkle Mountain", as shown in the project breakdown at 7:43.
Native Instruments Transient Master
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Used for the bubble sounds in "Sparkle Mountain", as shown in the track breakdown at 9:01.
Splice Sounds Andrew Huang's Plastic Nature
Developed by Huang. A Lego sample from the pack was repurposed for a bubble sound in "Sparkle Mountain", as mentioned in the track breakdown at 9:02.
Ableton Live Cytomic Glue Compressor Plugin
Used on the deep vocals for "Sparkle Mountain", as shown in the project breakdown at 11:08.
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Used on the deep vocals for "Sparkle Mountain", as shown in the project breakdown at 11:54.
Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier Plug-In
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Used on the vocals for "Sparkle Mountain", as shown in the project breakdown at 11:00, 14:11 and 15:09. Huang calls it "the best vocal compressor" and mentions that it and Albeton's Compressor are "the same compressors that [he] use[s] on all [his] vocals."
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Used on the pre-chorus vocals in "Sparkle Mountain", as specified in the project breakdown at 14:18.
On the pre, it's a similar chain, but I add in Little Alterboy to jump it up an octave and a little formant shifting. Little pitch drop automation at the end there.
Xfer Records OTT Multiband Compressor Plugin
Used for the synth solo and bubble sounds in "Sparkle Mountain", as shown at 8:32 and 8:51.
Microphones used by Andrew Huang on Sparkle Mountain
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Used for vocals on "Sparkle Mountain", as specified in the project breakdown at 13:23.
I recorded the vocals with this mic. This is the Earthworks SR314, which is built for live use, but I do like it in the studio sometimes when I wanna go handheld. First of all, it has really good off-axis rejection, it's very directional, but also it reduces a lot of the noise from hands, being handheld. And I just like that sometimes when I'm recording a vocal where I want a lot of energy and I want to be playful and I don't want to be rooted in one spot singing to a mic on a stand, but I can, y'know, just move around, have fun, play and, so that's why I chose this mic to record the vocals for "Sparkle Mountain". I think it sounds great.
