Imagine Dragons – Night Visions

Album 2012

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2012 album Night Visions.

Music from Night Visions

Artists on Night Visions

Daniel Platzman

Roles:

Drummer Composer

Groups:

Imagine Dragons
Dan Reynolds

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Groups:

Imagine Dragons Egyptian
Ben McKee

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Bassist

Groups:

Imagine Dragons
Josh Mosser

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Audio Engineer

Engineer Mixing Engineer Recording Engineer
Rob Katz

Roles:

Audio Engineer

Engineer
Manny Marroquin

Roles:

Audio Engineer

Mixing Engineer
Mark Needham

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Music Producer Audio Engineer

Mixing Engineer
Alex da Kid

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Music Producer

Mixing Engineer Producer
Brandon Darner

Roles:

Music Producer

Groups:

Slipknot To My Surprise

Producer
Robert Root

Roles:

Audio Engineer

Recording Engineer
Mark Gray

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Audio Engineer

Recording Engineer
Charlie Stavish

Roles:

Bassist Music Producer Audio Engineer

Recording Engineer

Gear Used On Night Visions

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Imagine Dragons – Night Visions (2012). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Daniel Platzman

Roles:

Drummer Composer

Cymbals used by Daniel Platzman on Night Visions

Crash Cymbals

Zildjian 20" K Crash Ride

Avg price: $476.96

In the Zildjian On The Record interview, Daniel Platzman of Imagine Dragons discusses using the Zildjian 20" K Crash Ride while working on the album Night Visions.

Ride Cymbals

Zildjian 22" K Constantinople Bounce Ride

Avg price: $768.95

In the video interview "Zildjian On The Record - Daniel Platzman of Imagine Dragons on Night Visions," hosted by the Avedis Zildjian Company on YouTube, Daniel Platzman discusses using the Zildjian 22" K Constantinople Bounce Ride cymbal.

Microphones used by Daniel Platzman on Night Visions

Condenser Microphones

Blue Dragonfly

Avg price: $733.31

Used for the cymbals on the Hell and Silence EP and by extension Night Visions, as featured on Imagine Dragons' official Blue Microphones artist page and the now deleted Blue Microphones Podcast Session 7.

Artist Page

THEIR GEAR

Bottle

Mouse

Yeti

Dragonfly

Podcast Episode Summary

Imagine Dragons talk to Blue about their recent EP, "Hell and Silence"

Dan Reynolds

Roles:

Singer Guitarist

Microphones used by Dan Reynolds on Night Visions

Condenser Microphones

Blue Bottle

Avg price: $3,567.02

Used for the Hell and Silence EP and by extension Night Visions, as featured on Imagine Dragons' official Blue Microphones artist page and the now deleted Blue Microphones Podcast Session 7.

Artist Page

“The Blue Bottle is a great mic that delivers both the warmth and presence that I look for as a vocalist. It's definitely one of my favorite mics and is found all over our record."

—Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons

Podcast Episode Summary

Imagine Dragons talk to Blue about their recent EP, "Hell and Silence"

Condenser Microphones

Blue Microphones Yeti

Avg price: $114.45

Used for the Hell and Silence EP and by extension Night Visions, as featured on Imagine Dragons' official Blue Microphones artist page and the now deleted Blue Microphones Podcast Session 7.

Artist Page

“Sometimes a demo recording captures magic that you can’t go back and recreate. The Yeti sounds so good that we actually used some inspired vocal demo performances on the new record.”

—Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons

Podcast Episode Summary