Iris DeMent – Infamous Angel album cover

Iris DeMent – Infamous Angel

Album 1992

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1992 album Infamous Angel.

Music from Infamous Angel

Artists on Infamous Angel

Gear Used On Infamous Angel

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Iris DeMent – Infamous Angel (1992). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Iris DeMent on Infamous Angel

Condenser Microphones

Neumann U87

Avg price: $3,629.95

Used for vocals on Infamous Angel, as stated by engineer Richard Adler in this November 17, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Adler also brought along the Neumann U87 mic they used for DeMent’s voice. He says he learned from earlier years in his career, working on staff at Universal Recording in Chicago, how to take care of his microphones, and how no two U87s necessarily sound the same.

“I had a U87 that I’d had rebuilt here in Nashville by Fred Cameron, and it was in really good condition, with the capsule replaced,” Adler says. “On the originals, the diaphragms were made out of material that was seven microns thick. The capsule in my U87, the material was three microns, and it sounded unique. I really liked that on vocals.”

Condenser Microphones

Neumann KM 84

Avg price: $1,749.99

Used for the acoustic guitars on Infamous Angel, as stated by engineer Richard Adler in this November 17, 2020 Mix Online interview.

On acoustic guitars, Adler says, “At that time, I frequently used guitar mics with a tight cardioid pattern, such as the AKG 451, but on this session I think I used Neumann KM84s. I had several of those that were really good guitar mics. I would place them four or five inches up the neck from the sound hole to avoid getting a boomy sound, especially in a live situation.”