Neil Young – Storytone album cover

Neil Young – Storytone

Album 2014

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2014 album Storytone.

Music from Storytone

Gear Used On Storytone

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Neil Young – Storytone (2014). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Neil Young on Storytone

Condenser Microphones

Neumann M49

Avg price: $10,385.57

Accoridng to this May 2015 Sound on Sound interview with producer Al Schmitt, Young used an M 49 for his vocals on Storytone.

"Neil stood right next to the conductor, and sang into the same Neumann M49 that Barbra Streisand used. I figured that mic would work well on his voice, and it did. (...) I used my Neve 1081 mic pre on Neil’s voice, though I did not use compression in his case."

Studio Gear used by Neil Young on Storytone

Preamps

AMS Neve 1081 Mic Preamp & Equalizer

Avg price: $6,962.36

Accoridng to this Sound on Sound interview with producer Al Schmitt, Young used an Neve 1081 for his vocals on Storytone.

"Neil stood right next to the conductor, and sang into the same Neumann M49 that Barbra Streisand used. I figured that mic would work well on his voice, and it did. (...) I used my Neve 1081 mic pre on Neil’s voice, though I did not use compression in his case."