Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island album cover

Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island

Album 1996

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1996 album On Avery Island.

Music from On Avery Island

Gear Used On On Avery Island

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island (1996). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Jeff Mangum on On Avery Island

Dynamic Microphones

Shure SM57

Avg price: $112.54

in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)

Studio Equipment used by Jeff Mangum on On Avery Island

Analog

TASCAM 424 Portastudio

Avg price: $675.00

in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)

Analog

Fostex A-4

Avg price: $67.99

Jeff used this to record "On Avery Island." He didn't personally own it; however, it was usedThe following is a quote from Jeff Mangum's website:

"in the fall of 94, jeff returned home to ruston to make his first attempt at recording “on avery island", alone on his 4-track, (which was a tascam 424 portastudio, with sm57, just in case you were wondering) anyway he finished these two songs, and although loving what he had made, decided he needed his friend robert to record with if he were to ever have any hope of completing an entire album (which they proceeded to do, on a fostex A4 reel to reel 4 track)"