Ray Charles – Genius Loves Company album cover

Ray Charles – Genius Loves Company

Album 2004

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2004 album Genius Loves Company.

Music from Genius Loves Company

Gear Used On Genius Loves Company

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Ray Charles – Genius Loves Company (2004). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Ray Charles on Genius Loves Company

Condenser Microphones

ADK Area 51 TT

"During the recording of Genius Loves Company, he started using an ADK Area 51 TT tube mic [see Fig. 1]. It was the last mic Ray fell in love with."

Studio Equipment used by Ray Charles on Genius Loves Company

Effects Processors

Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier

Avg price: $4,246.03

"Typically, for vocals, we would use a Universal Audio LA-2A. We'd use the mic pre off the mixing board."

— Terry Howard on the recording of Genius Loves Company, for which he was a producer and engineer