Rostam Batmanglij – Half-Light album cover

Rostam Batmanglij – Half-Light

Album 2017

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2017 album Half-Light.

Music from Half-Light

Gear Used On Half-Light

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Rostam Batmanglij – Half-Light (2017). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

DAWs used by Rostam Batmanglij on Half-Light

DAW Software

Avid Pro Tools

Avg price: $409.00

In this interview in the 'Happy Sound' section Rostam metions they used Pro Tools HD during the production of Contra.

Studio Gear used by Rostam Batmanglij on Half-Light

Vocal Effects Processors

Boss VT-1 Voice Transformer

Avg price: $122.00

In the music video for Diane Young you can see Rostam using a Boss VT-1 Voice Transformer at 0:53 to alter the formant of Ezra's voice. Ezra also mentioned using the pedal in a separate interview entitled 'wALT Interviews Vampire Weekend Backstage At Lolla 2013' at 6:49.

Software Plugins and VSTs used by Rostam Batmanglij on Half-Light

Compressor Plugins

Waves CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter

Avg price: $38.24

In the video "Recording vocals with Clairo | Sneak Peek" by Mix with the Masters, Rostam Batmanglij and Clairo analyze the vocal recording for Clairo’s music, where the Waves CLA-76 Compressor / Limiter plugin is used in one of the stems.