She & Him – Volume 3
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2013 album Volume 3.
Music from Volume 3
Artists on Volume 3
Gear Used On Volume 3
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of She & Him – Volume 3 (2013). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
M. Ward
Roles:
Microphones used by M. Ward on Volume 3
Avg price: $16,111.00
Used for the vocals on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Avg price: $112.55
Used for the electric guitar on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Ward’s electric was double-amped through a Fender Deluxe and a Silvertone that [producer Pierre] De Reeder miked with SM57s, the idea being that the two amp sounds could be selected, blended or panned at will. Ward’s acoustic went to a Neumann KM84.
Avg price: $1,749.99
Used for the acoustic guitar on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Ward’s electric was double-amped through a Fender Deluxe and a Silvertone that [producer Pierre] De Reeder miked with SM57s, the idea being that the two amp sounds could be selected, blended or panned at will. Ward’s acoustic went to a Neumann KM84.
Studio Gear used by M. Ward on Volume 3
Avg price: $3,925.73
Used for the vocals on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Studio Equipment used by M. Ward on Volume 3
Avg price: $10,449.86
Used to record Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Amplifiers used by M. Ward on Volume 3
Used on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Ward’s electric was double-amped through a Fender Deluxe and a Silvertone that [producer Pierre] De Reeder miked with SM57s, the idea being that the two amp sounds could be selected, blended or panned at will. Ward’s acoustic went to a Neumann KM84.
Microphones used by Zooey Deschanel on Volume 3
Avg price: $16,111.00
Used for the vocals on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Studio Gear used by Zooey Deschanel on Volume 3
Avg price: $3,925.73
Used for the vocals on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Studio Equipment used by Zooey Deschanel on Volume 3
Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. H Limiting Amplifier
Avg price: $3,027.57
Used for the vocals on Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Avg price: $10,449.86
Used to record Volume 3, as mentioned in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Deschanel usually sings into a Neumann U47. “I have done a number of mic shoot-outs to see what we liked best,” she says. “But we don’t always universally stick to [the U47]; I love an RCA 77, too.”
On this project, [producer Pierre] de Reeder placed U47s for Deschanel and Ward; both also went to Neve 1073 mic pre’s, and Deschanel’s vocal took a small amount of 1176 compression. “Nothing’s heavily compressed,” de Reeder points out. “It’s just barely rocking the needle and making sure everything’s in control.”
All of the other inputs went through preamps in Sound Factory’s custom API console, then straight to a Studer A827 24-track tape machine.
Avg price: $79.00
Used for the vocals on Volume 3, as mentioned by producer Pierre de Reeder in this April 15, 2015 Electronic Musician interview.
Embellishments include Deschanel’s lush vocal harmonies, which she develops to suit each track individually. “She comes in, more often than not, with her own idea for specific harmonies in mind, and depending on the complexity, we’ll either fill out the tracks on tape or, with some of the more complex ones with many parts—and it’s all her, those harmonies—we will create as many as 10 or 15 tracks in Pro Tools to make a big sound.
“There’s also a lot of plate reverb on the tracks,” de Reeder continues. “Sound Factory has three EMT 140s, and we used two, and analog delay, with just a touch of slap.”