Superwolf – 40 Acres and a Mule
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2013 single 40 Acres and a Mule.
Music from 40 Acres and a Mule
Artists on 40 Acres and a Mule
Gear Used On 40 Acres and a Mule
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Superwolf – 40 Acres and a Mule (2013). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Microphones used by Will Oldham on 40 Acres and a Mule
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Used for vocals on Superwolves, as stated by Daniel Schlett in this May 21, 2021 Mix article.
“The first day or two was just those guys capturing songs, some acoustic and mellow and some of them with Matt’s electric guitar,” Schlett recalls. He captured Oldham’s vocal with a vintage Neumann U47 into a Neve 1070 mic preamp. Sweeney’s guitar amp was miked up with a U67 into an ADL 670 or UREI Silver 1176 compressor/limiter.
“The ADL 670 would have been used on the vocal. Will’s vocal is the only thing I put through a Neve pre,” Schlett says. “Everything else went through the pre’s in our API Legacy console.
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Used for vocals on Superwolves, as stated by engineer Sean Sullivan in this May 21, 2021 Mix article.
Oldham sang into a Shure SM7, through a Daking Mic Pre/EQ. “I don’t remember if I used any of the EQ while tracking,” Sullivan says. “But I like using something with an option of a little EQ just in case it’s a little dark or muffled.
