At 17:46 in the YouTube video "Bootsy Collins Tours His Incredible Home Studio 'The Boot Cave'" by Reverb, a Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone is clearly visible on the right side of the screen in Bootsy Collins's live room, confirming its use by the artist.

You can see to Sickick's left that he is using this microphone

Used for vocals on Lighthouse, as stated by engineer Fab Dupont in this October 24, 2016 Mix Online interview, this October 28, 2016 ProSoundNetwork interview (an abridged version of the Mix Online article), and this December 2016 Sound on Sound interview. Crosby is photographed recording with the mic in this August 7, 2020 Facebook post by Lauten Audio.

Mix Online

Dupont, commenting on the vocal mics used in the ‘Lighthouse’ recording sessions said, “There was the Eden, which is all the lead vocals, and all the lead harmonies were done with the Eden. The Eden is the sound of the vocals.” David Crosby added, “With the Eden mic, Fab Dupont was able to capture the best vocal sound I’ve ever had in my entire career.”

When asked how the lead vocal mic was chosen out of Groove Masters’ vast vintage mic selection, Dupont elaborated, “Basically what happened is David didn’t know me, Michael brought me in, and so on the first day David sees the Eden and is like, ‘What’s that?’ He says, ‘I record here all the time. There’s microphones here I love. I want to use those,’ and I said, ‘Okay, cool, no problem. I’ll put those up, but would you mind trying this one? Because I think you’d like it.’ He said, ‘Okay, sure, because, you know, why not?’ I asked the assistant, I said, ‘What’s David’s favorite mic here?’ and that’s how the [Neumann] U 47came up. Then, I took the 47 that was his favorite 47 from all the vintage 47s in this 47 museum and then put the Eden up and recorded him singing into both, and then he picked the Eden. That’s how the Eden became the microphone for the record.”

“David, who has no allegiance to anything, just immediately loved the Eden right away,” Dupont adds, “wanted one for himself immediately, and he has choice, you know? He can do whatever he wants. Yeah, there is something very special about that mic on vocals.”

Sound on Sound

Since I had little info about the place before I showed up, I had decided to plan ahead and bring some of my own stuff just in case. I brought my Lauten Eden prototype and a couple of Lauten Atlantis mics, a Dangerous compressor, BAX EQ and Source, three pairs of Focal Spirit Pro headphones so we could all listen to the same thing when tracking and a Universal Audio Apollo Twin just in case. We ended up using all of it. Including the Twin.

A nice choice to have: a Lauten Eden set up alongside David Crosby’s favourite Neumann U47 in the vocal booth.

Halfway through the third or fourth day, on the louder songs, I started to develop a distaste for the tone of the vocal booth that the vocal rig was in. I anticipated some grief at the mixing stage trying to remove the low-mid bump and some of the reflections that came out in higher keys. I had made the mistake of gauging the vocal sound on the quiet, super-intimate songs and had not checked a louder one before I settled for it (won’t do that again). So, to the team’s great dismay and much teasing, I relocated the whole rig to David’s side of the live room. I liked the new location so much better that I wanted to recut whatever vocals we had already done. I was instantly declared certifiably insane by everyone and we just cut the subsequent vocals in the new location. So, if you pay attention you’ll hear two different lead vocal colours throughout the record. See if you can figure out which is which. In the end, David was kind enough to declare that he thought the vocal sound was the best he ever had in his career. Joy and happiness.

(...) Although Groovemasters had a dizzying array of choices for microphones, including David’s reportedly favourite U47 in the whole world and more 251s than I had seen in one place myself, I chose to use my Eden. I knew from working on the design of it with Brian at Lauten Audio that it would be great for David. Of course it would have to be David’s choice, so I also put his favorite U47 up. I put the two mics next to each other, and I set them up so that I could run them through identical preamps and easily insert my Dangerous Compressor and BAX EQ on either of them instantly. Consoles are good for this stuff. I had the Dangerous Compressor running in dual-mono mode, with the left side set as a limiter feeding the right side set as a compressor. And then I used the BAX and its 18kHz band for shine and the filters for a clean top and bottom. It worked like a charm.

(...) For background vocals, I organised a system where each singer would sing each layer into the Eden from up close, then the 47 from up close, then the Eden from far away and last 47 from far away. It was a bit tedious to keep track of and I got plenty of rough handling from David about it. Until he heard it. It sounded just like the old CSN but super-present and without muddy bunching up: no peaks, a super-smooth blend and and clean ambient vibe for days. Of course the sessions quickly started to look like a very tall house of cards, but with just two singers it was the fastest and most beautiful way I found to do it.

She uses these on her vocals and stated "She loves recording at this studio amd this is her favorite mic." Eden is a multi-voiced vacuum tube mic. She used it on the song 'Bodak Yellow' on the top 100 Billboard list. Tube mics in general are not common for Hip-Hop / Rap other than a Sony C008G. Some will use a AKG C12 or a Neumann U47 but it's rare because most follow the conventional industry standard U87 or C414 wanting neutral then edit later or warm but present mic that sits in the mix. The Eden can do all of that and ad flavor. If you notice her sound compared to other commercial rap songs her vocals have warm weight and clarity and in your face more direct than most others.

Additional Info: https://www.synthax.co.uk/latest/2017/09/27/cardi-b-lauten-audio-eden-microphone/

Megan Thee Stallion used the Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 while working on her album Good News, as reported by Reverb.com.

Mentioned in this Sweetwater article by producer IsRael Foster.

The Eden has become my new favorite. Recently my friend and Grammy award winning rapper Lecrae tried out the Eden, which blew his mind. They shot it out against all of the classics: U47s, the Sony 800G, the U 87. It beat out all of them. They used the Eden on his vocals for his last album, which recently sold 500,000 records.

In this article Greg Kurstin, the main producer of Maren's latest record Humble Quest, said that a majority of the vocals on the Humble Quest were recorded on the Eden LT-386.

Too Short has a custom version that he ordered from them as shown from the Instagram post.

Eden is a multi-voiced large-diaphram mic. Made in the USA. It's also 3-in-one m mic for any application. Has a Vintage, Flat, and Modern setting.

In a YouTube video titled "At Home with Aaron Sterling," created by Lauten Audio, Aaron Sterling is seen using the Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 microphone as part of his primary drum kit at the 8:24 mark. He states:

A sickeningly amazing fat tube mic, which I love. And I will say the really fun thing about this mic are the tonal features.

Visible in this Instagram story post from the week of October 25, 2020, catalogued in the "RECORDING 3." highlight folder.

In the video titled "My DREAM Home Studio Tour (Austin Hull Studio Tour)" by Make Pop Music, Austin Hull is seen at 30:31 displaying a Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone stored in his studio closet.

Used for vocals, as featured in this May 6, 2020 Instagram post and mentioned explicitly in this October 18, 2020 post and this July 2, 2019 post.

July 2, 2019

Spent the last two days at @sweetwatersound. I’m here w/ @fabdupont and @focalofficial demoing the @lautenaudio microphones 😍 These things are deluxe. It is a crazy thing as a singer to walk up to a mic and feel your entire range captured without any tweaking. Seriously effortless, wide open, full, natural sound. The super moody background PowerPoint image ALSO REALLY HELPED.

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#lauten #lautenaudio #focal #focalofficial #fabdupont #sweetwater #michellewillis #microphones #mics #wurlitzer #wurli #eden #atlantis

May 6, 2020

Been makin a number of these recording-from-home videos for people, and have a purty nice audio set-up here thanks to @sweetwatersound and @lautenaudio. I’ve engineered, written, and performed a number of vocal arrangements for other artists from home and am available for that if anyone is interested. Send a msg to [email protected] ✌🏼 ❤️ 🎵

October 18, 2020

Recorded on @lautenaudio Eden