Dave Gahan

In an article detailing Dave Gahan's personal NYC studio space and the recording of the album Delta Machine, engineer and producer Kurt Uenala reveals that he captures Dave Gahan's vocal tracks using a Shure SM7 going through a BAE 1073. However, by recommendation of producer Ben Hillier, a "recently acquired LaChapell Audio mic preamp may start to get the lion’s share of the takes."

Uenala says, "The LaChapell with the SM7 is beautiful. It sounds really warm, like there’s a compressor on it already. It’s very buttery. You can abuse it more, but it’s very forgiving. Dave is very dynamic, he works a lot with mic technique – getting away and coming closer – but with this mic pre we don’t have to do that as much."

Kurt Uenala, Dave Gahan's technician, says: “The LaChapell with the SM7 is beautiful. It sounds really warm, like there’s a compressor on it already. It’s very buttery. You can abuse it more, but it’s very forgiving. Dave is very dynamic, he works a lot with mic technique – getting away and coming closer – but with this mic pre we don’t have to do that as much.”

Throughout the video, Dave is clearly singing with an SM57.

Dave uses the famous Shure SM58 wireless during the Delta Machine Tour 2013, there are thousands of pics and you can see it in live dvd from Berlin

It's in the articly captioned on the pictures 1/2 way down . It shows a pic of the korby, captions says It's at the ready for Alternative takes.

In this photo, you can see a Roland SH-101 (1st synth in the photo) in Dave Gahan's New York City studio where he works with Kurt Uenala. Original article here.

At 3:51, one can see Dave hit the stop button of the TR 808.

It's in the center of Dave&Kurt's little studio, sitting in a black desk.

This photo from Dave Gahan's New York City studio shows his Native Instruments Maschine. Kurt Uenala, Dave Gahan's technician, uses Maschine for drum programming. He says: "Maschine is very intuitive. If you want to tune it down there’s no submenu, you just turn down the pitch knob. It’s very rewarding in that way, like a Jupiter synth. I love that."

Original article here.

You can spot the dual Avalon preamp in a pic here.

You can spot the FatSo in a pic here.

You can spot Apogee's famous interface in his desk.

You can spot two Distressors in Dave's desk.

The interviewer says: "The vocal tracks that [Kurt] Uenala [ie Dave Gahan's technician] has been recording are captured via a signal path that often consists of a Shure SM7 going through a BAE 1073."

starts explanation at 01:00

very interesting effects on Personal Jesus and others!

"I have a little Pro Tools rig — a little Digi 002 — and we just started playing around."

The experienced sound engineer uses beyerdynamic’s TG 1000 digital wireless system to ensure that he can handle any radio frequency interference anywhere in the world – as well as be able to deliver the best possible sound quality. A TG 1000 handheld transmitter with TG MM1w interchangeable capsule is used to test the sound system during the preparations at each venue. Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan and guitarist Martin Gore both use TG 1000 handheld transmitters with hypercardioid TG V70w interchangeable capsules for their vocal performances ESP: El líder de Depeche Mode Dave Gahan y el guitarrista Martin Gore usan transmisores de mano TG 1000 con cápsula hipercardioide TG V70w para sus voces.

"I have a little Pro Tools rig — a little Digi 002 — and we just started playing around."

In Dave Gahan's personal studio, where recordings for the Delta Machine album took place, he monitors using a HEAR Technologies system and Grado Labs SR60 headphones, as can be seen in this photo. Original article source here.

You can see an old Korg Kaoss Pad on Dave's desk.

In this interview by SonicScoop with Kurt Uenala, the technician for Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan, he says: “The Bitman has compression, bit/sample reduction and phase, but for some reason it also alters the stereo field nicely. It’s very strange. It makes a very nice, grungey sound, with some unexpected side effects.”

The Bitrman itself can be seen in this photo of Kurt Uenala's studio to the left side of the desk.