Josh Groban

Used for vocals on Josh Groban, Closer, Awake, Noël and Stages, as stated by producer Bernie Herms in this August 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

Groban’s vocals were also recorded at Westlake, using, says Herms, “a Schoeps CMC5U condenser mic with MK5 capsule, going to a Neve 1073, into a GML 8200 EQ , and finally a Neve 33609 compressor. This chain was actually designed for Josh by Hum [Humberto Gatica] on the early records he engineered and mixed for David Foster.”

Used for vocals on Josh Groban, Closer, Awake, Noël and Stages, as stated by producer Bernie Herms in this August 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

Groban’s vocals were also recorded at Westlake, using, says Herms, “a Schoeps CMC5U condenser mic with MK5 capsule, going to a Neve 1073, into a GML 8200 EQ , and finally a Neve 33609 compressor. This chain was actually designed for Josh by Hum [Humberto Gatica] on the early records he engineered and mixed for David Foster.”

Used for vocals on Josh Groban, Closer, Awake, Noël and Stages, as stated by producer Bernie Herms in this August 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

Groban’s vocals were also recorded at Westlake, using, says Herms, “a Schoeps CMC5U condenser mic with MK5 capsule, going to a Neve 1073, into a GML 8200 EQ , and finally a Neve 33609 compressor. This chain was actually designed for Josh by Hum [Humberto Gatica] on the early records he engineered and mixed for David Foster.”

Used for vocals on Josh Groban, Closer, Awake, Noël and Stages, as stated by producer Bernie Herms in this August 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

Groban’s vocals were also recorded at Westlake, using, says Herms, “a Schoeps CMC5U condenser mic with MK5 capsule, going to a Neve 1073, into a GML 8200 EQ , and finally a Neve 33609 compressor. This chain was actually designed for Josh by Hum [Humberto Gatica] on the early records he engineered and mixed for David Foster.”

Used for vocals on Josh Groban, Closer, Awake, Noël and Stages, as stated by producer Bernie Herms in this August 2015 Sound on Sound interview.

Groban’s vocals were also recorded at Westlake, using, says Herms, “a Schoeps CMC5U condenser mic with MK5 capsule, going to a Neve 1073, into a GML 8200 EQ , and finally a Neve 33609 compressor. This chain was actually designed for Josh by Hum [Humberto Gatica] on the early records he engineered and mixed for David Foster.”

Specified in this December 2, 2005 Yamaha press release.

Going on his first tour, Groban needed to choose just the right instruments, and he says “there was no question Yamaha was the perfect sound for me.” Groban uses a Yamaha Disklavier® DC7A and raves about how it can make “a classical sound or a pop sound – the response on the keys is great.”

Specified in this December 2, 2005 Yamaha press release and this May 11, 2006 Yamaha article, the latter later published in Yamaha All Access* Issue 11, Winter 2006.

December 2, 2005, "Josh Groban Chooses Yamaha Pianos"

Groban proudly uses other Yamaha products as well. When warming up in the studio, Groban and his vocal coach use a Yamaha P250 Professional Stage Piano. He is also a big fan of the Yamaha MOTIF.

“I’m in the process of building a home studio in my new house, and I’m definitely going with the MOTIF as the primary keyboard. It has a great sound and musicality to it. When you need a separate sound or style to inspire you, you turn to the synth, and it’s definitely one of the greatest ones out there.”

May 11, 2006, "Josh Groban - Voice of a Generation"

Groban is also a fan of Yamaha's Motif keyboards. "They're killer synths," he says. "I'm in the process of building my own home studio and I'll definitely be using the Motif as the primary keyboard. It sounds great, and there's a musicality to the keyboard feel. It's definitely one of the greatest ones out there."

The ES8 can be deduced from the 88 keys of the P250.

Specified in this December 2, 2005 Yamaha press release.

Groban proudly uses other Yamaha products as well. When warming up in the studio, Groban and his vocal coach use a Yamaha P250 Professional Stage Piano. He is also a big fan of the Yamaha MOTIF.

Used for the Awake Tour, as specified by engineer Will Miller in this May 1, 2007 Mix Online interview.

This time out, I did put my foot down a bit by insisting everyone wear the same-style molds. We got Josh a set from every manufacturer and what he picked was the choice for everybody. In this case, it’s Ultimate Ears UE-5s. And I must say I have been extremely happy thus far. They sound great and in terms of standing behind their product, Ultimate Ears is simply amazing. Any problems I’ve had and parts, replacements or repairs I’ve needed, they always handle it quickly and without any issues.

Used for vocals on the Awake Tour, as specified by FOH engineer Mickey Beck in this May 1, 2007 Mix Online interview.

Are you using onboard effects with the digital board?

Beck: As far as effects, I use the internal effects mainly for delays, backing vocals and orchestra. Basically, any effect that needs to change from song to song. The main effects processor is the Lexicon 960L configured into four stereo engines for use on Josh’s vocal, drums, percussion and featured strings. The ins and outs are routed digitally via AES-EBU. The Lexicon 960L is easily the sweetest-sounding effects processor I have ever heard, while at the same time being easy to get out of it exactly what you want. The vocal chain consists of an XTA D2 dynamic EQ and an Avalon 737 mic pre/compressor/EQ.

Used for vocals on the Awake Tour, as specified by FOH engineer Mickey Beck in this May 1, 2007 Mix Online interview.

Are you using onboard effects with the digital board?

Beck: As far as effects, I use the internal effects mainly for delays, backing vocals and orchestra. Basically, any effect that needs to change from song to song. The main effects processor is the Lexicon 960L configured into four stereo engines for use on Josh’s vocal, drums, percussion and featured strings. The ins and outs are routed digitally via AES-EBU. The Lexicon 960L is easily the sweetest-sounding effects processor I have ever heard, while at the same time being easy to get out of it exactly what you want. The vocal chain consists of an XTA D2 dynamic EQ and an Avalon 737 mic pre/compressor/EQ.

Used for vocals on the Awake Tour, as specified by FOH engineer Mickey Beck in this May 1, 2007 Mix Online interview.

Are you using onboard effects with the digital board?

Beck: As far as effects, I use the internal effects mainly for delays, backing vocals and orchestra. Basically, any effect that needs to change from song to song. The main effects processor is the Lexicon 960L configured into four stereo engines for use on Josh’s vocal, drums, percussion and featured strings. The ins and outs are routed digitally via AES-EBU. The Lexicon 960L is easily the sweetest-sounding effects processor I have ever heard, while at the same time being easy to get out of it exactly what you want. The vocal chain consists of an XTA D2 dynamic EQ and an Avalon 737 mic pre/compressor/EQ.