Karen Grotberg

Used on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Many of the studio’s keyboards were also used, including a Wurlitzer organ and Hammond M with a Leslie 222 and a Mellotron 4000 D, as well as a Yamaha grand piano.

The keyboard list on Flowers Studio's website specifies a "Wurlitzer 200 Electric Piano".

In a Flickr photo, Karen Grotberg is seen using a Yamaha Motif XS8 synthesizer, providing visual confirmation of her choice in gear.

Used with Pro Tools HDX to track XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Tveitbakk tracked to his Studer A827 2-inch tape machine and Pro Tools HDX. “Because we have a very large and very nice [48-channel] API console, we can track to tape and run it into Pro Tools simultaneously,” he says.

The equipment list of Pachyderm Studios specifies three 16x16 converters.

Used for the piano on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Grotberg played the studio’s Yamaha GH1 piano. “It’s not as bright like a C7 and has some very nice hardware on it,” says Tveitbakk. He put up a pair of Neumann KM54s through 1081 mic pres into a stereo Tube-Tech compressor.

Karen Grotberg is seen using a Yamaha CP5 digital piano during her performance at the 2012 Stagecoach California festival, as captured in a photograph on Zimbio.

"Yes! I saw the Jayhawks last week and they sounded great. Grotberg's rig was a CP5 and an XK3c set up in an L shape. Nothing fancy but good playing that supports the songs." http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2638856/Re_Underrated_and_Unappreciate

Karen Grotberg can be seen using the Korg CX-3 Organ during The Jayhawks' concert on January 27, 2011, as documented in photos available from Getty Images.

Karen is shy, doesn't do interviewsand doesn't talk gear. But there are photos, and her rig typically consists of an 88-key piano and an organ, in an L-shape setup. The Nord is one of the pianos she has used live.

Used to track XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Tveitbakk tracked to his Studer A827 2-inch tape machine and Pro Tools HDX. “Because we have a very large and very nice [48-channel] API console, we can track to tape and run it into Pro Tools simultaneously,” he says.

Used for vocals on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Acoustic guitars were miked with an AKG C414EB and a Coles 4038 side by side, and vocals went into Neumann U47 and Shure SM7 mics, also side by side, to provide a range of textures. Acoustic guitars were miked with an AKG C414EB and a Coles 4038 side by side, and vocals went into Neumann U47 and Shure SM7 mics, also side by side, to provide a range of textures. “We’re always going for keeper vocals, so the option is there,” Tveitbakk says.

Used for vocals on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Acoustic guitars were miked with an AKG C414EB and a Coles 4038 side by side, and vocals went into Neumann U47 and Shure SM7 mics, also side by side, to provide a range of textures. Acoustic guitars were miked with an AKG C414EB and a Coles 4038 side by side, and vocals went into Neumann U47 and Shure SM7 mics, also side by side, to provide a range of textures. “We’re always going for keeper vocals, so the option is there,” Tveitbakk says.

Used on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Grotberg played the studio’s Yamaha GH1 piano. “It’s not as bright like a C7 and has some very nice hardware on it,” says Tveitbakk. He put up a pair of Neumann KM54s through 1081 mic pres into a stereo Tube-Tech compressor.

Used for the piano on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Grotberg played the studio’s Yamaha GH1 piano. “It’s not as bright like a C7 and has some very nice hardware on it,” says Tveitbakk. He put up a pair of Neumann KM54s through 1081 mic pres into a stereo Tube-Tech compressor.

Used on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Many of the studio’s keyboards were also used, including a Wurlitzer organ and Hammond M with a Leslie 222 and a Mellotron 4000 D, as well as a Yamaha grand piano.

The keyboard list on Flowers Studio's website specifies a "Hammond M (1948) with Leslie 222 with Trek II Leslie preamp".

Used on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Many of the studio’s keyboards were also used, including a Wurlitzer organ and Hammond M with a Leslie 222 and a Mellotron 4000 D, as well as a Yamaha grand piano.

The keyboard list on Flowers Studio's website specifies a "Hammond M (1948) with Leslie 222 with Trek II Leslie preamp".

Used on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Many of the studio’s keyboards were also used, including a Wurlitzer organ and Hammond M with a Leslie 222 and a Mellotron 4000 D, as well as a Yamaha grand piano.

The keyboard list on Flowers Studio's website specifies an M4000D Mini.

Used on XOXO, as stated by engineer Nick Tveitbakk in this October 28, 2020 Mix Online interview.

Many of the studio’s keyboards were also used, including a Wurlitzer organ and Hammond M with a Leslie 222 and a Mellotron 4000 D, as well as a Yamaha grand piano.

The keyboard list on Flowers Studio's website specifies a "Yamaha G-1 acoustic grand piano".