Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga uses the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverberation System, as confirmed by her vocal producer/mixer, who stated: "I use around six outboard sends to physical plates and rooms that Henson has available, as well as an Eventide H3500 and an AMS RMX16 effects processor" (Mixonline, Lily Moayeri).

Lady Gaga used the SSL G Series Compressor on her album Chromatica. According to her engineer, "I mostly relied on the SSL G Compressor on the master, turning up the kick drum into that, the sort of sound you hear on French touch records" (source: Mixonline, author: Lily Moayeri, article: "Mixing Lady Gaga").

Lady Gaga uses the Alesis 3630 Dual-Channel Compressor/Limiter with Gate. According to her engineer, "I brought in my Alesis 3630 compressor, which is a total piece of crap, but it really has a sound to it. It’s this $50 compressor that they use in churches. It was used on at least the first two Daft Punk records. That made its way into the more melodic pieces of songs like ‘Rain on Me,’ which has a ‘Stardust’ vibe" during the production of her album Chromatica (Mixing Lady Gaga - Mixonline by Lily Moayeri).

Lady Gaga utilized the Inphonik RX950 Classic AD/DA Converter on her song "Babylon," as confirmed by Lily Moayeri in the article "Mixing Lady Gaga" on Mixonline.

Lady Gaga is seen wearing and posing with Beats Heartbeats by Lady Gaga Earbuds for photoshoot while also wearing them in her music video for Bad Romance

Lady Gaga uses the AMS Neve 1073 Mic Preamp & Equalizer in her recording setup. Her vocal engineer confirmed, "I have been using the same chain on LG for years, which starts with her personal, vintage Neumann U47, which I think is 60 years old now, and that has a great sound. We're used to it, and she loves singing into it. That goes into her vintage Neve 1073 mic pre, and then into a Tube-Tech CL-1B compressor, and straight into Pro Tools." (Source: Soundonsound, "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'").

In an interview with Sound on Sound, Lady Gaga's engineer revealed, "A lot of mixing the drums was just about level adjustment. On the drum bus I had the Plugin Alliance Black Box, the Slate Digital FG-X, and Oeksound's Spiff transient shaper. I also used the Ableton EQ8." This confirms that Lady Gaga uses the Slate Digital FG-X Virtual Mastering Pro.

Lady Gaga uses the oeksound spiff transient shaper in her music production. As stated by her engineer, "A lot of mixing the drums was just about level adjustment. On the drum bus I had the Plugin Alliance Black Box, the Slate Digital FG-X, and Oeksound's Spiff transient shaper. I also used the Ableton EQ8" (Soundonsound, Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me').

Lady Gaga uses the Ableton EQ Eight Equalizer Plugin, as confirmed by her engineer who stated, "A lot of mixing the drums was just about level adjustment. On the drum bus I had the Plugin Alliance Black Box, the Slate Digital FG-X, and Oeksound's Spiff transient shaper. I also used the Ableton EQ8," in the article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'" on Soundonsound.

Lady Gaga uses the A/DA Flanger, as confirmed by her engineer who stated, "I have a second drum bus, which has an A/DA flanger and some filters which Burns and I added later on to add an effect in the pre-chorus." This information was provided in the article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'" by Soundonsound.

Lady Gaga uses the FabFilter Pro-Q 3, as confirmed by her engineer who stated, "On the bass group, I have FabFilter Pro‑Q 3 on dynamic mode to reduce 70Hz a bit, and I used the Kush Audio AR-1 compressor to even out the signal. For the most part, the song has live instruments, including guitar, that are augmented by synths" (Source: Soundonsound, "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'").

Lady Gaga uses the Kush Audio AR-1 Vintage Mu Compressor as confirmed by her engineer, who stated, "On the bass group, I have FabFilter Pro‑Q 3 on dynamic mode to reduce 70Hz a bit, and I used the Kush Audio AR-1 compressor to even out the signal. For the most part, the song has live instruments, including guitar, that are augmented by synths." This information is sourced from the article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'" by Soundonsound.

Lady Gaga uses Slate Digital Fresh Air, as confirmed by her engineer: "I used the DJM filter during the pre-chorus to filter everything into the chorus. I also used a plug-in that I've been working on called Fresh AIR. I started developing this and another plug-in while at Henson just to get back into C++ programming. Fresh AIR is a brightening EQ, and it was really handy in adding smooth top end to parts that felt too dark." (Source: Soundonsound, Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me')

Lady Gaga uses the Xfer Records DJMFilter, as confirmed by her engineer who stated, "I used the DJM filter during the pre-chorus to filter everything into the chorus." This information is sourced from the article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'" on Soundonsound.

Lady Gaga uses the FabFilter Pro-MB Multiband Dynamics Plugin, as confirmed by her engineer: "The keyboards also have Fresh AIR, FabFilter Pro‑MB, and Waves RVox on the Omnisphere piano that I added in the drop. I used Waves CLA Vocals on the high strings, with everything off besides stereo widening." (source: Soundonsound, Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me').

Lady Gaga uses the Waves Renaissance Vox Plugin, as confirmed by her engineer, who stated, "The keyboards also have Fresh AIR, FabFilter Pro-MB, and Waves RVox on the Omnisphere piano that I added in the drop. I used Waves CLA Vocals on the high strings, with everything off besides stereo widening." This information is detailed in the Soundonsound article titled "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'."

Lady Gaga uses Waves CLA Vocals, as confirmed by her engineer in Sound on Sound's article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'," where he stated, "The keyboards also have Fresh AIR, FabFilter Pro‑MB, and Waves RVox on the Omnisphere piano that I added in the drop. I used Waves CLA Vocals on the high strings, with everything off besides stereo widening."

Lady Gaga uses the oeksound soothe plugin, as confirmed by her engineer, who said, "I have the Oeksound Soothe and SoundToys MicroShift on those to widen things a bit," in the Soundonsound article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'."

Lady Gaga uses the Soundtoys MicroShift plugin, as confirmed by her engineer who stated, "I have the Oeksound Soothe and Soundtoys MicroShift on those to widen things a bit," in the Sound on Sound article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'."

Lady Gaga uses the Universal Audio UAD Fairchild 670 Tube Limiter Plug-In Collection, as confirmed by her engineer, who stated, "I like to use the UAD Fairchild 670 on the vocal bus, because it inflates the vocal. In 'Rain On Me' I used it to control Ariana's total vocal bus, and Gaga's vocal bus" (Soundonsound, Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me').

Lady Gaga uses the Brainworx bx_masterdesk, as confirmed by her engineer in a Soundonsound article titled "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'." The article mentions, "I like to use the UAD Fairchild 670 on the vocal bus, because it inflates the vocal. In 'Rain On Me' I used it to control Ariana's total vocal bus, and Gaga's vocal bus."

Lady Gaga uses the Eventide H3500 Ultra-Harmonizer on her album Chromatica. According to Soundonsound's article "Inside Track: Lady Gaga 'Rain On Me'", her engineer stated, "I did use some outboard on Chromatica, like plates, the Eventide H3500 and the AMS RMX16."

Lady Gaga uses the Sennheiser SKM 6000, as seen in her performance at Stade de France in Paris on July 24, 2022, during the Chromatica Ball tour. This is evidenced by the video titled "Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way - Live in Paris, Stade de France 24.7.2022" by YouTube user LauiiiHD.

In the Rolling Stone video titled "How Lady Gaga Embraced ‘Exercises in Chaos’ to Make New Single ‘Disease’ | The Breakdown," Lady Gaga is seen using the Solid State Logic Matrix² in a recording studio.

In the Rolling Stone video titled "How Lady Gaga Embraced ‘Exercises in Chaos’ to Make New Single ‘Disease’ | The Breakdown," Lady Gaga is clearly seen using the Augspurger Duo 8 Mini Main Studio Monitor in a recording studio, as documented by Rolling Stone on their YouTube channel.

In the Rolling Stone video titled "How Lady Gaga Embraced ‘Exercises in Chaos’ to Make New Single ‘Disease’ | The Breakdown," Lady Gaga is seen using the ATC Loudspeakers SCM25A Pro in a recording studio.

In this video, Gaga can be seen with the SM39 headset microphone.

Lady Gaga performed 'Killah' live on Saturday Night Live on March 8, 2025, using a Sennheiser SKM 6000 handheld microphone equipped with the MD 435 capsule.

Lady Gaga is confirmed to use the Clavia Nord Lead 3, as evidenced by a photograph from Getty Images showing her performing with the instrument at the Open A.I.R. Summer Concert Series.

Lady Gaga is confirmed to use the Shure SM39-TQG Cardioid Dynamic Headworn Microphone w/ TA4F Connector, as detailed in a Shure article about the GRAMMY Awards. The article highlights an audio engineer's experience during the event, where the Shure SM39 was praised for its exceptional performance. The engineer noted the microphone's impressive sound quality despite being integrated into Lady Gaga's elaborate costume, describing it as "revolutionary" and "game-changing." Lady Gaga has been seen using this microphone since her MAYHEM BALL Premiere at Coachella and continued throughout the MAYHEM BALL TOUR.