Lorde

The item can be seen 0:36 into this video. It's used in the entire "Melodrama Reimagined" video series.

Philip Harvey, Lorde's Front of House Engineer for the Pure Heroine Tour, when asked about what kind of Mics she uses said: “She’s using a Shure Beta58. I love the SM58 as a go-to mic but I’ve never been a huge fan of the Beta58. But it suits her voice best."

Along with finding the best Vocal mic for Lorde, they went through plenty of other great mics but the Shure Beta58 proved to fit her voice the best. “Very early on in the piece, after learning she didn’t have a ‘favourite’ mic, I lined up a bunch that had worked for me over the years on various artists. We tried the Telefunken M80, a mic I’ve had great success with; the Sennheiser MD431, another great vocal mic; and the Heil PR35… all brilliant mics. But none of them fit. And during a European promotion run prior to the tour — where we’d do TV and radio spots — Ella would keep wanting to return to the Beta58 and I had to agree; it provides the most open sound for her voice.”

In the video for "Perfect Places," Lorde is seen using a LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive, as noted on Spotern.

Lorde can be seen playing a Yamaha Reface DX in this video from the New York Times, Diary of a Song for her song "Solar Power", in August 2021. The Yamaha Reface DX can be seen in the video from 1:32. She also mentions using the Yamaha DX in the song-writing during her interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music One Friday, June 11th, 2021.

In an interview in May 2020, producer Joel Little said, “We recorded ‘Royals’ on a Rode K2 that I got on TradeMe for $600.” Lorde recorded her vocals for 'Royals' with Joel Little in Golden Age studio, in New Zealand in 2012. It is likely (although not verified) that the entire Love Club EP and Pure Heroine album was recorded with the Rode K2. Note: TradeMe is an online sales site based in New Zealand.

Lorde can be seen using the AKAI MPD24 MIDI controller, during her performances of "Loveless" and "Precious Metals" during her 2017/2018 Melodrama World Tour. The AKAI MPD24 can be clearly seen in the YouTube video from the Lorde 2018 Vancouver show from 0:20 onwards, although the rear panel might have been taped over. Both the USB and one 5 pin DIN MIDI connector appear to be in use. There are other pictures that show the AKAI MPD24 from different angles, including this one from her November 2017 Brisbane show: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorde_Brisbane_Nov_2017.jpg

In the official new press article from DPA, the FOH engineer explained the usage of DPA D:Facto Linear capsule.

In an Instagram post in April 2025, Lorde shared a picture which included a Teenage Engineering OP-1 Portable Synthesizer and what appears to be songwriting notes for new song "What Was That". Lorde often deletes her Instagram posts, but the photo has also been shared by fans on twitter/X and other platforms. Original Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/lorde/p/DIUC_nkvIL7/?hl=en&img_index=2