Natalie Cole

"I was surprised once when working with Natalie Cole; I had been using the U 47 but Phil Ramone asked me to use an Audio Technica tube 4060 and we all loved that with her voice."

— Al Schmitt, producer

Recording engineer Al Schmitt mentions using a Neve 1073 to record Cole's cover of her father's "Unforgettable".

"At one point, instead of being in a vocal booth, she came out and stood right there with the orchestra, à la Frank Sinatra. She was amazing. I used a Neumann U67 on her voice, along with just 2dB of a Summit limiter and a Neve 1073 preamp. I like the 67 a lot, it seems to work well on vocals, and with her it worked really well. When her father recorded 'Unforgettable', he used a 47, and the 67 matched up pretty well with that."

Recording engineer Al Schmitt mentions using a U67 to record Cole's cover of her father's "Unforgettable".

"At one point, instead of being in a vocal booth, she came out and stood right there with the orchestra, à la Frank Sinatra. She was amazing. I used a Neumann U67 on her voice, along with just 2dB of a Summit limiter and a Neve 1073 preamp. I like the 67 a lot, it seems to work well on vocals, and with her it worked really well. When her father recorded 'Unforgettable', he used a 47, and the 67 matched up pretty well with that."

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