Pharrell Williams

At 0:57 Pharrell uses the preset Dat-Dat vocal preset and Omnisphere

In this interview Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman talks about using the Waves' Renaissance compressor. "It's not a whole lot — about 18 channels of [processing], plus plug-ins like Metric Halo's Channel Strip and Waves' Renaissance compressors and the Sony Oxford Compressor — but we know exactly what to expect from each combination."

Mix Engineer Leslie Braithwaite on recording "Happy" : "You will note that I have the same three plug?ins on each individual vocal track: the Waves De?esser, the Waves Renaissance Compressor and the Universal Audio or Waves SSL Channel for EQ."

In this interview Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman talks about the plugin he uses including Metric Halo's Channel Strip. "plus plug-ins like Metric Halo's Channel Strip and Waves' Renaissance compressors and the Sony Oxford Compressor — but we know exactly what to expect from each combination."

In the video titled "GarageBand Showcase | Alchemy Synth (Synths)" by EB The Original Master, it is demonstrated that the preset "Antarctic Sun" from Apple Logic Pro X Alchemy is recognizable at the 0:13 timestamp. This specific preset has been identified in several tracks produced by Pharrell Williams, including "Airplane Tickets", "Down in Atlanta", and "Deep Down Body Thurst", providing clear evidence of Williams' use of this software instrument in his production work. This conclusion is drawn from the detailed showcase of Alchemy synth presets available in GarageBand, as presented by the source.

Pharrell Williams uses the Roland SRX-09 World Collection Expansion Board, as evidenced in his song "That Girl," where various sample including: a woman chanting "eh", someone saying "fuego", and distinct laughter. The former two samples utilize the "414 Voice Menu 3" & the latter one utilizes the "413 Voice Menu 2" presets. This information is corroborated by a YouTube video titled "Pharrell Feat Snoop Dogg - That Girl" by Music World.