Ringo Starr

The Beatles

Role

Singer Drummer Keyboardist

Genre

Rock Pop Children's

Group

The Beatles Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band R.A.D.D. (Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving)

Credits

Change The World Let's Change The World Here’s To The Nights

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Singer Drummer Keyboardist

Genre

Rock Pop Children's

Group

The Beatles Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band R.A.D.D. (Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving)

Credits

Change The World Let's Change The World Here’s To The Nights

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AKG D19

Dynamic Microphones

"Manufactured in the ‘60s and most famous today for its use during numerous Beatles’ recording sessions as a drum overhead mic for @RingoStarrMusic, the AKG D19 is an integral part of our #MicrophoneCollection." Abbey Road Studios dixit

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Neumann U47

Condenser Microphones

Used for group vocals with The Beatles, as is visible in this photo.

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Sennheiser MD 421-II

Dynamic Microphones

"In 1971 George Harrison and Ravi Shankar held their famous Concert for Bangladesh at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The stage was positively bristling with MD421s, including all of the stars’ lead vocal mics (Eric Clapton, Ringo Star, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell and Billy Preston) Check out the video." -Martin Mitchell's Microphones.

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Shure SM57

Dynamic Microphones

Recording the snare drum through Shure SM57 in this video.

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Altec (Western Electric) 639B

Dynamic Microphones

Ringo Starr is seen singing into the Altec 639B starting at 1:35 and throughout the music video for The Beatles - Now And Then.

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AKG D20

Dynamic Microphones

In the YouTube video "How The Beatles Recorded I'm Only Sleeping - A Deep Dive" by Adam Mormolstein, it is detailed that Ringo Starr was mic'ed using a couple of AKG D19 microphones and an AKG D20 microphone on the bass drum.

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