Stevie Nicks
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She's been using this mic since forever. Fits her voice very well.
Stevie Nicks likes to sing into a Sennheiser 935 dynamic microphone, as do all the backing vocalists. Says Morgan, “With most everyone on in-ears, the amount of off-axis stuff that comes in with a dynamic is significantly less than with a condenser, and it tends to give you better separation in the ear mixes and you also have a lot less random high-end leakage.”
Used live in 2017, as stated by FOH engineer Dave Kob in this February 16, 2017 Mix Online interview.
“Stevie and the two background vocalists have Future Sonics MG5pros; Carlos Rios, guitar, a Sensaphonics 3D 2max system; Darrel Smith, keyboards, Future Sonics MG6pro; Rickey Peterson, B3 Organ, Sensaphonics 2max with Shure 600 hardware and ML18 sub; Scott Crago, drums, Ultimate Ears 16; Al Ortiz, bass, JH Audio 16V2 and Clair CM22, all using Sennheiser 2050 twin receivers; and Waddy Wachtel, guitar, who uses three Clair 12am wedges.”
Used live for vocals in 2017, as stated by FOH engineer Dave Kob in this February 16, 2017 Mix Online interview.
“My usual analog arsenal includes a Summit TLA 100 tube compressor on Stevie’s vocal,” he continues, “Empirical Labs Distressors on background vocals and bass, dbx 160As on guitarist Waddy Wachtel’s acoustic and RF mic, Aphex 612 gates on drums, Bricasti M-7 for special effects and ambience ’verbs, Yamaha SPX 2000 for drum ambience, and Eventide Eclipse V4 for vocal effects.
Used live for vocals in 2017, as stated by FOH engineer Dave Kob in this February 16, 2017 Mix Online interview.
“My usual analog arsenal includes a Summit TLA 100 tube compressor on Stevie’s vocal,” he continues, “Empirical Labs Distressors on background vocals and bass, dbx 160As on guitarist Waddy Wachtel’s acoustic and RF mic, Aphex 612 gates on drums, Bricasti M-7 for special effects and ambience ’verbs, Yamaha SPX 2000 for drum ambience, and Eventide Eclipse V4 for vocal effects.
Used live for vocals in 2017, as stated by FOH engineer Dave Kob in this February 16, 2017 Mix Online interview.
“My usual analog arsenal includes a Summit TLA 100 tube compressor on Stevie’s vocal,” he continues, “Empirical Labs Distressors on background vocals and bass, dbx 160As on guitarist Waddy Wachtel’s acoustic and RF mic, Aphex 612 gates on drums, Bricasti M-7 for special effects and ambience ’verbs, Yamaha SPX 2000 for drum ambience, and Eventide Eclipse V4 for vocal effects.
Used live for vocals in 2017, as stated by FOH engineer Dave Kob in this February 16, 2017 Mix Online interview.
“My usual analog arsenal includes a Summit TLA 100 tube compressor on Stevie’s vocal,” he continues, “Empirical Labs Distressors on background vocals and bass, dbx 160As on guitarist Waddy Wachtel’s acoustic and RF mic, Aphex 612 gates on drums, Bricasti M-7 for special effects and ambience ’verbs, Yamaha SPX 2000 for drum ambience, and Eventide Eclipse V4 for vocal effects.
Stevie Nicks can be seen in this video using a Sennheiser MD-431 during her classic performance at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Sennheiser MD-431’s were very popular during the 80’s and were used by countless artists. Stevie used it for her live shows many times throughout the 80s and early 90s.
Stevie Nicks is confirmed to use the Neumann U47 FET microphone, as evidenced by a video posted on Instagram by user "goldduststevie," which shows her recording “How Still My Love” in 1981 with this specific microphone.
In a video shared by Connie White Hanson on Pinterest, Stevie Nicks is seen singing into an Electro-Voice RE20 microphone.
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Discography
Bella Donna (2016 Remastered)
1981
The Wild Heart (2016 Remastered)
1983
Rock a Little
1986
The Other Side of the Mirror
1989
Breaking the Chain
1991
Street Angel
1994
Trouble in Shangri-La
2001
The Soundstage Sessions (Deluxe Edition)
2009
The Soundstage Sessions (Amazon MP3)
2009
In Your Dreams
2011
24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault
2014
Live In Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour
2020
Album Credits
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Complete Studio Albums & Rarities
Stevie Nicks · 2023
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