Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston used this cordless Sennheiser microphone on many of her performances, especially on tv show presentations. This was a very popular microphone during the 80’s and 90’s.

Whitney Houston used a Cetec-Vega t82b for many of her performances in the 80’s and 90’s, as is shown in this video.

In This YouTube Video, Whitney can be seen with a Matte Black Neumann U87, like the one depicted above.

During televised performances and the Nothing but Love World Tour, in support of her album 'I Look to You,' Whitney Houston used a Sennheiser SKM 5200 wireless microphone with an MD 5235 capsule. Previously, she frequently used an SKM 5000 with an ME 5005 capsule. This information is supported by photographic evidence.

Whitney Houston used the AKG C12 microphone to record "I Will Always Love You". This is confirmed by Music Connection Magazine, which states, "Aspen's Place Recording studios will now be offering clients the C12 tube microphone that David Foster used on Whitney Houston when she recorded 'I Will Always Love You.'"

According to Mix Magazine, Whitney Houston was "using a variety of microphones, including a Neumann KM-84 on the hi-hat" for her song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Love Me".

Whitney Houston used the AKG C 24 microphone for her vocals on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," as confirmed by her mixing engineer, who stated, "Houston’s vocals were cut with the AKG C24—one side only, we didn’t do it in stereo—into a Focusrite 110 module from a Focusrite desk, that stand alone for the preamp and EQ," according to an article by Robyn Flans on Mixonline.

Whitney Houston used the Focusrite ISA 110 module during the recording of her vocals for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." This was confirmed by her mixing engineer, who stated, "Houston’s vocals were cut with the AKG C24—one side only, we didn’t do it in stereo—into a Focusrite 110 module from a Focusrite desk, that stand alone for the preamp and EQ," according to an article by Robyn Flans on Mixonline.

Whitney Houston used the AMS Neve 33609C Stereo Limiter/Compressor for her vocals on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." This is confirmed by her mixing engineer, who explained, "Houston’s vocals were cut with the AKG C24—one side only, we didn’t do it in stereo—into a Focusrite 110 module from a Focusrite desk... And we went from there into a Neve original metal knob—the 33609—compressor," as reported by Robyn Flans on Mixonline.

Whitney Houston used the AMS RMX16 Digital Reverberation System for her vocals on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." This is confirmed by her mixing engineer, who stated, "Other outboard gear Frazer says he leaned heavily on for the song included the AMS devices—the RMX 16 (reverb) and DMX 15 (delay)," as reported by Robyn Flans on Mixonline.

Whitney Houston utilized the AMS DMX 15-80S Digital Delay for her vocals on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." This is confirmed by her mixing engineer, who stated, "Other outboard gear Frazer says he leaned heavily on for the song included the AMS devices—the RMX 16 (reverb) and DMX 15 (delay)," as reported by Robyn Flans on Mixonline.

Whitney Houston used the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer on her song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." This is confirmed by her producer, Narada Michael Walden, who stated in an interview with Robyn Flans on Mixonline that the track featured "Randy Jackson’s Moog synthesizer combined with his own 808 Roland drum machine, which he and Preston Glass programmed."

Whitney Houston used the Sennheiser MD 421 on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." This is confirmed by the article which states, "After the basic track was recorded, all the horns were overdubbed—Sterling on the synth horns and Marc Russo on real horns. “Real” cymbals, toms and hi-hat were also overdubbed, using a variety of microphones, including a Neumann KM-84 on the hi-hat; Sennheiser MD 421s on the rack toms; AKG C24s on drum stereo overheads, and two Neumann U-87s for the room."