This Love by Maroon 5: studio, gear and credits

This Love by Maroon 5: recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA (Studio A) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Westlake Studios)), produced by Matt Wallace, engineered by Mike Landolt. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: This Love
Artist: Maroon 5
Genre / Style: Pop Rock / Funk Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul
Date(s) Recorded: Late 2001 - Early 2002
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Octone Records / J Records (82286-118-2)
Release Date: June 25, 2002 (Album), January 27, 2004 (Single)
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Matt Wallace
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Mike Landolt
Mixing Engineer(s): Mark Endert
Musicians & Session Performers:

Adam Levine - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
James Valentine - Lead & Rhythm Guitar (Funk Comping)
Jesse Carmichael - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Backing Vocals
Mickey Madden - Bass Guitar
Ryan Dusick - Drums, Drum Loop Sourcing, Percussion

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA (Studio A) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Westlake Studios))

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Mixed at Scream Studios, Studio City, CA
Mixing Console / Desk: Tracking: Neve 8078 (Rumbo). Mixing: SSL 9000 J series (Scream Studios)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Studer A827 2-inch 24-Track (at 30 IPS) dumped into Pro Tools HD (Digidesign 192 I/O) for heavy editing
Studio Monitors: Yamaha NS-10M, ProAc Studio 100
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Neve 1073 Mic Preamps/EQs, Urei 1176LN Blackface Compressors, Teletronix LA-2A, Lexicon 480L Digital Reverb, Roland Space Echo RE-201

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Kick Drum (Acoustic Capture -> Sampled), Snare Drum (Acoustic Capture -> Sampled), Bass Guitar (Mickey Madden), Funk/Rhythm Guitars (James Valentine), Chorus Distortion Guitars (Levine / Valentine), Keyboards & Synthesizers (Jesse Carmichael), Lead Vocals (Adam Levine), Backing Vocals.

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