One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men: studio, gear and credits
One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men: recorded at The Hit Factory (New York, NY), Right Track Recording (New York, NY), WallyWorld Studios (Marin County, CA), produced by Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, engineered by Jay Healy, Dana Jon Chappelle, Mike Scott, David Gleeson. See the credits a
Details
Song: One Sweet Day
Artist: Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Genre / Style: Contemporary R&B / Pop Ballad
Date(s) Recorded: Early 1995 (Vocal sessions tracked roughly between February and May 1995)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Columbia Records – 38-78074 (US 7" Single)
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Jay Healy, Dana Jon Chappelle, Mike Scott, David Gleeson
Mixing Engineer(s): Mick Guzauski
Mastering Engineer(s): Bob Ludwig
Musicians & Session Performers:
Mariah Carey - Lead & Backing Vocals
Wanya Morris - Lead & Backing Vocals
Shawn Stockman - Lead & Backing Vocals
Nathan Morris - Lead & Backing Vocals
Michael McCary - Bass Vocals & Spoken Word
Walter Afanasieff - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synth Bass, Drum Programming, Acoustic Piano
Dan Shea - Additional Programming, Sound Design, Mac/Synclavier Operation
Studio and recording technology
Tracking Studio & Room: The Hit Factory (New York, NY), Right Track Recording (New York, NY), WallyWorld Studios (Marin County, CA)
Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic (SSL) 4000 G+
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Sony PCM-3348 DASH 48-Track Digital Tape Machine (1/2-inch at 30 IPS equivalent digital sampling rate of 44.1kHz/48kHz, 16-bit)
Studio Monitors: Yamaha NS-10M, Augspurger Custom Mains, Tannoy Dual Concentrics
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:
Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System (Reverb/Chorus), Tube-Tech CL 1B Compressor, Teletronix LA-2A, Neve 1073/1081 Preamp/EQ modules, Pultec EQP-1A, Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay
Signal chains covered in the full track sheet
Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Mariah Carey Lead & Backing Vocals, Boyz II Men Vocals, Synthesizers, Keyboards & Bass (Walter Afanasieff Rig), Programmed Drums & Percussion.
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