Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack: studio, gear and credits

Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack: produced by Joel Dorn. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Killing Me Softly with His Song
Artist: Roberta Flack
Genre / Style: Smooth Soul / R&B / Soft Pop
Date(s) Recorded: Late 1972
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Atlantic Records – 45-2940 (Single) / SD 7271 (Album)
Release Date: January 21, 1973
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Joel Dorn
Mixing Engineer(s): Gene Paul, Joel Dorn

Studio and recording technology

Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Teletronix LA-2A, Pultec EQP-1A, EMT 140 Mono/Stereo Plate Reverbs, Fairchild 670

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (Studio A) & Regent Sound Studios, New York, NY (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Atlantic/MCI Console (Atlantic transitioned from their famed Tom Dowd custom desk to early MCI JH-400 series desks in the early 70s)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Ampex MM-1000 or early MCI 16-Track, 2-inch tape running at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec 604E Super Duplex in custom cabinets

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (Roberta Flack), Background Vocals (Roberta Flack Choir), Acoustic Piano (Roberta Flack), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Bass (Ron Carter), Drums (Grady Tate), Acoustic Guitar (Eric Gale).

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