Dreams by Fleetwood Mac: studio, gear and credits

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac: produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut, engineered by Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Dreams
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Genre / Style: Soft Rock / West Coast Pop Rock
Date(s) Recorded: February 1976 – August 1976
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Warner Bros. Records – WBS 8371 (Single), BSK 3010 (Album)
Release Date: February 4, 1977 (Album), March 24, 1977 (Single)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
Mixing Engineer(s): Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
Musicians & Session Performers:

Stevie Nicks - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Lindsey Buckingham - Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Christine McVie - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Hammond B3 Organ, Backing Vocals
John McVie - Electric Bass
Mick Fleetwood - Drum Kit, Congas, Wind Chimes

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Record Plant, Sausalito, CA (Studio B & the adjoining "Sly Stone Pit" room) (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Overdubs at Sound City Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Wally Heider Studios; Mixing at Producer's Workshop (Hollywood, CA) and Sound City
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom 32-input API built by Frank DeMedio (Record Plant Sausalito tracking); Neve 8028 (Sound City overdubs/mixing)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Ampex MM-1100 and Ampex MM-1200 24-Track 2-inch tape machines at 15 IPS (Non-Dolby initially, later bounced with noise reduction due to tape wear)
Studio Monitors: Westlake Audio TM-1 featuring JBL 15-inch woofers and wooden horns (Record Plant), JBL 4311 nearfields, Auratone 5C Sound Cubes
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Allison Research Kepex (Keyable Program Expander) Noise Gates, UREI 1176LNs, Teletronix LA-2As, Pultec EQP-1A, EMT 140 Stereo Plate Reverbs

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (Stevie Nicks), Drum Kit (Mick Fleetwood), Electric Bass (John McVie), Electric Guitars (Lindsey Buckingham), Keyboards (Christine McVie).

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