We share our mothers health by The Knife: studio, gear and credits

We share our mothers health by The Knife: produced by The Knife (Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer), engineered by The Knife (Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer). See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: We Share Our Mothers' Health
Artist: The Knife
Genre / Style: Synth-pop / Darkwave / Electro / Minimal Techno
Date(s) Recorded: 2004 – 2005
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Rabid Records (RABID 030) / Brille Records / Mute
Release Date: February 15, 2006 (Album), 2006 (Single)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): The Knife (Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer)
Chief Recording Engineer(s): The Knife (Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer)
Mixing Engineer(s): Christoffer Berg, The Knife
Mastering Engineer(s): Henrik Jonsson
Musicians & Session Performers:

Karin Dreijer - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Vocal Production, Synthesizer
Olof Dreijer - Programming, Synthesizers, Drum Machines, Sound Design

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: The Knife's private studio (Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden) (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Christoffer Berg's Studio (Gothenburg/Stockholm)
Mixing Console / Desk: Analog mixing console (exact make unconfirmed, likely mid-format Soundtracs or Allen & Heath used by Berg in the mid-2000s)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Digital Audio Workstation (Likely Steinberg Cubase or Apple Logic Pro, 24-bit/44.1kHz)
Studio Monitors: Genelec Active Monitors (Standard in Swedish electronic studios of the era)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Elektron Monomachine SFX60, Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1, TC Helicon VoiceOne (Vocal Formant Shifter), Roland SH-101, various digital FM software synths

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead & Backing Vocals (The "Androgynous" Vocal), FM Sequenced Lead & Bass Synths, Electronic Percussion & Drum Machine.

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