Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) by Train: studio, gear and credits
Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) by Train: produced by Brendan O'Brien, engineered by Nick DiDia, Brendan O'Brien. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.
Details
Song: Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
Artist: Train
Genre / Style: Pop Rock / Roots Rock / Alternative Rock
Date(s) Recorded: Late 2000 (September–November 2000)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Columbia Records, Catalog # CK 62118 / 670928 2
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Nick DiDia, Brendan O'Brien
Mixing Engineer(s): Brendan O'Brien
Musicians & Session Performers:
Pat Monahan – Lead Vocals
Jimmy Stafford – Lead Electric Guitar, Rhythm Electric Guitar
Rob Hotchkiss – Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Charlie Colin – Bass Guitar
Scott Underwood – Drums, Percussion
Brendan O'Brien – Acoustic Piano
Studio and recording technology
Studio details for this recording are still being verified.
Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)
Tracking Studio & Room: Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, GA (Studio A tracking room); Strings tracked at Sunset Sound, Studio 1, Hollywood, CA (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, GA
Mixing Console / Desk: Vintage Neve 8048 Split-Monitor Console (53-Series preamps/EQs) & SSL 4000 G+ Series Desk
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Studer A800 MKIII 24-Track 2-inch Analog Tape Machine running at 30 IPS (GP9 Tape Stock) slave-locked via SMPTE to a second 24-track machine for orchestral passes
Studio Monitors: Yamaha NS-10M Studio (powered by Bryston 4B Pro amps) and Genelec 1038A Main Monitors
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:
Teletronix LA-2A Tube Optical Compressor
UREI 1176LN Peak Limiters (Rev D/E)
Pultec EQP-1A Tube Program Equalizers
EMT 140 Stereo Plate Reverb
Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System
Signal chains covered in the full track sheet
Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (Pat Monahan), Acoustic Piano (Brendan O'Brien), Drums & Percussion (Scott Underwood), Bass Guitar (Charlie Colin), Electric Guitars (Jimmy Stafford), Acoustic Guitars (Rob Hotchkiss / Jimmy Stafford), Orchestral Strings (Arranged & Conducted by Paul Buckmaster).
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