Breathe by Faith Hill: recorded at Sound Stage Studios (Stage Three / Back Stage), Nashville, TN (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Boundary Row Studios)), produced by Byron Gallimore, Faith Hill. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.
Details
Song: "Breathe"
Artist: Faith Hill
Genre / Style: Country Pop / Adult Contemporary / Nashville Sound
Date(s) Recorded: May – July 1999
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Warner Bros. Records Nashville – Catalog # 9 47372-2 / WR 47372
Release Date: October 4, 1999 (Lead Single), November 9, 1999 (Album)
Tracking Studio & Room: Sound Stage Studios (Stage Three / Back Stage), Nashville, TN (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Boundary Row Studios))
Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic SSL 9000 J Series (80-channel with SuperAnalogue architecture)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Sony PCM-3348 48-Track Digital Recorder synchronized with Studer A827 24-Track 2-inch Analog Tape (30 IPS, GP9 Tape Stock)
Studio Monitors: Genelec 1038A Main Monitors, Yamaha NS-10M Studio Nearfields, Auratone 5C Sound Cubes
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:
Neve 1073 Preamp/EQ Modules
Teletronix LA-2A Optical Tube Compressor
GML 8200 Parametric Equalizer
Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System
EMT 140 Stereo Plate Reverb
TC Electronic System 6000
Signal chains covered in the full track sheet
Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocal, Grand Piano, Drums & Percussion, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Pedal Steel Guitar, Orchestral Strings.
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