Candy Shop by 50 Cent (featuring Olivia): studio, gear and credits

Candy Shop by 50 Cent (featuring Olivia): produced by Scott Storch. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Candy Shop (feat. Olivia)
Artist: 50 Cent (featuring Olivia)
Genre / Style: East Coast Hip-Hop / Pop Rap / Mid-2000s Club
Date(s) Recorded: October – November 2004
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Shady Records / Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records – INTR-11358-2 / 000408202
Release Date: January 15, 2005 (Single Release) / March 3, 2005 (Album *The Massacre*)
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Scott Storch
Assistant Engineer(s) / Tape Operator(s): Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Mixing Engineer(s): Dr. Dre (Andre Young)
Musicians & Session Performers:

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson – Lead Vocals, Songwriter
Scott Storch – Keyboard Performances, Synthesizer Sound Design, Drum Sequencing, Songwriter

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, FL) / Scott Storch Studio (Miami, FL) & Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA) (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic (SSL) 4000 G+ Console (64-channel with Ultramation)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Digidesign Pro Tools HD3 Accel System running at 24-bit / 44.1 kHz via Digidesign 192 I/O Converters
Studio Monitors: Augspurger Custom Mains (with dual 18-inch subwoofers), Yamaha NS-10M Studio (powered by Bryston 4B amp), Genelec 1031A
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Avalon VT-737sp Vacuum Tube Channel Strip
Neve 1073 Preamp / EQ
UREI 1176LN Peak Limiter (Blackface)
Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
SSL G-Master Bus Compressor
Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System
Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Kick Drum (Sampled/Synthesized Kick), Snare Drum & Clap Layer, Hi-Hats & Auxiliary Percussion, Synth Bass / Sub-Bass, Plucked / Pizzicato Strings Motif, Lead Synthesizer / Middle Eastern String-Reed Lead, Lead Vocals (50 Cent), Featured / Chorus Vocals (Olivia).

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