I can't feel my face by The Weeknd: studio, gear and credits

I can't feel my face by The Weeknd: through a Digidesign / Avid D-Control Worksurface (In-The-Box Mixing). See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Can't Feel My Face
Artist: The Weeknd
Genre / Style: Pop / Synth-Pop / Funk-Pop
Date(s) Recorded: Late 2014 – Early 2015
Original Record Company & Catalog #: XO / Republic Records, B0023767-02
Release Date: June 8, 2015
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Credits for this recording are still being verified against Discogs and MusicBrainz.

Studio and recording technology

Mixing Console / Desk: Digidesign / Avid D-Control Worksurface (In-The-Box Mixing)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Tube-Tech CL 1B (Optical Tube Compressor): Dedicated vocal tracking leveling amplifier for primary vocal capture
Neve 1073 (Discrete Transistor Preamp): Discrete Class-A solid-state preamplification for vocal and direct electric instrument tracking
Radial JDI (Passive Direct Injection Box): Passive transformer direct injection unit used for clean rhythm electric guitar tracking

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: MXM Studios, Los Angeles, CA & Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Avid Pro Tools HDX (24-bit / 44.1 kHz Digital Audio Engine)
Studio Monitors: ProAc Studio 100
Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

Spectrasonics Trilian (Virtual Bass Instrument): Core synthesized bass foundation playing staccato funk-pop bassline with custom filtered patch
LennarDigital Sylenth1 (Virtual Analog Synthesizer): Polyphonic synth patches delivering bright staccato chord stabs and mid-frequency harmonic support
Native Instruments Kontakt (Software Sampler): Custom multi-sampled drum and transient percussion library hosting kick, claps, and high-frequency Foley layers

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Electronic Bass Synthesizer, Synthesizer Chords & Lead Layers, Electronic Drums & Percussion, Rhythm Electric Guitar, Native Instruments Kontakt.

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