Midnight Cowboy by John Barry: studio, gear and credits

Midnight Cowboy by John Barry: produced by John Barry, engineered by John Richards. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Midnight Cowboy
Artist: John Barry
Genre / Style: Film Score / Instrumental Pop / Orchestral
Date(s) Recorded: Circa March 1969
Original Record Company & Catalog #: CBS – 4914 / United Artists Records UAS 5198
Release Date: May 1969 (Soundtrack) / 1970 (Single)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): John Barry
Chief Recording Engineer(s): John Richards
Mixing Engineer(s): John Richards
Mastering Engineer(s): Mike Brown
Musicians & Session Performers:

John Barry - Conductor, Orchestral Arranger

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: CTS Studios (Studio 1), Bayswater, London, England (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: CTS Studios (Control Room 1), Bayswater, London, England
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom CTS 24-Channel Discrete Germanium Console
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: 3M M23 8-Track (1-inch @ 15 IPS)
Studio Monitors: Tannoy Dual Concentric Gold 15" (Lockwood Cabinets)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

EMT 140 (Plate Reverb): Dedicated acoustic string section and solo harmonica stereo reverberation sends
Pye 4060 (Solid-State Diode-Bridge Compressor): Dynamic containment on rhythm acoustic guitar and bass channels
Pultec EQP-1A (Tube Program Equalizer): High-frequency presence sweetening applied across harmonica and violin stems

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

*None used in session.* (Acoustic and orchestral instrumentation only)

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Solo Chromatic Harmonica, Orchestral First Violins, Orchestral Second Violins & Violas, Orchestral Cellos & Double Basses, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Piano, Drum Kit, Electric Bass.

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