One Dance by Drake (feat. Wizkid & Kyla): studio, gear and credits

One Dance by Drake (feat. Wizkid & Kyla): recorded at SOTA Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, produced by Nineteen85, Noah Shebib ("40") (co-producer), Wizkid (co-producer), engineered by Noah Shebib ("40"). See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: One Dance
Artist: Drake (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)
Genre / Style: Dancehall / Afrobeats / UK Funky / Pop
Date(s) Recorded: January – March 2016
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Young Money, Cash Money Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Group / 00602557008139
Release Date: April 5, 2016
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Nineteen85, Noah Shebib ("40") (co-producer), Wizkid (co-producer)
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Noah Shebib ("40")
Assistant Engineer(s): Harley Arsenault, Greg Moffet
Mixing Engineer(s): Noel Campbell, Noah Shebib ("40") (assistant mix engineer), Ryan Daly (assistant mix engineer)
Mastering Engineer(s): Chris Athens, Dave Huffman (assistant mastering engineer)
Musicians & Session Performers:

Drake - Lead Vocals
Wizkid - Featured Vocals
Kyla - Featured Vocals, Sampled Lead Vocal
Nineteen85 (Paul Jefferies) - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Noah Shebib ("40") - Additional Drum Programming, Low-Pass Filtering, Keyboard Sequencing

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: SOTA Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Studio 306 & SOTA Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic AWS 900+
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Avid Pro Tools HDX (24-bit/44.1kHz Digital PCM)
Studio Monitors: Yamaha NS-10M Studio, Genelec 1032A
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Neve 1073 (Discrete Transistor Mic Preamp): Primary input stage for vocal tracking prior to analog-to-digital conversion
Tube-Tech CL 1B (Optical Tube Compressor): Tracking dynamics control on lead vocal capturing subtle transparent leveling
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X (VCA Compressor): Parallel drum bus dynamic punch enhancement during tracking and summing
Bricasti Design M7 (Stereo Algorithmic Reverb): Mixdown plate reverb setting for spatial depth across vocals and piano chop
Pultec EQP-1A (Tube Program Equalizer): Low-frequency weight sculpting on sub-bass and kick drum summing bus

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

Native Instruments Maschine Studio (Hardware Controller / Digital Sampler): Primary dancehall beat arrangement, syncopated rimshot sequencing, and kick drum programming
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2 (Virtual Synthesizer Engine): Sustained low-frequency sub-bass patch and atmospheric pad layers

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drake Lead Vocal, Wizkid Featured Vocals, Kyla Sampled Lead Vocal, Electronic Kick Drum, Syncopated Rimshot & Percussion, Acoustic Upright Piano Chops, Sub-Bass Synthesizer, Synthesizer Atmospheric Pad.

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