Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi: studio, gear and credits

Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi: produced by TMS (Tom Barnes, Peter Kelleher, Ben Kohn). See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Someone You Loved
Artist: Lewis Capaldi
Genre / Style: Pop / Piano Ballad
Date(s) Recorded: 2018 (Tracking completed over several sessions in late 2018)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Vertigo / Universal Music Catalogue 00602577478059
Release Date: November 8, 2018
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): TMS (Tom Barnes, Peter Kelleher, Ben Kohn)
Mixing Engineer(s): Mark "Spike" Stent
Mastering Engineer(s): Robert Vosgien
Musicians & Session Performers:

Lewis Capaldi - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Peter Kelleher - Upright Felt Piano, Digital Piano, Keyboards
Ben Kohn - Sub-Bass Synthesizer, Electric Bass
Tom Barnes - Drum Programming, Percussion

Studio and recording technology

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

Apple iPad (Tablet / Digital Instrument Controller): Utilized with software piano libraries to generate attack transients layered beneath the organic upright.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: TMS Studios, London, United Kingdom
Mixing / Overdub Studio: The Mixing Suite, Los Angeles, California
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic SSL 4000G
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Avid Pro Tools HD (Digital Audio Workstation @ 24-bit / 44.1kHz)
Studio Monitors: Barefoot Sound MicroMain27 & Yamaha NS-10M
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Neve 1073 (Mic Preamp / Inductor EQ): Primary vocal and piano tracking preamplification providing discrete transformer weight.
Tube-Tech CL 1B (Optical Compressor): Transparent tracking opto-leveler applied to Lewis Capaldi's dynamic lead vocal chain.
Solid State Logic G-Master Bus Compressor (VCA Compressor): Center bus dynamic glue set at a 2:1 ratio for low-frequency mix cohesion.
Bricasti M7 (Algorithmic Reverb): Primary digital stereo reverb generating authentic physical room ambiance around vocal and piano stems.

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

Moog Sub Phatty (Analog Monophonic Synthesizer): Generates sustained sub-bass foundation beneath root piano notes with low harmonic distortion.

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Upright Piano, iPad Piano Layer, Sub-Bass Synthesizer, Percussion & Sub-Kick.

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