STAY by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber: studio, gear and credits
STAY by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber: studio, personnel and recording gear. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.
Details
- Song: STAY
- Artist: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
- Genre / Style: Pop / Synthpop / Pop Rap
- Date(s) Recorded: September 2020 – January 2021
- Original Record Company & Catalog #: Columbia – 19575928
- Release Date: July 9, 2021
- 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
Studio details for this recording are still being verified.
Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)
- Tracking Studio & Room: Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA), Charlie Puth Home Studio (Los Angeles, CA), Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
- Mixing / Overdub Studio: MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
- Mixing Console / Desk: Avid Pro Tools Ultimate In-The-Box Software Mixer
- Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HDX (Digital 32-bit float / 48 kHz)
- Studio Monitors: ProAc Studio 100 powered by Bryston 4B SST
- Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:
- Neve 1073 (Discrete Transistor Class-A Preamp): Primary vocal and DI instrument preamplification stage during tracking
- Tube-Tech CL 1B (Optical Tube Compressor): Applied during tracking for smooth dynamic leveling on male lead vocal takes
- Avalon U5 (Class-A Active DI Box): Direct injection tracking of clean electric guitar transients before software amp modeling
- Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:
- Roland Juno-106 (Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer): Generates analog brassy pad layers blending vintage chorus with modern chord voicings
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere (Software Polyphonic Synthesizer): Originates the signature fast-decay rhythmic synth chords driven through custom digital filtering
Signal chains covered in the full track sheet
Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (The Kid LAROI), Lead Vocals (Justin Bieber), Backing Vocals (Charlie Puth), Electric Guitar (Omer Fedi), Main Polyphonic Synthesizer (Omnisphere Hook), Analog Synth Pad (Roland Juno-106), Synth Bass / Sub-Bass, Electronic Kick Drum, Electronic Snare Drum, Electronic Hi-Hats & Claps.
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