As It Was by Harry Styles: studio, gear and credits

As It Was by Harry Styles: studio, personnel and recording gear. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: As It Was
Artist: Harry Styles
Genre / Style: Synth-Pop / New Wave / Indie Pop
Date(s) Recorded: 2021 (Various sessions across UK and US)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Erskine / Columbia Records (Sony Music)
Release Date: April 1, 2022 (Lead Single)
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Musicians & Session Performers:

Harry Styles - Lead & Backing Vocals
Kid Harpoon - Bass Guitar, Drum Machine, Electric Guitar, Synthesizers
Tyler Johnson - Drum Machine, Synthesizers

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Angelic Studios (Northamptonshire, UK), Real World Studios (Bath, UK - Wood Room), Shangri-La (Malibu, CA) (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Macrack In The Wall Studios (Los Angeles, CA - Spike Stent's mix room)
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic (SSL) G-Series Console (used primarily for analog summing and hardware insert routing)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Pro Tools HDX (Digital Recording at 24-bit/96kHz, no analog tracking tape utilized)
Studio Monitors: ATC SCM45A (Stent Mix Room), Yamaha NS-10M, ProAc Studio 100
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Universal Audio 1176, Neve 1073 preamps/EQs, Empirical Labs Distressor, Standard Audio Level-Or, Massenburg DesignWorks EQs

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Intro Voice Note, Lead Vocals (Harry Styles), Core Synthesizers (Main Riff & Pads), Bass Guitar / Synth Bass, Live Drums & Percussion (Mitch Rowland), Drum Programming, Synth.

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