desperately need Info for DSOTM Microphones used for recording

Hi,
Im doing a degree in sound engineer and desperatley need information about the microphones used for recording dark side of the moon, would be so grateful if anybody could help me out. Ive tried everywhere and have had no luck so far

I'm pretty sure they used Neumann U87's for lots of the recording, those were quite standard for the time and place. Not really sure about much else in terms of mics, maybe you could dig through some of Alan Parsons' old interviews. Perhaps a Neumann KM84 on the snare drum... but that's just my guess, based on its sound. And Sennheiser 421s on the tom-toms? Who knows?

The album was recorded and mixed on Abbey Road Studio Three's 16-track EMI TG12345 MkIV desk with TG12428 preamps, although I've also heard an MCI440 was used (possibly for tracking in Studio Two). The drums and bass were recorded without any noise reduction but they were bounced down to a second-generation stereo pair with Dolby A. This was all on 4" Ampex tape running at 15 IPS as I understand.

If you're interested in how the Quadrophonic mix was done in 1973, Alan Parsons wrote a whole essay on it here.

You have serious problems

Hey Botley thanks a lot mate, i'll look into that.
Ablaze.......get a life

Heh. I was talking to Botley, and you would understand it more if you had been a member for a while. You see botley knows too much to be human BUT i out-knowlaged(this has to be wrongly written) him ones!

fair enough Ablaze...thought you meant me...im new here.

It's true Kev! Botley knows everything ( or damn near it) about the Floyd. Go on...ask him another..


Botley....wot did the lads have in their sandwiches when they were recording Dark Side?

Indeedio.

Botley is indeed a knowledgeable cat when it comes to matters of light, thunder and Abbey Road.

ADMIN notice: I have just moved this thread to the "After Syd Barrett" forums.

Egg salad. I hate egg salad.

I hate to bring this topic up from the dead, but does anyone have the file because the link is dead...

thanks.

Try here.