David Crosby's Latest Album Uses Lauten Audio 'Eden' Microphone for Vocals
Lauten Audio has a knack for producing quality microphones. Their ‘Eden’ tube microphone is no exception, as it became the microphone of choice for capturing David Crosby’s vocals in his latest album, “Lighthouse”.
Recorded by producer Fab Dupoint at Groove Masters, Jacskon Browne’s private studio in Santa Monica, CA, Fab Dupoint recommended a vocal A/B against the Neumann U47 (Crosby’s favorite microphone). After hearing the results, David chose to go with the Lauten Audio ‘Eden’ instead of his old friend. The passing of the torch from vintage tube, to modern classic tube, ‘Eden’, along with the help of Dupoint, captured what David described as the best vocal sound of his entire career.
David Crosby plucking some wire into two Lauten Audio Microphones.
Describing his sonic ideas as co-producer and engineer on the album, Dupont reveals, “I have a certain idea of how music should sound to make me happy-and Michael League and David Crosby had a very clear idea of what they wanted to do. Since they decided to not put any drums on the record that allowed me to do whatever I wanted. After going back and listening to David’s old stuff and more recent stuff, my vision was to do something extremely pure, to focus on the lyrics and the picking on the guitars.” Lauten Audio’s Atlantis FC-387 microphones were also used to record acoustic guitars in combination with vintage microphones.
Dupont continues, “What I wanted to try and achieve is get all the good stuff from the old recordings, which is all those vocal blends and all that kind of warmth, like fuzzy tone, but without the inherent artifacts of older recording, which is this slightly distant sound. I wanted to capture the warmth and capture the blend that they had back in the day by everybody playing together. I wanted to capture something like that, but put it in a shell of super Hi-Fi HD gloss, in your face, ‘no recording’ kind of vibe. It’s a difficult balance but I think we did it.”
To hear David Crosby’s new album, check it out here: http://www.davidcrosby.com/
Lauten Audio’s flagship microphone Eden model LT-386 is assembled in the USA and features a modified version of the Company’s 31.25mm dual-diaphragm capsule, a custom wound, U.S. built output transformer, EF806s or equivalent pentode vacuum tube, Switchcraft connectors through-out, nickel plated head, a semi-permanent shock mount, and Lauten’s new unique surface finish also done in the USA. Accessories included with the microphone include Lauten’s custom tube microphone cable with Switchcraft connectors, hard case and mount. The LT-386 has a list price of $3,999.00. (USD).