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Afropop artist Stonebwoy has come a long way from recording over his father's cassette tapes thanks to his favorite Shure vocal mic.
When it comes to recording his vocals, there's only one microphone Stonebwoy trusts: his bright orange Shure SM7B.
"I was feeling the weight," he says of the first time he used the mic. "That's how I can describe it: like there's some weight and some depth and some quality of voice that you get from this microphone."
The Ghanaian musician carries the "powerhouse" mic with him everywhere he goes, so he can lay down an idea whenever inspiration strikes. "It gives you a crisp sound," he adds, "and also, it does capture my voice in a way that I appreciate — there's some truth with it…I feel good when it's able to interpret what I'm putting into it emotionally."
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Stonebwoy's technical gear has certainly come a long way from his early days of experimenting, when he'd steal his dad's tape recorder and record on cassettes with his friends.
"Those tapes had music or, probably, messages, you know, 'cause he was a church man. So he has preaching on tapes and stuff," the Afropop artist recalls of his father. "Now he plays side A and the preaching plays nice; plays side B and there's [imitates thumping music.]
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