@Bumper
it's called double-tracking and it's not new. Beatles are kinda famous for it. Of course they went for the obvious chorus effect, as I said if you mix down the second vocal it won't be obvious. There's a program called Vocalign which perfectly matches two takes - same or different singer.
Look to after 3 min mark of a aligning example. Then you have to imagine that the dub is mixed down
[video=youtube_share;5Pt1P-o2QHM]http://youtu.be/5Pt1P-o2QHM[/video]
Note : Also refer to Bruce Swedien quotes. He used to say he would do 2-4 takes with Michael and then pan them left - right etc. They were double tracking Michael's leads as well - with his other takes of course.
" From doing the lead up close to doing the double and triple stacks and how he had michael take a step back for the double track. And then he would have him step back again and do a triple track. That brings more room into those tracks and added some size."
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Yes, I do use vocal doubling. Often in choruses, but that's not a rule. Could be anywhere the vocal sounds like it needs to be thicker or fuller, and often to help it stand out from a dense backing track.
There are essentially two types of vocal doubling for me. There's the kind where the double is down about –6dB from the lead as a subtle enhancement. If you were to mute it you would definitely miss it, but when it's in you don't necessarily hear it as a double either. The other kind is an obvious effect, and it's where the lead + double are at the same level. Can sound pretty cool, but can also be cheesy if overused.
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We never use voc align on a double of the same singer, if he/she is singing the same part in the same register. Only if that singer is signing a harmony to him/herself. The reason is it produces a very noticeable chorus effect. (unless your going for that) We typically use voc align to align different singers.
Note: we also very often have a different singer double the lead track instead of the original singer for the same reason. If you mix it -6 db down you don't notice the different voice, but you get a great texture without the chorus effect at all.
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perhaps for SoCav - http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr09/articles/doubletracking.htm How about using pitch modulation to create a dub track?
and what is the flanger effect people mentioning that can happen during double tracking?
it's called double-tracking and it's not new. Beatles are kinda famous for it. Of course they went for the obvious chorus effect, as I said if you mix down the second vocal it won't be obvious. There's a program called Vocalign which perfectly matches two takes - same or different singer.
Look to after 3 min mark of a aligning example. Then you have to imagine that the dub is mixed down
[video=youtube_share;5Pt1P-o2QHM]http://youtu.be/5Pt1P-o2QHM[/video]
Note : Also refer to Bruce Swedien quotes. He used to say he would do 2-4 takes with Michael and then pan them left - right etc. They were double tracking Michael's leads as well - with his other takes of course.
" From doing the lead up close to doing the double and triple stacks and how he had michael take a step back for the double track. And then he would have him step back again and do a triple track. That brings more room into those tracks and added some size."
Some quotes
Yes, I do use vocal doubling. Often in choruses, but that's not a rule. Could be anywhere the vocal sounds like it needs to be thicker or fuller, and often to help it stand out from a dense backing track.
There are essentially two types of vocal doubling for me. There's the kind where the double is down about –6dB from the lead as a subtle enhancement. If you were to mute it you would definitely miss it, but when it's in you don't necessarily hear it as a double either. The other kind is an obvious effect, and it's where the lead + double are at the same level. Can sound pretty cool, but can also be cheesy if overused.
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We never use voc align on a double of the same singer, if he/she is singing the same part in the same register. Only if that singer is signing a harmony to him/herself. The reason is it produces a very noticeable chorus effect. (unless your going for that) We typically use voc align to align different singers.
Note: we also very often have a different singer double the lead track instead of the original singer for the same reason. If you mix it -6 db down you don't notice the different voice, but you get a great texture without the chorus effect at all.
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perhaps for SoCav - http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr09/articles/doubletracking.htm How about using pitch modulation to create a dub track?
and what is the flanger effect people mentioning that can happen during double tracking?