toddfugere
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Anyone have any good harmony/background vox tips or ideas?
I'm working on some alternative rock and acoustic type songs for an upcoming release. All my parts are recorded already, so this is more of a mixing question. Almost all of my songs have a main vocal part and two harmony parts (one higher and one lower). Typically, main vocal is center and I will pan the harmony parts a little bit L-R and bring them down a bit below the main vocal line. I also sometimes double the main vocal during choruses and have some random oohs and aahs sprinkled throughout.
But at this point, almost every vocal part has a harmony part (Verse, chorus, bridge, etc.) throughout the entire song. I feel like it may be too much. I'm a little concerned that it will get tiring or boring to the listener. So then I thought maybe mute some and have harmony parts only during chorus, 2nd verse etc. Just not sure what the best rule of thumb is for mixing harmonies with the most impact. Is too many harmonies a bad thing?
Any ideas or suggestions on how to include 3 part harmony in my songs, but using it sparingly so there is impact and the listener doesn't get bored.
I'm working on some alternative rock and acoustic type songs for an upcoming release. All my parts are recorded already, so this is more of a mixing question. Almost all of my songs have a main vocal part and two harmony parts (one higher and one lower). Typically, main vocal is center and I will pan the harmony parts a little bit L-R and bring them down a bit below the main vocal line. I also sometimes double the main vocal during choruses and have some random oohs and aahs sprinkled throughout.
But at this point, almost every vocal part has a harmony part (Verse, chorus, bridge, etc.) throughout the entire song. I feel like it may be too much. I'm a little concerned that it will get tiring or boring to the listener. So then I thought maybe mute some and have harmony parts only during chorus, 2nd verse etc. Just not sure what the best rule of thumb is for mixing harmonies with the most impact. Is too many harmonies a bad thing?
Any ideas or suggestions on how to include 3 part harmony in my songs, but using it sparingly so there is impact and the listener doesn't get bored.