I don't understand what the problem is with normal pronunciation. What's happening that it makes you need to sing with a cockney accent?
Amazing video...
I know, it's amaziballs! I'm pretty sure there's a vid on youtube where Les explains the details of the ground breaking double track to some dim wit before they start playing...but I couldn't find it.
I have said it before on a couple of posts, but the film "Chasing The Sound" is a really good documentary on this guy. As you have seen, not only did he pioneer the solid body, he and his wife, Mary Ford had something like 20 number ones on the charts, he pioneered recording techniques, but he played pretty damn good as well.
He was still playing the circuit up until his death. Amazing guy.
I dont think you can edit inflections just timing issues. If one line ends with a slight breathiness, and the other ends with less breathiness, and maybe
a tad behind or in front, it now sounds sloppy. The voice is so complex that I dont think it can be doubled perfectly.
Im an experienced vocalist, the groove is not the problem, the changes in the vocals dynamics can be controlled, but not the sound of it. Maybe one line the vibrato rolls off a smidgen earlier than the previous one. One line is scratchier the other smoother, one seems to go smoothly over one word, but not so the others, wheras the second one will go smoothly in different parts.
I have yet to hear a vocal double from home recording people that sounds great, although some sound good. Commercial recordings always sound good, I guess the mix helps
And I realize not everybody on the radio does it in two takes, lucky if they do it in 20
Except Freddy Mercury according to Brian May who phased his doubles on the takes
Yes this ^^^^^^^I don't see why people think its impossible. Its just a skill that you have to hone. It takes time and specific effort to do well, but it isn't particularly difficult.
So true. You have to work at it. What happened to that rude dude? I think there might be something wrong with him. He seemed less interested in an honest answer than in picking a fight. Weird.
It is like the OP is sayin': "I am here to ask a question, if I like your answer"
This entire debate hinges on the idea that double tracking should be neat and tidy.
When did this happen? Go listen to some Bowie.
If you wanna be a pop star when you grow up then maybe that's different. Suck it up and work hard.
There's absolutely no room for guessing or improvising.
I work with a guy who never plays or sings the same thing twice. Drives me fucking mental.
Yeah double-tracking works best when its not perfect.
I've seen this weird advice parroted many times. I don't understand what it's supposed to achieve besides being difficult, unnatural, and confusing.
As with anything else in music, you need to be in time and in tune. Once you have that covered, tone is all that's left.
So true. You have to work at it. What happened to that rude dude? I think there might be something wrong with him. He seemed less interested in an honest answer than in picking a fight. Weird.