Is it necessary to listen to my 1st vocal track while recording the 2nd doublicate ?

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Is it necessary to listen to my first vocal track while recording the second one in voice doubeling?
 
Yes and no.

I guess it all boils down to how good you are.
 
Not necessary no... but, just like people sing better with the radio then without - artists tend to put down a better take when they have something to sing with! I usually end up goin with the double over the first take.. Really depends on how much recording experience the artist has though... and talent of course.
 
Unless you have your phrasing well-memorized, you will get a lot of differences if you don't listen to the firs take. Of course, you may WANT that effect!
 
If you're doing it to double the vox track, then definitely. Gotta try to match the first track as closely as possible.
 
Chili said:
Gotta try to match the first track as closely as possible.
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This is the key to double-tracking. For me it is essential to hear the previous track, because I can never remember my phrasing from one take to the next. However, I have recorded people who are so exact in their phrasing that they do perfect double tracking without listening to what they did before.
 
You may want to do a couple takes seperately first.Listen to each take and if you like some aspects of all the takes,do some comping together and create a scratch track of what you feel would be the best phrasing.Then maybe use that track to listen to when you do more takes.
 
Greg_L said:
You'll never know unless you try it and see for yourself.
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Exactly.

I double almost all my parts. Whether I always keep both is a decision I make at mix time. But even when I'm doubling a part that I want tight, I don't always do it with the first track playing. I usually rehearse the hell out of my parts and know exactly how I want to phrase everything by the time I track it. Sometimes, I prefer to not hear the other vocal track. I find my pitch is better that way. There are times when I do want to hear the other track, but I'll usually keep it very low just to be able to hear if I finished a line too early or too late.

Experiment and find what works for you. It may not always be the same thing for every situation.
 
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RAMI said:
Sometimes, I prefer to not hear the other vocal track. I find my pitch is better that way.
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I agree with this 100%. I understand it may work differently for each person, but I find hearing the first track distracting and unnecessary. Unless you're constantly experimenting with different phrasing I wouldn't expect it to vary much at all.
 
I feel a very slight amount of wavering between the two tracks gives the finished product more of a, more of a ..... man how do I put it? Personal Trait and Characteristics to the creation.
 
moresound said:
I feel a very slight amount of wavering between the two tracks gives the finished product more of a, more of a ..... man how do I put it? Personal Trait and Characteristics to the creation.
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Ah yes, the old PT&C. :D
 
For most people, myself included, I'd say yes. With extensive experience you'll need to less and less.
 
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