to double track, or not to double track...

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well,

my band is planning out our next recording. I am torn between double tracking everything and going "raw" and "simple". tracking the rhythm tracks "live" is more along the lines of our outlook... but nobody seems to be doing that. I'm not sure I can make a recording that would take us where we want to go without double tracking at least the guitars. anybody else wrestled with this before?
 
Simple - Double track whatever you want and use it or NOT use it later.
 
FALKEN said:
well,

my band is planning out our next recording. I am torn between double tracking everything and going "raw" and "simple". tracking the rhythm tracks "live" is more along the lines of our outlook... but nobody seems to be doing that. I'm not sure I can make a recording that would take us where we want to go without double tracking at least the guitars. anybody else wrestled with this before?
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you always have reamp as an option.

real double-tracking (playing the same part twice, identically) could cost you a lot of $$$TIME unless your very good on your parts.

I ran the 100db stereo last night at a Halloween thing, same Heavy metal type songs over and over 3 of them for an hour..... and it was amazing really, how they build stuff up, then have this in-your-face death metal, with bass and huge drum sound going.
 
Van Halen allegedly recorded some albums with one rhythm guitar track panned to the left, but the mix still sounds full. So it's possible to get good sound without double-tracking, just a lot EASIER to get them with it.
 
Try Panning effects

send your reverb returns or other ambience induceing effect opposite your main track and try doing it in mono or equing the reverb to make it duller (or brighter than the source track) get creative if it sound good it works just make sure its mono compatable whatever the case.
 
sorry about the spelling

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Massive Master said:
Simple - Double track whatever you want and use it or NOT use it later.
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Agreed. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
 
From the mix engineer's perspective, the more tracks to choose from or layer, the better. Just don't get attached to any of the tracks, and use them just because they're there.

-RD
 
MadAudio said:
Agreed. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
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Extremely profound...and even more correct! :)

G.
 
It's all a matter of personal taste, but I don't care for double-tracking. I prefer recordings to sound as natural and "live" as possible. I want to hear performance, not production. FWIW, YMMV, IMHO, WWJD, MPG, ETC...
 
I don't think double tracking sounds particularly polished. 2 raw recordings panned left and right still sound pretty raw.

Anyway, I agree with the folks who agree with Massive. Try it. See if you and the band like it. Toss it if not.
 
ahhh. I am afraid that I will like it and then have no choice but to sound lame!
 
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