When I'm stacking my vocals? PT8 LE (hip hop track)

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When im stacking my vocals, i normally pan my 1st lead straight up.My 2nd stack panned to the left and my 3rd stack panned to the right.

Is this a good procedure or should i just record one verse and dont stack anything. Just use effects to get the sound i want and just only stack my chorus. :confused:
 
BAMA said:
When im stacking my vocals, i normally pan my 1st lead straight up.My 2nd stack panned to the left and my 3rd stack panned to the right.

Is this a good procedure or should i just record one verse and dont stack anything. Just use effects to get the sound i want and just only stack my chorus. :confused:
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well man if your saying that you pan 2nd vox hard left and 3rds hard right i would have to ask if those vocal tracks are copied versions of the first. If so all you are doing is increasing the percieved volume a negligble amount and muddying up the stereo field. If are looking for a thick sounding hook, then i would track a second and third hook seperate, and then modestly pan them to the outside of center if you want a particular take of the hook to stand out in the mix you can take it outside harder and possibly process it differently to draw the ears attention to it, my practice is typically to record a second vocal track for verses only accenting on punchlines or a portion that i want to stand out, then process it as a backing vocal (boost uppermids and compress with a long release) and stick it out somwhere to the left or right (approx. 20-30%) and really cut the volume to it as the panning alone will pronounce it more. this will thicken that part of the track more naturally rather than sounding obvious and overdone. to hear what these techniques sound like in context visit www.myspace.com/stevetlayne and listen to the song Powerless i used only 3 tracks of vocals for that song and the mix came out very well in my opinion but listen for yourself and see if it sounds like something youre trying to achieve! good luck and keep it movin
 
I think it depends what kind of effect you want. For that realy synthetic-sounding vocal, you'll want them tightly doubled and the stack on on top of the other - however, this will reveal inconsistencies in the performances a lot more than the next technique.

If you pan them, it will make a more obvious double-tracked effect, however you will be able to get away with more inconsistencies.
 
I like to have my lead vocal track in the center...then pan the 2nd and 3rd, but not hard left and right....then I send them to an AUX input and drop the fader all the way down. Then listen to the beat and the lead vox and slowly bring up the AUX input fader until the stacks sound good to you
 
I think your aproach is good. Always feel free to experiment. There are ways that work better than others but there really isn't a "correct" way to do it. Do what sounds best.

I do recommend though that you get the "VocAlign" plugin and always use it on your vocals. It will make them sound even and tied together which will make your recording sound more professional. VocAlign would work awesome with the way you've panned your vocals.

God bless and good luck!
 
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