When you Record do you????

[BigBoss]

Sup Yall

Here is a Quik Question for yall
when your recording vocals do you record on Track 1
then copy the whole track to track 2 and then pan Track 1 left and then Track 2 right? Or do you just record on track 1 and keep it dead center?????

thanks

 

[Jeyan]

Depends on how thick you want, you can do both. If you pan the two similar tracks to extreme left and right and give it a few milli seconds delay it sounds from both extreme ends, if they dont have a delay it is going to be in dead center.

 

[Hardcore]

Yeah. If I want to chorus the vocals I just sing it a couple times. Alot of times I'll do one main vocal, use one of my takes I didn't deem to be the best one as a doubler panned wherever and at a much lower volume. Then 2 more harmony vox like an octave up or something, or a third or fifth whatever fits. Those are also mixed quite low. So they're barely noticeable. To an untrained ear it'll sound like only one vocal track was done if I do it right, but it's actually much more full and it helps smooth out any intonation problems you may have. And I have a lot. For a bigger more noticeable chorus I'll do something similar but mix the backing vox at a higher level.

I generally don't mess around with just copying a track and adding delay because I like the little differences that only another take can add. But then again my mixes don't sound all that great so maybe I'm doing something wrong.

 

[mixsit]

Sup Yall

Here is a Quik Question for yall
when your recording vocals do you record on Track 1
then copy the whole track to track 2 and then pan Track 1 left and then Track 2 right? Or do you just record on track 1 and keep it dead center?????

thanks

Naw, just the opposite. Default first assumption would be the vocal straight up the center, then ask what and how many layers.

Wayne

 

[Chibi Nappa]

When I want chorus, I usually reach for my "chorus" plugin before using up a track with copying, panning, and shifting. 24 tracks can run out faster than you might think.

 

[Hardcore]

Man 24!! I've only got 8. I know what your saying though. As long as I have a good bounce plan I can get by just fine. If I start having to bounce bounces then I'll use chorus or a doubler effect. Haven't run into that yet though. I've been keeping all my songs under 20 tracks.