How common is vocal doubling?

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:18 am

jonyoung wrote:

That's the spirit! I'll autotune the very occasional word or phrase on a vocal track, but I've become a curmudgeon and will flame someone right out of the room if they want every damned word tuned. I think it was Roger Daltry who once said "A word sung out of pitch, but with feeling is always better than a word sung in perfect pitch without feeling. I like my music organic.....just not as organic as ripe feces, however.

I guess that works if you're the only game in town, but if you say that they shouldn't autotune each word and they say "I can go across town to the other guy..."

...well, that just doesn't work.

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:22 am

It depends on how bad you want/need business.

When I had a nice commercial studio with a high rent, I would do whatever was necessary. Now that I have no overhead, I tell them to pound pavement.

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:45 pm

As for examples on this subject I would have thought the most famous user of doubling his vocal was John Lennon.
I'd even go as far as saying it was his 'vocal sound'. If you want to record a Lennon sound alike; double it!

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