Old 04-27-2013, 02:43 AM   #1
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Just experimenting.

2 weeks ago I got to play assistant/guitarist/backing vocalist for a week to a major (Beatles-centric) producer who was producing a track in Miami. Super guy. He has a particular way of doing background vocals. I wanted to try his technique and this is what I did.

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Old 04-27-2013, 02:42 PM   #2
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Sounds nice n' rich, man. What's the technique? 'splain!
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Sounds nice n' rich, man. What's the technique? 'splain!
Same here! Please explain this
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Old 05-04-2013, 11:55 PM   #4
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The technique is simple.

1. no tremolo or vibrato on the voice(s) (harder thank you think and for some vocalists not possible)
2. 4 tracks of each vocal
3. hard panned

The natural and unpredictable modulation of the human voice is the key. When you put 4 together you get something really rich. This producer refers to wave forms as penises. He insists you must keep your penises consistent. What I did notice was that although he had pitch and level consistency, he had different modulation as he recorded each track. It created something very rich as a whole. Also, he didn't sing along to a guide vocal. When I tried to do that those tracks lacked. Each track must stand on its own and singing to a guide can inhibit your performance (in my experience).

Depending on the note choices you can get Beatles or the Queen classic harmonies. It was amazing to witness.
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Old 05-06-2013, 03:04 PM   #5
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Already used this technique.
https://soundcloud.com/benest/because

Nice work !
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Already used this technique.
https://soundcloud.com/benest/because

Nice work !
It's fantastic!
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Just experimenting.

2 weeks ago I got to play assistant/guitarist/backing vocalist for a week to a major (Beatles-centric) producer who was producing a track in Miami. Super guy. He has a particular way of doing background vocals. I wanted to try his technique and this is what I did.

http://soundcloud.com/pd-k-1/oh-my-love-by-john-lennon
Beautiful.
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It's fantastic!
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Thanks heaps for posting this, sounds great !!.

I'm gonna give this a go first chance i get.



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