Vocal doubles are when you record a vocal track and then record a second vocal track usually emphasizing key parts of the verse.

Double tracking lead vocals. Even if you decide against fake doubletracking on your lead vocal part you might find it a good way to thicken backing vocals. Double tracking is used as an effect similar to a vocal delay to add weight and texture to a lead vocal part and blend it into the mix. You can compare it to the ADT treated lead vocals on this tune from the Beatles again on the hard right.

By Charles Hoffman. The Beatles I Feel Fine. Doubling vocals is the process of creating additional versions of vocal tracks and mixing them in with the original.

We explore numerous ways you can achieve that rich vocal sound in your mix. In audio recording double tracking is basically the process of recording a musical part typically a guitar part or the lead vocals and then recording it again thereby doubling it and giving it a stronger sound. About 50 secs in to Southampton Dock by Pink Floyd theres a great bit of double tracked vocals from Roger Waters singing both softly and screaming.

Separation widens the doubled signal for when you need an anthemic chorus vocal. As a rule any vocal processing of this kind will make the vocals sound less inyourface so you may need to play with EQ and levels to get the mix sounding properly balanced. It can sound very powerful indeed.

You will therefore have a fair number of discarded snippets or indeed entire tracks that can be used to make up for the lack of dedicated double-tracks. Much like doubling guitar tracks when mixing guitars doubling vocals can enhance the overall vocal performance. A tip from producerenginee.

Double tracking a vocal is the process where you duplicate a second vocal on top of the main one to give it more thickness or to widen it. There are two primary ways to get the sound of a double-tracked vocal. Double-tracking a vocal is the process of singing an additional duplicate vocal on top of a main vocal to thicken the overall sound.