| Doubling entire vocal performances (ie Jack Johnson) fatigues my ears. The purity of a single voice should never be discounted. The words mean more that way.
I'm all for doubling as an effect but you have to remember that as a trick, it's one of the oldest ones in the book. Whenever I hear too much doubling, I always equate it to amateurism.... Kind of like too much reverb...
As with everything, though, these ideas develop with experience. There is also taking into account what is right for the song. Hey, it works for Jack Johnson so it must be right for his songs.
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