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Originally Posted by hipass  But what if the producer wants to make changes and the singer is not available?
Do you ever use punch-ins?
I can tell you that if you make a singer do 200 takes "to get it right" you will be freaking the confidence of that singer.
Why would make someone work possibly blow out their voice for the day or longer instead of taking 10 times to change tuning or try something different with timing.
Sometimes it's not even a point of fixing something it may just wanting to try something different to hear how it sounds.
A true professional knows when to use the correct tool for the right job. |
It's how all of the great albums of the 60's, 70's and eighties were made. Singers are singers because they have that skill, and they train for it. if they can't sing well enough to get 3 good takes, and a few punch ins, then they (except in extraordinary circumstances) need to practice and train more.
The drummer is expected to be able to drum well, the engineer to be able to do his or her job right, the other instrumentalists and the producer are expected to be able to do their jobs to a high standard, and the singer is no different.
Yes, the human voice is fragile and variable, and some days a singer might not be in form with a cold or such, and that is accepted. But to make a prosthetic like Autotune or Melodyne normal practice on vocal sessions is lame.