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Originally Posted by monstercometh  Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster.
Say I want to record a double of a vocal line, and the last note of the line sustains. How would you guys go about getting the singer to sustain the note the same length on both takes?
I've contemplated asking the singer to hold the note for X beats, but I feel like that would be detracting from their focus of getting a good take.
Thanks in advance. |
Welcome Monster!
Generally, vocalists can perform pretty close on back to back takes without over thinking it too much. Most doubling is not 2 seperate vocals at equal volume, but rather 1 declared lead vocal track with the doubling track at a lower volume...sometimes with a different mic or moving back from the mic a little bit for the doubling track.
Because of this, if the sustain is close, it does not have to be exactly the same to still sound right.
If you need it to be exact, maybe consider sending the vocal through a slapback setting delay.
Good luck!