Adventure Thing #68 - "Punch Drunk Destiny" Vocal Tracking Vid (Patreon)

Hailō, Sāhasa!

This week we've got something a bit different - I was in the studio this week doing some vocal tracking, and Hari took this video which he thought might be of interest to those who don't necessarily understand how the nuts and bolts of vocal tracking work.

You can hear Noam and I discussing the nuances of my vocal take, as I'm preparing to lay down what's known as a 'double', where I basically lay a second track down singing along to myself. These doubles are usually woven in at places like big choruses where you want the lead vocal to feel thicker and have some extra oomph. 

Honestly this wasn't even a great one and I'm sure we ended up using another take, as small things like the fact that I cut of the "me" too early in the line "don't put it on me" can have big jarring impact when they're not tight. 

There are even times where you'll lay down a triple, but much beyond three vocal tracks of the same line and it just kind of starts to sound messy. I remember when we were laying down vocal tracks for KABOOM! that Matt Mahaffey referenced a conversation he had had with the producer who had done Bohemian Rhapsody, saying that Freddy Mercury always laid down triples but never any more for those big vocal multi-tracks.

Also, speaking of vocal tracking, get psyched because next week we're going to set things up for you to sing along to the chorus of "While We're Still Young" for those who are backing at the "sing on the album" tier!