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Get in the Mix: Double tracking

Get in the Mix: Double tracking

From the course: Audio Foundations: Delay and Modulation

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Get in the Mix: Double tracking

Alright, remember how a long delay, a delay time greater than 50 to 60 milliseconds, results in an audible echo? We've used delay times of a 100 milliseconds or more to create interesting echo effects. But let's shorten that delay time, pull the delay time down below 50 millisecond, down to say 20 or 30 milliseconds, do that, and the sound changes. We can no longer hear the output of our delay as a separate repetition of the sound. It no longer echoes, in fact, this amount of delay time makes one track sound like two, we call this doubling. The term comes from the technique of double tracking, this is when you record your singer and, after you capture a performance you think is perfect for the tune. You go and record it again on a different track. The goal is to have two perfect performances, so that when you mix them together, the vocal track sounds more interesting, rich, textured. If you don't have the actual double track, you can simulate it using a medium delay. The idea is that…

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