Every Vocal Doubling Trick

[@unknownthoughts158]

The fact that I didn’t have to watch a long 30 minute video and skip what I was there for in the first place

[@schiribeats]

Bless

[@Senok1502]

so true... simple, clear and direct to the point ! some youtubeur should inspire from him

[@MonsoonJordan]

Exactly

[@carlosp7233]

It’s exactly why I subbed.. most things in life can be explained in less than 2 minutes. I like this guy!

[@LJTRIP]

Foreal!

[@JoeAtClaricast]

Nice and to-the-point video. Good comparison.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you, Joe! I really appreciate that.

[@AugustPDX]

What I love about this video is how quickly you got to the point and similarly, how quickly you provided good examples that lasted *just* long enough. Great video and thank you

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you!

[@camjo6397]

you deserve more subs. may the algorithm bless your soul

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

What's your favorite doubling technique?! Use these time stamps to jump around. 0:25 -- The Faux Double 0:59 -- The Mono Double 1:37 -- The Stereo Double 2:25 -- The Choir Double 2:51 -- The SUPER Choir Double 3:21 -- The SUPER Choir Double + Time & Pitch Quantizing

[@joelonsdale]

Your Faux Double but with an LFO or modulation changing the pitch of the second one so it isn't "square". ADT.

[@curtisdale2791]

@@PureHoney_ASMR Maybe his vocal was doubled...

[@officialpowerofbanana]

@@curtisdale2791 stereo double banana split (basically two SM57s fitted into banana peels to the left and right of twin vocalists singing the same part). I usually do some panning adjustments afterward but it's not required

[@Yahoomediaclub]

The best tactics on you tube

[@heggy_69]

If I ever do sing, I usually mono double. I can barely hit a note but when I mono double it, the slightly out of tune-ness on both tracks cancel each other out a bit lmao

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Definitely! If the vocal is just OK, a double can really help beef it up and smooth out some of those infrequencies. This is exactly why John Lennon liked doubling! It made him feel more confident in the final product.

[@sejrec56]

The Ringo affect ?

[@heggy_69]

@@sejrec56 lmao yeah I usually use less reverb tho

[@soundboxstudio4395]

Nice AVANTONE MIC!

[@defiant1292]

when adding more layers should you lower the volume at all? specifically on the choir double since you have a true duplicate doesnt that make the double track louder than the main track or does it balance out since its 100% panned left/right?

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Great question, Jason! Depending on the pan law of you DAW, you can loose a few dB just by panning the tracks. The short answer is: it depends. Usually, I find doubles and harmonies can be anywhere 3-9 dB lower, sometimes more depending on the structure of the chord. Are you simply layering for a little more vibe and weight..or do you need to FEATURE some of the harmonies..experiment to find a blend that works for that song!

[@patmull1]

I always appreciate people that can explain topic easily and super clear without all the confusion, while others really enjoys to have those super mysterious lectures when they sound like they are just explaining the discovery of Deathly Hallows to Dumbledore or something. Subscribed right away!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thanks Patrik!!

[@benjaminclocks]

Amazing video, thanks you so much! 😃

[@slayabouts]

I’ve heard when doing the mono double to have one be the “main” and be at a higher volume and then add in the double to taste, but also to pan them very slightly like by 5/100 which effectively separates them by 10 and makes them even less phasy

[@lossvoise6814]

thanks! fast and useful tut :)

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

🙏 thanks for watching!

[@rowan4917]

Is it me or does he sound very aggressive 🤣

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

DOUBLE YOUR VOCALS OR ELSE! 😤

[@rowan4917]

@@RoyThompsonAudio Okay okay i'll do it! hahaha, no hate tho the video is really helpful!

[@schiribeats]

@@RoyThompsonAudio 🥺

[@honkytonk2010]

it's exactly sounds like what he's talking about

[@johne1599]

It’s you. LOL

[@polaris911]

how tf do you even sing that good without autotune

[@lukeGGlee]

Do all the techniques require a delay on the double...or is that just for the first technique known as the faux technique?

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

That’s just the faux double. If you record new takes, they’ll be naturally out of time - no need to delay them! Good question!

[@ChaMeeno]

Why are you yelling at me?

[@KOWALSKIM]

one more double trick, 1 main track center and and singing 1 double track 1 octave down centre

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

YES! Thanks for mentioning that. Adding an octave up or down can really change the vibe and liven things up.

[@JustSean777]

Genius lyrics for this type of video lol 😂 don’t you know that 2 is better than 1 😂

[@makepalm1893]

Loud and clear !!! -Thank you ! -Greetings from the the Land off Santa Claus !!! Have a good rockin day !

[@vibinmonuttan5041]

I've heard in many songs they add another same track (what you call Double Vocal track) in different pitch most probably a step low. The complete vocal will be in a step lower scale. Will be helpful if you explain that. Thanks.

[@ForestKicks]

I love your videos they are fantastic but if I were to make one suggestion it would be to include the raw undoubled vocal at the start as a reference point. But that's probably me being nitpicky! Keep up the awesome work.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you! That’s a good idea. There should always be a neutral reference. I guess I assumed we know what an undoubled part sounded like, but it still would’ve been fun to compare.

[@FlyBoyDrummer]

Very good tips on doubling. I tried a simple double today but it came out pretty muddy sounding, not crisp. Is that common for doubling? I use Audacity and a Blue Yeti.

[@Halos13]

You should do a tutorial on how lil peep doubled his vocals 10 times and made them blend.

[@davidguthrie3895]

Starting to sound a bit like early Jeremy McKinnon.

[@WakaWaka2468]

This explains why I've always loved Great Balls of Fire. Jerry Lee Lewis voice has a slight echo feel, like its delayed by a few milliseconds.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Nice! It’s always fun to “figure out” how someone got their signature sound...and then steal it for your own productions 😂 thanks for the comment!

[@sejrec56]

That’s actually direct tape delay switching the play head out of synch

[@carazy123_]

This is sick, short, and informative. Thanks man

[@junaidsiddiquemusic]

Great straight to the point video… +1 sub ❤

[@jordanzaghi2658]

Hey! I have a simple question. When you guys are working with the "Mono Double" approach, how it usually should be mixed? Do you just treat the 2 takes the same way, using the same processing chain?

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

I process them the same, but usually lowering the double 3 to 8 dB depending on the vibe. You don’t have to process them the same, though. Sometimes I will pitch correct the main vocal less so than the double. It can be weird if they’re exactly in tune with each other. Since you can get away with the blend, you might try adding more compression or distortion to the double.

[@omczenstochouski5310]

Bro your videos are 🧨✨🔥🌊🧘🙌✌️🤘🤌💪

[@lloydcooke5503]

Great video, so informative. Just one question as I'm new to this, so I record my own harmonies, which means I would stack my vocals in mono right. Thanks

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Mono harmonies sound great. They’ll mesh with the mains more like a duet. But there are no rules. Stereo harmonies and a mono main will make for a more expansive sound.

[@LeGiiTxKiDDs]

Make a video doing the Lil peep voice doubler

[@MrSkylightOffical]

Wtf? No unnecessarily long intro, no sponsor(s), no telling me to check out one of your other videos, no asking me to like comment subscribe, no saying you're gonna "just jump right into it"? Do you even KZbin?

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

😂😂 so true

[@mouhamadsouare4679]

Double it and give it to the next person

[@huckwalton2307]

Sooo... I like this song. Is the melody from a real song of yours, or are you just fucking around cause....

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Haha! I put it together for the example here

[@huckwalton2307]

@@RoyThompsonAudio haha. Challenge, make a real song from this example. You’ve got one pre-order right here!

[@MelanieZCH]

@@RoyThompsonAudio It sounds amazing, very catchy! Make a full song, please! 😀

[@Meckett]

Is it just me or is that double song just great..lol.👍🏻

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Haha thank you! 😂

[@cliftontube]

Very well made! I was about to record vocals and was wondering how to do this, so perfect timing too :)

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Wow! Amazing timing, haha. I hope it helps :) Thanks, Clifton!!

[@St-Abbed]

Love videos like these: Simple, easy to follow, engaging, short and straight forward! Sub well-deserved!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Much appreciate! Thank you!

[@gagadeconstructed8748]

You should try recording each double with a different tone or character. Like record 1 normal in the centre then a left and right. But the rest of the doubles are sung softer, shouted, or in a totally different voice.

[@Urfinchannel]

Yes,this here is boring with no variation

[@greenman9123]

Lol I kind of like the song

[@JSRadetzke]

Thanks for this info! Saved me a headache on a million click bait videos! lol

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

I’m glad it helped! Sorry if this seemed like another click bait package at first.

[@gtrwizrd567]

Where were you when I needed you when starting out mixing haha!! Excellent video and everything made sense!!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Hope it helps! Thanks for watching.

[@-OokySpooky-]

Soooo I've been a huge fan of Type O Negative ever since I was old enough to own my own CD player. When October Rust came out it blew my mind and I stressed so hard to figure out how peter was able to get his characteristic tonal sound (timbre hes almost impossible to emulate but his tonal style was dope.) I later in my teen year learned a suuuuppper easy version of my fav personal style of this in which you mono double at 100% then repop same raws full stereo double at 50% or lower to taste. It doesnt give you the full choir effect just this weird full spacial effect that I cant quite describe. It's literally just like two clicks and two pans, unreasonably easy. You can do this with a gaming mic and audacity - I know bc I tried just to see what would happen. I highly suggest you try it. If Type O isnt a jam you're used to think MCR I'm Not Okay vocals - not a big emo fan but the concept is there. This can be used from modern pop, to 80s goth, to 90s shoegaze, to modern and oldschool sludge/doom metal. Give it a twirl, it's super easy and actually really fuckin fun to play with

[@lickguitars1276]

thats a great quick tutorial

[@drutgat2]

Thanks. But no need to shout - you come across really loudly, and I am not even listening on headphones.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

YOU’RE WELCOME!

[@vinylRitchie]

Dude. This is just what I needed. Thanks a ton!!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Awesome! Thanks for watching John!!

[@jovemdallas1972]

Wow this lesson is essential

[@ShannonMarie_aguafiestasvlogs]

Thank you!

[@jaggass]

You can't beat the sound of manually doubled vocals.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

So true.

[@MrZappastyle]

This is prolly one of the best music tutorials I’ve seen. Straight to the knowledge🙌🏽

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you! Glad you dug it!!

[@ashvocals8791]

Software name please!!!

[@biggbillskrill]

You deserve to see heaven for the simplicity of this video 🙏🏾 Thank You!!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Glad you enjoyed!!

[@theboifromspace]

Damn this an actual song? Cause it goes hard

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Haha! Just a little diddy I recorded.

[@theboifromspace]

@@RoyThompsonAudio if you finish it I will listen to it 10,000 times

[@jasonpocorus2338]

what did brian wilson do?

[@ARTHMUSIC]

Sir it's an request can help me in dibbling my vocals I belong too poor family so I can't pay for it.

[@contraspower6302]

Amazing video🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gus2n]

Perfect explanation

[@BreauxBobby]

Excellent. I’ve been recording in ProTools since 2005 and this was perfect advice. I do a lot of doubling. Sometimes the best second track for the situation is one that you listen to by itself and think, ‘nah’. But when you stack it with the main track, the parts, or mood, that seemed off really play into the feel and widening effect. They pop out just enough to catch someone’s attention.

[@sofmeister4811]

great video explaining everything i needed to know about vocal doubling/tripling etc.. :') I have question, when you're doing the choir doubling, i.e. main track centre, double track panned left double track panned right, r we talking about two takes (one take of the recording for main track, one for the double which is panned both left and right.?)

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you! Every individual pan position would be a new take, and even if you have 2 tracks panned to the same position. That’s how you get that massive wall of sound.

[@Hazzahead]

Thank you legend

[@RasmusFynboMusic]

My name is Roy and I am gonna shout for 4 minutes..

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK...HERE IS HOW YOU DOUBLE VOCALS. 😂

[@Lightclaw]

Love using mono double Dbl Same technique that Ben Folds uses for a lot of his songs. It just adds that extra "punch" to vocals- especially when a track is really layered like in a Folds song.

[@laylaksanders7941]

Thanks, very informative and brief. And clear pronunciation... I'm not a native speaker but can understand every word!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you so much Layla! I hope it helps!

[@adj7382]

instant subs !

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you!

[@diamonddavemc]

Great video. There's not enough good voca recording vids like this. A new subscriber.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Much appreciated! There’s always stuff to be learned!

[@dreambeliever3652]

Very sweet. Learned about stacking more than 2-4 vocals.

[@CreatorGemsonasInyourdreams]

Is it possible that this song (or intro actually) has The stereo double or The choir double effect? I've been wanting to know this since a long lol, when I don't use headphones, one voice (for example, the first character that appears) sounds like 2 voices to me, but when I use them (the headphones) I think it sounds like only one, or is it another effect? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2S9pKuwe7x1ntk

[@bboymac84]

simply get Revoice Pro 4

[@jr.rasentertainment4074]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Watching all the way from Vanuatu 😀😁👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺

[@LONDONHARRISMUSIC]

Great video

[@Ishootyoudotcom]

On a mono double you usually don't want to have both tracks at the same volume

[@VoReason]

This is the best tutorial on mixing I ever needed.! Sadly I use audacity but been I’ve come to make my vocals sound good but everyone kept saying my voice never set right in the song like it’s hard to hear, after apply the technique I needed from this video I sent a song to a few friends and they all said it’s the best mix I ever done and they can hear me clearly . I can’t afford a good program, mic, or studio sessions so this is a great feeling like a game changer. I feel confident in music but my mixing was what always gave me anxiety

[@piperspot]

I've got a question I hope you will answer. What if you are handling a duo song, let's assume one male and one female. How would you treat or pan them? Should I pan them both to the center + all the layering thechniques or what? Thank you very much.

[@dumpybbx]

i like stereo

[@dlsdelessemusic]

I love your concise explanation, thanks so much! Grandma in training, lol!

[@asakukarma]

i use a pretty cool effect where i triple the vocals, keep one the same, pitch one down and pitch the other up. makes a pretty cool alien-sounding effect

[@ekimnamtnuts]

Great video, straight to the point. Is that you singing? You have an excellent voice.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thanks much! Yes, it is me. I have another channel where I post music (Royish Good Looks)

[@ekimnamtnuts]

@@RoyThompsonAudio Great will check it out.

[@tmmmedia731]

Thank you

[@HULKHOGAN1]

Thanks for the video. I started wondering about this technique since it’s used to widely on the radio. I was thinking it’s used to mask average voices...

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

The mono double is especially good for maker a singer sound more confident and powerful, definitely!

[@jimstrumental19]

Dope!

[@heathsledger]

you teach me doubles? I hope the alogorithm doubles your subs. Thank u sir

[@Dro-Tello]

Hey, great vid! Do you think you can help me on how to mix and master to make it sound like 2pac’s vocals? Thanks!

[@Diamond88keyz]

Me not knowing much about recording thought to do this anyway. Thank you for this video! Great 👍 confirmation

[@6moon18]

Thanksss

[@liamforsyth4917]

I like your straight-to-the-point style

[@SayajinKanak]

Don't you know that two is better than one

[@bobirdieboberto2752]

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[@craftadraft3940]

Bro, 2k subs? Why is that? This material is gold.

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you! I need to make more 🤣

[@guilhermediniz3901]

I feel like you revealed Dave Grohl's secret with the Faux Double

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Haha! Re-recording a mono double would be better, but they’re similar.

[@wizkid196______3]

im pretty sure dave grohl uses a mono double

[@kenjenkillasounds]

Love it ive done all these in some way shape or form, another trick is literally the same vocal recorded doubled and the double slid back a tad bit and panned which is basically a physical delay in timing of the original and double

[@BlazorGAMEPLAYS]

hi bro, what about using the doubler VST in the lead vocal and doing a doubling trick? is it too much? thanks!

[@razvanbeats8353]

For the choir double do you pan the side vocals 100% left and 100% right or 50 % left and 50 % right ?

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

You can use your best judgment / taste here. To me, fully left/right yields the most “wide” effect - really depends on if you want it wide or more narrow sounding, though. Either are OK!

[@aaronmcluven]

100 Left & 100 Right

[@jakeh2034]

Yoooooo. Stereo double is what I needed for this one track I wasn't even thinking about. And "ozzy osbourne vocal effects" but not wanting the 20th breakdown of crazy train is what got me here.

[@HaharuRecords]

Do you mean simply pitch correction or singing in different pitches like a chord to create a choir like harmony..!

[@StylesLee]

i really enjoyed this video, awesome voice double"Great Voice to Bro" Keep Up The Good Work!

[@RoyThompsonAudio]

Thank you!

[@showahspurpleinc3446]

No two double take track is ever accurate. Besides, I think double track leave the vocal sounding stupid. I never double up my tracks.

[@JoelRendall]

Awesome, great examples and a catchy lead vocal to demonstrate with. Thanks!

[@SugoiBoi69]

soy wojak

[@prunetoe]

Man, do I ever love the conciseness ...yet thoroughness of this lesson. Thanks Roy.

[@SoulSheIS]

Truly appreciate the straight to the point, yet informative style of this content... Is there a general rule of thumb to which volume /dB should vocals be recorded?