
madtheory wrote:They didn't do it to "save precious studio time" no. It was done because that was the sound they were after- perfect stacked vocals.
madtheory wrote:I've worked with professional singers and voice actors.
madtheory wrote:I've worked with professional singers and voice actors. It just gets done. There's no "erasing all the coughs and spits etc..." because there aren't any. With a pro, what you hear on the record is what they sound like in real life. Mic placement and desk settings are written down if you need to redo them but normally you get it all done in one sitting. Warm ups are part of the job. These are professional performers, it's what they do. That's what professional means- do the job, do it well, and do it on time and in budget.
madtheory wrote:They didn't do it to "save precious studio time" no.
madtheory wrote:There's evidence in the article- they ended up with leftover studio time, even though they'd already done an album this way and knew the process and the time it takes. Clearly, they worked efficiently and professionally.
madtheory wrote:I'm not sure what you mean by "too perfect". They got the sound they wanted. The Sound on Sound article refers to the producer's exacting standards, redoing an entire song because a single track of "ahs" was out of tune.
Again they "wanted" that sound for conveniance, not by artistic choice.madtheory wrote:They did the layering because they wanted that sound, and because multitrack. The low noise of the digital machine allowed them to do more layers with more clarity than an analogue machine.
Sure.madtheory wrote:The computer and the DAW, I think, tends to give people a false impression of what music recording is.
madtheory wrote:With all of the great stuff that stands the test of time, what you hear on the record is pretty much what they sound like in real life. Maybe with a different vibe sometimes. But it hits you when you see them live. For example I remember seeing Colin Hay of Men at Work about 10 years ago. A crappy PA in a pub, just him and a guitar. His voice sounded like the record!
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