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particularly enjoyed using the technique for his vocals while in the Beatles. Lennon's post-Beatles albums frequently employed doubling echo on his vocals in place of the ADT. Some critics complained that the effect gave the impression that Lennon recorded all his vocals in a bathroom, but some
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technique in which a performer sings or plays along with their own prerecorded performance, usually to produce a stronger or bigger sound than can be obtained with a single voice or instrument. It is a form of
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connected in such a way as to mimic the effect created by double tracking. ADT produced a unique sound that could be imitated but not precisely duplicated by later
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also commonly used this technique for his vocals while in the Beatles. Another notable example of double tracking can be seen in the 1991 hit album
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Audio example of double tracking with saturated electric guitars playing chords. The part has been played twice and panned left and right.
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This article is about the sound recording technique. For the use of two tracks on a railway line, see
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and several electric guitars to create a "sound big enough" as Vig once put it in an interview.
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one of the performances hard left and the other hard right in the stereo field.
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Audio example of double tracking with 3 guitar parts with drums and bass.
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Recording Nirvana: Drain You (Butch Vig Breaks It Down In The Studio)
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devices, which are capable of producing an effect called
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Doubletracking
double track
list of references
related reading
external links
inline citations
improve
introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message
audio recording
overdubbing
panning
automatic double tracking
Abbey Road Studios
The Beatles
tape recorders
analog
digital delay
doubling echo
Buddy Holly
John Lennon
Black Francis
Paul Simon
echo chamber
Paul McCartney
Nevermind
Butch Vig
Kurt Cobain
Multitrack recording
Bleed-through

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