Do people actually track their leads more than once?
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cobhc
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I have always felt that double-tracking leads is kind of unnecessary for a lot of reasons...One being the difficulty of nailing it twice, this can be near impossible to play it exactly the same two times depending on the style of the leads (shred, etc.). The noise issue, I mean, sometimes one take will be perfect, and the next best one (say he nailed it again, and he just can't play it anymore), has noise here and there, and not in a good way...what then? I'm referring to situations where editing out things isn't an option.
Unless the guitarist can nail it twice exactly the same, I usually find a way to convince them to leave it at 1 track. That said, I have double-tracked my leads before, several times, and I have had a lot of guitarists come through who I made them double-track theirs just because they were really good and could pull it off. It really comes down to how clean the guitarist is. Thats my view anyway.
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Unless the guitarist can nail it twice exactly the same, I usually find a way to convince them to leave it at 1 track. That said, I have double-tracked my leads before, several times, and I have had a lot of guitarists come through who I made them double-track theirs just because they were really good and could pull it off. It really comes down to how clean the guitarist is. Thats my view anyway.
~006
006 said:
Thats really what i was thinking. Can a guitar solo be replicated perfectly? For example, would someone like kirk hammet of actually doubled his solos back in the day?
guitarguru777
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A Guy thats sloppy like kirk no ...
A guy whos tight as fuck like Rhodes yes.
I kinda like it personally. I do it from time to time, other than harmonies. You can do some cool panning effects using 2 performances of the same solo.
Froma creative standpoint it can be very useful
A guy whos tight as fuck like Rhodes yes.
I kinda like it personally. I do it from time to time, other than harmonies. You can do some cool panning effects using 2 performances of the same solo.
Froma creative standpoint it can be very useful
guitarguru777 said:
So, definitly something to try then! I just can't imagine a speed shredder like Yngwie or MAB managing to record two versions almost millisecond to millisecond (maybe i can imagine MAB actually as he's accurate as hell, but Yngwie?)
guitarguru777
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I think yngwie has in the past. Listen to the harmony guitar parts on some of his tunes.
Once your as technically proficient as a guy like Yngwie or Master Angelo Bation
its definitely possible.
Listen to the end of the Title track off nevermores latest CD This Godless endeavor or any of our resident guru Mr. Murphys stuff. Theres tons of double tracking leads going on.
Once your as technically proficient as a guy like Yngwie or Master Angelo Bation
its definitely possible.Listen to the end of the Title track off nevermores latest CD This Godless endeavor or any of our resident guru Mr. Murphys stuff. Theres tons of double tracking leads going on.
JeffTD
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I find it's mostly done on "theme-ish" solo's. IE: the deminished arpeggios in This Godless Endeavor, as well as the melodic sweeping under the vocals after that, the deminished section in the River Dragon solo, etc.
Actual 'lead' leads (if you know what I mean) sound best with a single track, IMO. IE: My Acid Words, Psalm of Lydia battles, etc.
Actual 'lead' leads (if you know what I mean) sound best with a single track, IMO. IE: My Acid Words, Psalm of Lydia battles, etc.
KeithRT99
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harmonies can sound good when you double track. or if you double the line an octave below or above. i don't particularly like when leads are doubles, like how zakk wylde does it.
Ermz
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It can give a cool effect, like how Mikael Akerfeldt used it on the track 'Blackwater Park' for his solo. One side was done with wah and the other without. Sounded real cool.
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EtherForBreakfast
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The main cat I think of when it comes to dual tracked leads is Rhoads.
any lead that has harms is obviously 2 tracks.
my concensus is no, dont double track a lead... afterall.. it is a guitar lead.. a solo.. a SOLO instrument...
any lead that has harms is obviously 2 tracks.
my concensus is no, dont double track a lead... afterall.. it is a guitar lead.. a solo.. a SOLO instrument...
Rhoads did it, and eventually Dimebag did it too. You just have to nail it down PERFECTLY, otherwise it probably sounds like shit. I'd do it if I could 
