Weird vocal glitch on Nickelback's 'Photograph'

[Harry Hughes]

^^He tried to point it out before and we couldn't really hear it then, either.

As far as doubled vocals go... For Chuck Billy or someone growling, sure, but for clean vocals, I absolutely hate it. Sounds chorus-y and overly processed, and the tuning it takes to get them to mesh well makes them even more lifeless than they otherwise would be. Never heard a doubled clean vocal through a song that I actually liked the sound of.

This.
Doubled growls = ownage
Doubled cleans = fail

 

[Ola Englund]

I didn't notice the first time I listened to it, but third time I can hear that stuttering you're talking about. Maybe he's fapping really hard just on the word "out"

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

didn't hear it in the adtr video

I think he's talking about a slight cymbal ducking there, which might sound like a bad BD job. Honestly I think it could be just the compression, doesn't bother me at all.

Maybe I'm just not anal enough about stuff like this, but I really don't think minor glitches like the ones in this thread are that serious at all. I do not condone doing sloppy work as the engineer, but the casual listener, or even the music enthusiast won't (probably) notice these things, and even if they do, they won't go bat shit insane wondering whether it's some sloppy autotuning or a bad edit. They're just thinking it's a fucking good/crap sounding song

 

[thefyn]

I think the bigger question here is why are you listening to a Nickelback record daily? It better be because of its production.

Probably a comparison ref.

Hate the band but their production is killer.

 

[JeffTD]

To the anti-doubled cleanvocals guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ3W9-3tlJ4

1. Sounds phasey the entire way through.

2. It's not like that was at all an example of something hi-fidelity or of a great mix we'd attain to get in the first place.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Finally got around to listening to this on my home studio system in my living room. Yeah that sounds like auto tune fuckis to me.

 

[gixxsta04]

Is it just me or is the click bleeding like crazy at @1:37?

 

[Emdprodukt]

sorry, double post

 

[Emdprodukt]

^^He tried to point it out before and we couldn't really hear it then, either.

As far as doubled vocals go... For Chuck Billy or someone growling, sure, but for clean vocals, I absolutely hate it. Sounds chorus-y and overly processed, and the tuning it takes to get them to mesh well makes them even more lifeless than they otherwise would be. Never heard a doubled clean vocal through a song that I actually liked the sound of.

 

[Habsburgs]

@0:28

 

[derfbonker]

Sounds like the ol' pitch shifted stereo delay trick to me. I however have no problems with doubling clean vox.

 

[Fama]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zb1Wghne1w

Is it just me or is the click bleeding like crazy at @1:37?

Sounds like that to me too.

 

[AHChris]

I always have the feeling that the click is bleeding at the intro song of the latest Walls Of Jericho... It´s very subtle but it´s there. Pretty embarassing moment on a otherwise great album.

 

[|Thanatos]

Sounds like that to me too.

I'd guess its just pick attack

 

[Fama]

I'd guess its just pick attack

Hmm, would make sense, since it's only in that one part with the guitars playing those straight 8-notes or whatever they do. Also, it's still there with no vocals in there. So yeah, probably pick attack.

 

[BTNSManagement]

@0:28

What do you hear? I don't hear anything...and i'm listening to the multitrack as well.

 

[GarethSE]

The only thing I can notice there is the retarded autistic-savant rocking back and forth that they're mistaking for headbanging.

 

[JayB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zb1Wghne1w

Is it just me or is the click bleeding like crazy at @1:37?

Whoa , yeah I hear it too , but it stops as soon as the chorus stops , maybe it's some other kind of percussion that I don't know of going on?

 

[Habsburgs]

What do you hear? I don't hear anything...and i'm listening to the multitrack as well.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1159812/3993.mp3

 

[nwright]

this glitch always bothered me...Sounds like a really bad crossfade/comp job:


4:19-20 On the "What is what Drives the Weak" part of whatever he says. The cut between Drives the weak...