Originally Posted By: HearToLearn
I'm talking about the backing vocals that also have harmonies. I'm not sure if that makes sense.

I think Herb hears them, so I'm someone what sure I'm sane...wait...Herb hears them too? Is that the evidence I want to give for being sane? "Herb and I hear voices?!" wink


Lol!!!

you have a main vocal and then there are harmonies. It's all just a part of the mix. You can stack and pack as many tracks as you want to deal with. One of my tunes has 2 lead singers... 2 harmony tracks each and 2 doubling tracks each plus 2 tracks for ad lib and misc. That's 12 tracks....and that's just a basic vocal mix. Often I will have 5 vocal tracks minimum in my songs.

The harmonies are so tight that I would bet money they are pitch and timing corrected. I'm sure there are layers in there as well. All of that combines to give the sound you are hearing.

Part of the "magic" is that one should never sing harmonies weakly. Sing them strong like they are the lead part. That makes them blend well with the lead. It's also very likely that the lead singer is singing them. That makes them sound more like one voice as opposed to several different singers. (sibling harmonies)

The secret lies in getting the mix just right so that the sound is similar to the example you posted. Early results are normally "rough" but keeping at the job makes it improve with time.

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