Hi All,

I tried copying vocal tracks then time shifting them etc.

Singing along with your vocal track but can be tedious. John Lennon didn't like doing it so EMI created a technique called ADT (Artificial Double Tracking))

"John particularly hated to manually double-track his voice, but did so because the end result made the record sound better. At his urging, EMI techie Ken Townsend invented a device that double-tracked a vocal by a delay method.... ADT (Artifical double tracking). John and EMI staff used this on most of his vocals during 1966-1968 era."


I use Abbey Road Reel ADT plugin on vocals and it sounds fantastic:)Using the effect a little goes a long way. Don't over do it.



Waves/Abbey Road Reel ADT is the first plugin to successfully emulate Abbey Road Studios’ pioneering process of Artificial Double Tracking. The effect that would become an integral part of Abbey Road’s signature sound was initially created at the famed studios in the 1960s to meet the needs of some very special clients: The Beatles.

Reel ADT puts the magic of that era in your hands within seconds. Using its intuitive controls, you can advance or delay the doubled signal to achieve genuine, lush-sounding delay and pitch variations. You can also drive each of the signals separately to add beautiful tape saturations.

With its authentic modeled valve tape machine sound and faithful emulation of wow and flutter, this extraordinary plugin can enhance any track with the impression of two separate takes, giving you results as close as possible to real double tracking. Other classic Abbey Road tape effects such as flanging and phasing can also be achieved with ease.

All the character, depth and panoramic sound of this inimitable classic effect can now be created digitally, simply and for real: Reel ADT.


Cheers and have fun experimenting!