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Gang vocals invite people into your song and encourage listeners to sing along while also elevating the lead vocal. But what if you only have a couple of people, not a crowd, to record? Fear not, the "Babies and Sailors" technique has you covered. In this gang vocals tutorial, music producer Alex Wilke and artist Francis Karel demonstrate how to sound like a big crowd by recording multiple layers that experiment with space, tone and timbre. Combined, these layers are different enough to sound like a huge room of people singing along. Wilke then shows off how to process gang vocals against the lead for a big, energetic sound.
Listen to the final result, after comping, editing and processing: https://s.disco.ac/hbpxhlnyscgl
See how the song they are working on was inspired by a Hooked vocal sample:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Natural Vocals
03:12 Babies
03:50 Sailors
04:09 All Parts Recorded
04:35 Shouts
05:17 Processing
07:01 Final Playback
07:28 Final Thoughts
Find inspiring samples and loops in Arcade: https://go.output.com/3q8yMgJ
Keep up with Alex Wilke: https://www.instagram.com/wilkeway/
Subscribe to @FrancisKarelOfficial and check out his music: https://www.instagram.com/francis_karel/
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