Overdubbing Vocals Idea

i dont have the ability to try this atm,
but has anyone experimented with 'rendering' a rough beat,
then recording singing/rapping/whatever with the beat playing back at two speeds (so recording the different versions sequentially of course) ? (and then repitching them so they match the orginal beat)

for example, one time pitched up 6 semitones (your going to have to sing faster and higher) and one time 6 ST lower (slower and lower) quite extreme values in this example, but it would be cool to see what effect you get with having the 'body' resonances an octave apart (im thinking it might not be fully noticeable, like parallel movement of notes is confusing too sometimes)

yoo

no?

Didn't Queen experiment with some of those ideas?

cool, could you point me to an example?

Nothing in particular off the top of my head, but I just remember reading about some of Freddie Mercury's techniques from the time and being blown away. You might be able to find some details about "Bohemian Rhapsody" but from what I recall the chorus was all Freddie Mercury re-recording the chorus many many times. Don't take my word on it though, probably best to read up about it.

Good luck in finding tricks though

A bunch of Queen's over-dubbed vocals were Freddie mercury and Brian May. They really did cool sh*t with recording.

Regarding the OP's post, I dont see what the point of recording at different speeds would do other than adding extra work. There are plugins that adjust tempo without changing pitch but at the same time you can adjust pitch without affecting tempo

well, if you sing lower and slower (but in the original tempo/pitch ratio), but then play back the recording faster, it still wont be the same as singing it faster and higher, because youre also pitching up the timbre of your voice (and the same reasoning if you start singing higher and faster)

so im wondering how different this will sound.. having recordings of the same vocal, but with different timbres

and im looking for some queen info now!

AntonPD wrote:well, if you sing lower and slower (but in the original tempo/pitch ratio), but then play back the recording faster, it still wont be the same as singing it faster and higher, because youre also pitching up the timbre of your voice (and the same reasoning if you start singing higher and faster)

so im wondering how different this will sound.. having recordings of the same vocal, but with different timbres

The effects would most likely be minimal and better achieved with plugins to allow control of the tone you are looking for. But hell, anything is worth a shot when it comes to recording.

what kind of plugins are you talking about?

and i didnt find any info on the bohemian rhapsody song..

Theres some pitch/time shifters in the waves plugin set

Check out Melodyne for Repitching... I used to use it a lot... haven't checked out the new DNA functionality, but it is a great app for getting funky.