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Old 11-08-2019, 04:27 PM   #22
ChristopherT
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I have been in this situation many hundreds of times.
Things I have learned:
Every singer / performer is different.
The song / arrangement and how loud the performance is has bearing on end result.
When an artist performs mostly live, without much studio experience, they generally play a little too hard and loud as they are used to projecting.

95% of the time, I record the performance live - until we get the ultimate take, with the mics positioned for best result (and usually a DI for poss blending back in.)
At this point, I can then double track the guitar, until it is perfectly locked in with the live take.
Then we can double track the vocal.

So we end up with a great live performance / vibe, and choice to use the live tracking, or the overdubbed voc & guitar.
Best of both worlds.
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