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I’m blown away by David Ford, here’s State of the Union, dating back, oh, two years or so

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Yeah, definitely very cool. Just curious, but do you know what technique he’s using to pull this off?Does he have certain inputs feeding into a loop and others (like the mics he’s using for lyrics) that are not getting fed into the loop?

Answer - There is Software and Hardware (looping Pedals) that can help with this technique.  See Electronic Music 411

As I watch him do this, it reminds me a great deal of Trent Reznor. Don’t get me wrong the performance is evolutions apart, but that’s kind of the point. This would appear to be a performance that has evolved from the loops and samples of the 80′s and 90′s to the point where one person can create them all live.
Regardless of whether I am right or wrong, still very cool.

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If you’re in a rock band and want to give a little extra energy and charisma to a song a great idea would to be to throw in some sort of gang vocals.

Recording this is actually very easy but it can add a lot to your song as well as give you the opportunity during live shows to incorporate some crowd involvement, which never hurts.

There are two ways to do gang vocals. The first way is more for a single individual trying to pull off the effect. Start by recording multiple takes of a saying or vocal line. The key when doing this is to get a different pitch or personality out of what you are saying. If you record the take the same over and over again it’s mostly just going to only make the line louder and eventually start clipping. So all you have to do is change how you yell the line. Examples would be to try a higher voice for one take and then go lower or more aggressive for another take.

The second way to record gang vocals is by implementing exactly what is in the name of this technique. Record with a gang. It may be one other person or 5 or 6 people. The more the better because you will get completely different voices and you only have to do the take one maybe two times. All the members stand around the mic and just yell at the same time. Try not to yell directly into the mic though as it may cause clipping on the track.

Give it a shot, it’ll give your song a little something extra. Be warned though, be sure not to use it in every song because it will become over-saturated.

If there are any questions on recording this technique leave a comment, or if you have any other advice for readers be sure to post that as well. Enjoy!