MASSIVE HARMONIES by SOLO Artists, Part 1 — How do they GET THAT SOUND? — Multi-track Harmony Choir

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How do famous solo artists — single singers — create MASSIVE choir-like harmonies using only their own voice?

In this 3-part series, I explore how legendary musicians including Gerry Rafferty, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Dan Fogelberg, David Crosby and James Taylor build the massive harmonies we all find sonically addictive.

Becoming your own harmony singing section is a skill you can develop. It will add ear-grabbing appeal to your recordings and original songs. This video series shares everything you need to know.

Part 1 — The technology behind single-singer harmony choirs and how I learned to emulate the greats

Part 2 — The Beatles "Because" and "10,000 Flowers" — how I built a 13-voice choir on 4 tracks of analog audio

Part 3 — Secrets to building YOUR OWN massive harmonies — time-and aggravation-saving tips from decades of layering single-singer harmonies

James Taylor — Live in 1988 "Shower the People"
https://youtu.be/tydSHv9ak8E

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Examples of MASSIVE HARMONIES by Gerry Rafferty, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Dan Fogelberg and David Crosby
0:40 - The magic of multi-tracked harmonies by solo artists
1:07 - Guitar & Voice Discoveries Intro
1:22 - Multi-track Vocal Overdubbing
2:10 - Single-Singer Harmony Choirs - 3-Part Video Series
2:40 - Limits of Analog Tape
3:15 - My first 2-Track reel-to-reel (and harmonies from my first original song at age 10)
4:00 - James Taylor and reel-to-reel backup tracks
4:57 - How I used reel-to-reel backup tracks (excerpt from my performance of "The Circle is Small" by Gordon Lightfoot at age 16)
5:48 - Buying studio equipment for my first LP "Over The Line" in 1980
7:00 - Parallel 3-part Harmony example from "Over The Line" (title cut)
7:48 - Interweaving 3-part Harmony example from "Over The Line" ("Another Side")
8:42 - How to start recording your own harmonies
9:01 - 1993 equipment to record my first Single-Singer Harmony Choir (Tascam 238 Syncaset)
10:01 - Excerpt from original song using 13 voices — "10,000 Flowers"
10:39 - Preview + GuitarDiscoveries.com and wrap-up

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