If you’re trying to get a lead guitar part to stand out there are a few tricks you can do. One option many of us choose is to simply double the part. That’s right, just re-recording a lead part (or making an instant double) along side your original can go a long way. But sometimes that’s not enough. I was working on such a song where I needed some more umph to the guitar as it was a featured melody, so I turned to another trick…the octave guitar trick. Check it out!
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One of the tricks I have used is to record a second track using a different guitar and Mic. It gives the slight variance that is needed to add fullness. However, on lead you need to be quite accurate to mirror the original recorded track. Less concerning on rhythm. However, this option is very creative and now part of my mental arsenal of PT tricks. However, the box is getting full… Thanks
Marc – absolutely buddy. Different guitars, amps, and mic combinations go a long way. But yeah, using Elastic Pitch is super helpful as well 🙂
Very Cool, I do copy and paste with leads guitar parts sometimes, Of course I will take a nice double track over a copy and pasted track any day, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Your video did bring to my attention that probably most of the time, I have not been EQing the new track or at least not making any changes in the EQ from the original. I totally agree with what you are saying here, I just know that I have been overlooking that step. I will be more self aware now after watching this. Thanks, I am sure this will help make a lot of my guitar parts a little clearer and tighter sounding.
Glad to help!