Studio technique
Recording or production techniques used
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All Values(21)
| # | Value | Songs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double tracked vocal A vocal overdubbed in sync with itself to create a thicker, reinforced sound | 139 | 28.5% |
| 2 | Reduction mix Mixing a recording down to fewer tracks to free space on the tape machine. | 81 | 16.6% |
| 3 | Fade-out Production technique that closes a track by gradually reducing its level to silence. | 46 | 9.4% |
| 4 | Tape splicing Physically cutting and rejoining magnetic tape to assemble or edit a recording. | 41 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Close mic'ing Placing a microphone within inches of a sound source for intimate, detailed capture. | 42 | 8.6% |
| 6 | ADT Automatic Double Tracking - tape delay technique creating a doubled vocal without re-recording | 28 | 5.7% |
| 7 | VariSpeed Recording tape sped up or slowed down to alter pitch or tempo | 25 | 5.1% |
| 8 | Distortion Deliberately overdriven signal for a gritty, saturated tone - covers distortion, overdrive, and fuzz. | 16 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Leslie speaker processing Routing a vocal through a Leslie rotating-speaker cabinet for swirling effect. | 15 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Reverse Audio played or recorded in reverse for psychedelic or abstract effects | 9 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Tape echo Echo effect generated by re-routing tape past a playback head at a delayed position. | 8 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Vocal effect An audible studio effect applied to a vocal - reverb, delay, distortion, processing. | 8 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Direct injection Recording an electric instrument's signal straight into the console, bypassing an amp. | 5 | 1.0% |
| 14 | Fade-in Production technique that introduces a track from silence by gradually raising its level. | 4 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Wall of sound Phil Spector's production aesthetic - dense layered orchestration recorded as a single mass. | 4 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Tremolo Amplifier effect that modulates volume in a steady pulsing pattern. | 4 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Feedback Controlled use of guitar or amp feedback as a deliberate musical element. | 3 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Echo chamber Physical or electromechanical chamber used to add reverberation to a recording. | 3 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Flanging/phasing Phase-shift effect produced by mixing a signal with a slightly delayed copy of itself. | 3 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Noise reduction Removing hum, hiss and clicks from a recording so it can carry a new production. | 3 | 0.6% |
| 21 | AI vocal extraction Use of machine-learning source separation to isolate a vocal from a mixed recording. | 1 | 0.2% |