By jove I can wind you guy's up with a bit of harmony or doubling LOL.

Let me explain my latest recording set up.

The mic goes into a small Behringer Mixer (Xenyx 802), a aux out takes a feed to the mic input on the G70 to trigger the harmony's, The main outs from the mixer go to the Zoom, inputs 1+2.

I shut down the lead voice on the G70 also the vocal effects and send the vocal from the G70 (harmony only) to the Zoom inputs 3+4 again with no effects.

This gives me two mono tracks (1+2) containing the lead voice (both tracks identical with no effects) and two mono tracks (3+4) containing left and right mono harmony voices.

The main outs from the G70 carry the bass and accompaniment the direct outs carry the drums.

I am then using 4 mono and 2 stereo tracks.

To create doubling I just nudge the second lead voice track along a few milliseconds, vary the effects a touch and pan the voices out a little.

The harmony can be applied anywhere using automation within Cubase.

With this set up all the edits, effects etc are non-destructive so it's possible to remix without a problem thereby keeping both my wife and you lot happy.

Diki: it's not the equipment it's my breathing, my lung's ain't quite as bad as Gary's (I think) but the ravages of time ....

Funny you should mention Autotune LOL

My main object now I'm no longer gigging is to improve my recording technics which involves a lot of experimentation,I also include my singing and playing if possible (the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak). I consider your comments very helpful and I feel that, slowly, very slowly I am getting there.

In the meantime I am also providing free entertainment for you Guy's who don't mind criticising my efforts if not other folk's.

All the very best, and thank you for taking the time to listen and comment.

Col

PS: Diki,thank you for the link to Polk Audio, very useful.