ADT Anyone???

[Bigsby]

Has anybody figured out a way to emulate a proper Beatles style Automatic Double Track with a combi of stock devices and/or REs? i supposed it would 'wobble' a variable delay and pitch shift, and mix it back with the original signal?

[WongoTheSane]

Polar can do pretty much every variation of ADT, either by simply delaying one side, or by adding a variable delay and/or pitch shift ("flanging"), which can then be be applied to one side or both. I don't think there is a "proper" Beatles ADT, they would change their setup for every song, and adapt their techniques to whatever sound they wanted to achieve. But essentially it's just a delay (under 30ms, to benefit from the Haas effect) with different effects being applied to each voice. Polar has quite a number of patches dedicated to this (Analog Drifter, Vocal Doubler Subtle, Classic Stereo Spread...). If you don't have it, I'd recommend trialing it (it's also available in the Mix & Mastering Rig 2 bundle in case you're interested).

https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/polar/

The Wikipedia page about ADT (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_double_tracking) gives some details about the precise technique used for several songs. For instance, Eleanor Bigsby - sorry, I meant Rigby - was a mix of ADT and normal double tracking. Very interesting read. Discovered it last week after reading Chenille's manual...