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Doubler plugins Double tracking is more or less standard in modern pop and rock music, and while a true double track will always be more realistic, a doubler plugin could be very useful. Maybe you never recorded a double track or perhaps the singer isn't able to perform a solid double track. Doublers to the rescue. A double tracking plugin typically works by duplicating the signal and applying subtle pitch shifting and delay. In the early days this could be achieved by setting up two tape machines where varispeed was used to set modulate the delay. The effect is in fact similar to a chorus. This doesn´t all sounds too complicated, so do you really need more than one doubler? Let´s find out. Test setup I simply used a short vocal take and added the various plugins I tested at the end of the effects chain. Most of the times I started with a basic vocal doubler preset and tweaked until I thought it sounded reasonably realistic. Some of the plugins were capable of going well