Re: Record and Mix Group Vocals
In simple terms, its called "stacking". Put up 9-12 tracks(to start) and have everyone sing their parts 3 times would be a good start. Or, if they are all singing together one 1 mic, keep the 12 tracks and do 3-4 passes, then move the singers around and swap to a different mic until you fill all the tracks.
Lather, rinse, repeat until it gives the desired sound. Yes, its a lot of passes, but there is no "fakery" that will deliver the sound you are looking for. Spread everything out with the PAN controls and add a touch of reverb(experiment with adding some early reflections but go easy).
If you want to try adding delay too, that can get really messy so roll off top and bottom on the delay effect and keep it very subtle(I would bring it up till you notice it, then back it down 3db). Sending the delay to the reverb will help soften it a bit, but don't expect the delay to be a substitute for lots of tracks. If you have SoundToys L'il Alterboy, use that on a few tracks to alter the tone(Melodyne or AutoTune can also do this).
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