Question about music production

Mmmm... Cocks...

I've been watching Pomplamoose videos recently. And you can see that during the videos that they show 3 or so different cuts of the lady singing. Now is she singing 3 different times for the same song?
I'm in an argument with some people over this. I imagine that the three different shots are because they record a multiple times before finalizing.
Is it one voice and done through production?
I'm in a group of people saying its her voice 3 times in different ranges. Not sure what this is or where to even confirm, but I imagine some music people can clear the clouds here.

edit: current arguement is Put A Ring On It is litterally 2 voices for "if you like it put a ring on it"
edit: they're saying thats 3 cuts together? No way, sounds like one to me. One voice put through some production effects.

TychoCelchuuu

She's singing 3 different times in 3 different ranges, not because that's the only way to do it but because that's what the video description says.

zenpotato

Doubling tracks is a very common technique used to strengthen vocals. Sometimes the tracks are almost exactly the same, making it almost impossible to hear. But subconsciously, you do hear the tiny variations. Effects like reverb and chorus aren't able to simulate the tiny variations, even if you run the same track through multiple effects. Plus, doing it twice is easier.

There's also quite a few artists who do this with major variations and harmony, and it sounds awesome. Go back and listen to Elliot Smith records. He does this all the time.

Sir Carcass

It's also pretty common with guitar tracks.

wogi

That argument can go both ways - it would hard to know without talking to the editor- I work in film production - you'd be surprised how things get finagled together. Most times, we try to use one audio source throughout, which is not always possible. The different shots are all likely from different takes, as camera equipment gets pretty intrusive in small areas.

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Ok, actually watching it - that is three different takes and three different audio tracks. Any time you have audio on top of audio like that you want to use different tracks. Just laying the same track over another one gets this funky flanging effect (think Goa'uld from Stargate, or Turians from Mass Effect) that doesn't help with any kind of harmony.

Demerdar

Yup, three different shots with three different tracks layered on top of one another to create a harmony. In fact, it isn't much different than the way the rest of the instruments were recorded.