In modern recording and production today there is a lot of 'comping' going on and although a separate discussion could be had about how musicians and engineers never used to have this opportunity, it is now something that can be used to capture the best parts of a performance.
As a guitar player, sometimes I track things in one take, sometimes I record other people in one take and it works however, there are occasions when I want to track verses and choruses separately and other times when I simply break the tracks down into shorter takes to guarantee consistency and ensure the best possible performance is being captured.
When intentionally breaking down the parts into shorter takes, it is very useful to record just over the section that you would cut at to record the next part. This ensures that the takes 'glue' seamlessly together and a cross-fade will be much more transparent. The purpose of using a simple technique like this is to get all the takes working together to produce a cohesive/consistent performance and there will be no audible changes between takes.
Try this technique for smoother guitar comping and listen to how much more seamless the takes become.
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