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Consonants of Consequence: Alison Krauss and the Art of Vocal Precision


Alison Krauss's 'The Wrong Way' and the art of vocal production and fine precision.

The track is featured on Union Station’s Arcadia(March 28, Down the Road) — the band’s first project since 2011’s Paper Airplane — in which her uniquely fragile approach is once again front and center. She leans on technical partners — producers and engineers — who capture her voice, paying particular attention to Krauss’ nuanced treatment of the most brittle sounds in the English language. “A lot of people complain about all this Pro Tools, auto-tuning stuff,” says Vince Gill, a five-time winner of the Country Music Association’s male vocalist of the year.

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