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* Averted with [[WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}} Hilda]]. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2021_01_13_142518.png Bella Ramsey, Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, and Oliver Nelson all record their voices separately]]. However, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20201222_083650.jpg they all keep in touch and follow each other on Instagram]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' did this for at least Paige O'Hara and Creator/RobbyBenson, who voiced the eponymous couple. Likewise, Creator/JerryOrbach, Creator/DavidOgdenStiers, and Creator/AngelaLansbury, who voiced, respectively, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts, also recorded their dialogue together as well.

* Averted with ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017''. Creator/DavidTennant (Scrooge [=McDuck=]) and Catherine Tate ([[spoiler:Magica [=DeSpell=]]]) are based in the UK as opposed to the US like everyone else. The rest of the cast also tended to record solo as well due to scheduling conflicts. Notably, Danny Pudi (Huey) and Ben Schwartz (Dewey) did initially record together, but they ended up distracting each other so much during sessions that they agreed it would be better to do it separately.

* WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse sometimes does this -- the season three episode "Hit the Diamond" was the first time that the entire voice cast for an episode was there at the same time. Though, funnily enough, since Charlyne Yi (Ruby's voice actress) had to voice the bulk of that episode's characters (playing not only the main Ruby, but also all five members of the Ruby Squad), most of the session was everyone else standing around and [[TalkingToHimself watching her talk to herself]].

* Being a series about anime voice actors, ''Manga/SoreGaSeiyuu'' has this a lot. Episode 1 involves a traditional anime voice acting, while in episode 7, Futaba tries her hand on dubbing a foreign movie--apparently ADR is not necessarily used in Japanese dubbing of foreign films.

* There were occasional sessions on ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' where Scott Weinger and Creator/RobinWilliams recorded their lines together, but these were seldom done since, after all, this was [[HarpoDoesSomethingFunny Robin Williams]] we're talking about, and Weinger struggled not to laugh.

* This behind the scenes [[https://youtu.be/wmj9gdseSRM video]] from early on shows Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, and JK Simmons all recording together for ''WesternAnimation/Invincible2021'' .

* Creator/HannaBarbera typically did this for their shows (as shown by the page image for Main/VoiceActors). One notable exception was George O'Hanlon when he returned to the role of [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]] in the 1980s, this was due to how much longer it took him to record his lines after suffering a stroke.

[[caption-width-right:350:An animated representative of what goes on when this trope's in play.]]

Western animation likewise has this as the preferred style, but whether this can actually be regularly accomplished varies from project to project. In Western productions, the animation work is traditionally done ''after'' all the voice work (this technique is known as "pre-lay"), and the animators' job is to match the actor's performance. This can lead to higher animation quality, but is part of the reason why the average production period of these cartoons is up to five times longer than their Japanese counterparts.[[note]]Nine to eleven months per episode as opposed to two or fewer.[[/note]] With voice acting coming into play much earlier in the production cycle, there is less flexibility for when recording can take place. Add in that the voiceover industry in North America is a combination of professional full-time [=VAs=] and other types of actors doing voice acting on the side, with the cast for one show/film potentially being scattered across the continent, and you'll find that performers cannot always be gathered together for single group recording sessions because of scheduling conflicts.

* Averted with ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'', but it was almost played somewhat straight. The obvious aversions are with Creator/DavidTennant (Scrooge [=McDuck=]) and Catherine Tate ([[spoiler:Magica [=DeSpell=]]]) who are based in the UK as opposed to the US like everyone else (and presumably record together). Danny Pudi (Huey) and Ben Schwartz (Duey) initially recorded together, but they distracted each other so much that they ended up recording separately.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', since it has both big names and big voice actors attached to it, would have them record separately. It's done, though, like with the episode "Friendenemies", where Adam [=MacArthur=] (Marco) and Creator/RiderStrong (Tom) recorded together.

* WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse sometimes does this - the episode "Hit the Diamond" was the first time that the entire voice cast for an episode was there at the same time. Since Charlyne Yi (Ruby's voice actress) had to voice not only the main Ruby, but all five members of the Ruby Squad, in that episode, this involved everyone else standing around and [[TalkingToHimself watching her talk to herself]].

* Referenced in one of ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}} Chowder]]'''s most memorable NoFourthWall gags, where Chowder, Mung, and Schnitzel wind up so broke they can no longer afford the show's animation. SmashCut to Nicky Jones, Dwight Schultz, Creator/JohnDimaggio and Creator/TaraStrong (whose character isn't even supposed to ''know'' about any of this) in a recording booth, debating what to do, and ultimately starting an impromptu car-wash to raise money.

* Creator/KyleMcCarley, who voices Simon in ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain,'' [[https://twitter.com/KyleMcCarley/status/1294360046273351680 mentioned on his Twitter]] that he, Diane Delano (Tuba), and Isabella Abiera (Hazel) were together for every group record in Book 3, with Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Grace) coming in when her schedule allowed. [[https://twitter.com/KyleMcCarley/status/1294356540082675713 He also mentions]] that this made [[spoiler: the end of Episode 5-- which ends with Hazel sobbing her heart out after Simon pushes Tuba to her death--]] genuinely ''very'' difficult to record thanks to [[ChildrenVoicingChildren her voice actor's performance.]]

* Prior to the COVID19 pandemic, ''WesternAnimation/CloseEnough'' creator JG Quintel mentioned how the cast recorded together for every episode.

* Although he's a London based actor, Creator/MattRyan actually went to Los Angeles to [[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/justice-league-dark-trailer-breakdown-director-jay-oliva/ reprise the role]] of John Constantine for ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDark''. ''That's dedication.''

* Averted with [[WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}} Hilda]]. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2021_01_13_142518.png Bella Ramsey, Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, and Oliver Nelson all record their voices separately]]. However, they all keep in touch and follow each other on Instagram.

* Many shows produced by Creator/LorenBouchard: ''WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'', ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'', ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''. The actors are generally encouraged to improvise.

* A CutawayGag in ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' shows Nyarko and Mahiro as AnimatedActors performing in this fashion (and Mahiro [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender throwing his copy of the script at Nyarko's head]] as punishment for her repeatedly invoking EndingTropes).

* The English version of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' had actors that recorded with each other. This made for a result way better than what most games had at the time.

* The English version of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' had actors that recorded with each other. This combined with the use of actual professional voice actors made for a result way better than what most games had at the time.

* Some BehindTheScenes photos archived on older versions of the [=PBS=] Kids website (available [[https://web.archive.org/web/20021202023025im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/fufu/images/making_voices_fufu_image02.gif here]], [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010819233832im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/sagwa/images/making_voices_sagwa_image03.gif here]], [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010821223916im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/mama/images/making_voices_mama_image03.gif here]], and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20011228220734im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/dongwa/images/making_voices_dongwa_ima-30.gif here]]) show that most of the actors for ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'' recorded together (this was likely averted with the Vancouver-based actors in the show such as Hiro Kanagawa).

* [[https://web.archive.org/web/20021202023025im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/fufu/images/making_voices_fufu_image02.gif Some]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010819233832im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/sagwa/images/making_voices_sagwa_image03.gif behind]][[https://web.archive.org/web/20010821223916im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/mama/images/making_voices_mama_image03.gif the scenes]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20011228220734im_/http://pbskids.org/sagwa/bts/voice/dongwa/images/making_voices_dongwa_ima-30.gif photos]] archived on older versions of the [=PBS=] Kids website show that the Montreal-based actors for ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'' recorded together.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' is a rare example of this from Creator/{{Pixar}}. Creator/TomHanks and Creator/AnniePotts recorded some of their scenes together so they could fully develop Woody and Bo's relationship. Creator/KeeganMichaelKey and Creator/JordanPeele also recorded a lot of their dialogue together to properly capture the comedic timing between them.

** In an interview for ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'', Creator/KevinConroy (the voice of Batman) mentions that this is how most of the WB's animated shows are produced. By comparison, trying to give a comparable performance alone in a recording booth is much harder.
* For the ''WesternAnimation/{{Sonic SatAM}}'' cartoon series, a variation was used: Most of the cast (which was largely composed of veteran full-time voice actors) acted in the same room, with the sole exception of Creator/JaleelWhite, the voice of Sonic. While this made it hard to play off of the rest of the cast, he also had more takes to work with. This was especially true for ''Adventures'' and ''Underground'', because those two shows did their recording in Canada, while Jaleel was in Los Angeles.

* Creator/MattGroening prefers his shows do this whenever possible. The principal actors on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' record together, with the lone exception of Harry Shearer who has opted to record from his home studio later in the show's run, and oftentimes the actors on ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' will as well.

* ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' may have been subjected to this trope to allow for natural-sounding {{Improv}} from the leads.
* When recording dialogue for the emotional scenes in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', Creator/KristenBell and Creator/IdinaMenzel recorded their lines as Anna and Elsa respectively in the same room. Examples include "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)" and much of the scene when Anna is in Elsa's ice castle.

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' did this for at least Paige O'Hara and Creator/RobbyBenson, who voiced the eponymous couple. Likewise, Creator/JerryOrbach, Creator/DavidOgdenStiers, and Creator/AngelaLansbury, who voiced, respectively, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts, also recorded their dialogue together as well.

* There were occasional sessions on ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' where Scott Weinger and Creator/RobinWilliams recorded their lines together, but these were seldom done since, after all, this was [[HarpoDoesSomethingFunny Robin Williams]] we're talking about, and Weinger struggled not to laugh.

* Creator/NathanLane and Creator/ErnieSabella recorded all their dialogue for Timon and Pumbaa in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' together because they had such great chemistry. It helps that the two were close friends and thus could easily work with each other.