No worries, mate. Appreciate the autopsy.
I Had Joanne sing three vocal tracks: a selection of trackage to fix pitch and vibrato issues in the best take. I highlighted the hookie and melodically memorable lines with doubling, using spare material. Didn't plan it...just a lark. I thought it punctuated nicely, and lent a little interest?? That was the reason. [she has a demo with just vox and guitar...I wanted to have some fun with it for my own educational purposes...I liked the tune]
What, exactly, do you mean by 'expand the voice?
The only electronic instrument in the orchestration is a synthesized piano. Upright bass, all strings, drums are real.
Posting an edited version in an hour...pulse, level and other and slop issues addressed.
Joanne had never played to a 'nome before. Her original demo fluctuated time..and it was impossible to add effective other stuff. She liked the 'band', and I told her I'd do a decenter job with the clock on another try. But she still lost the pulse. My biggest task was slicing the guitar track up and re-aligning it on the grid. About 70 edits. You didn't hear any, and that's a good thing!
Yeah....some of the wording, phrasing and melodic invention in the vocal is not super...but I think she's got something to work with and improve upon. She'll start listening to other's music with new ears, and get hip.