This all sounds like very good advice; (intuitively, I went ahead and did it , since it made sense, and now I have a really good recording). Thanks to pitch correction. eq settings and correct reverb, I can sing! Mom always said I could, and now it's happened. Thank you so much for your help. Watch for my new broadway show, "The Virtuoso". Thankfully, I do not sing in it but have written all the songs and lyrics. Thanks again, best, Deb.
I can't remember but It might have been part of Pro Tools since that is what we were using then and it was very common to put compression on the incoming vocals. All that hardware and my ancient Soundcraft mixing board are all gone (good riddance to that board).