sing the song correctly
then get them to copy and sing along with it

then use the editor
and then plug-in tricks to repair the little bits that are still left

perhaps use a synth line in place of a correct vocal if you can't get a good vocal performance in there first

MuayThaiKid wrote: The reason I ask is I sold a backing track to an aspiring RnB singer not realizing how horrific her pitch and even worse, her EAR for pitch, was. And now, I'm baffled... I don't want her to accrue some huge studio bill. I'm not a greedy dude. However, I'm also not going to do a whole ton of work for free.

So, I'm trying to come up with a middle ground, some way of helping her prepare better or record her more efficiently to where I can keep the bill down and still deliver a decent product.

Tell her that she needs to be trained if she wants to get over the issue with her ear for singing.

The local community colleges sometimes offer night classes in singing, they are the best place to start. I ought to know because I did it myself. Its a very affordable, comfortable and fun environment.

The only thing that gets me is its just hard to make someone want to do such a thing. :wink:

The only way to reach a goal is to define a path to it and start your journey.

excellent advice from both of you and much appreciated. i ended up following your suggestion kev... i had my sister sing the parts for a scratch vocal and provided the client with the mp3 for her to listen to and practice with over the next 2 wks before getting to actual tracking.

hopefully that does the trick and if not, i will take the 2nd suggestion :)

nice touch with the mp3 for practice

I just hope the client doesn't learn some bad habits along the way
...
might be worth a short session with them to see things are on track
:)
on track
...
while tracking
8)