Bhav
I've managed to fix the vocals on Say it to me a bit better, basically I had recorded the chorus twice separately and the second one was naff and getting screwed up with pitch correction. I tried recording it again, but it worked out better to just delete it, and copy paste the first one then apply pitch correction, and it sounds fine now.
Uploading soon.
I think I just realized the artefacts were due to pitch correction applying itself to the breath sounds behind the vocals, no idea what to do about that other than having an opportunity to record in a better studio, so I will be applying soon for the masters degree im interested in, or internships if I cant get onto it.
Gave the new version a listen and yes, it's an improvement over the original. Regarding the artifacts, you can try a couple of things:
1) split the vox clip and then delete/remove the breath sounds up to only when the singing begins
2) put a 'fade in' at the beginning of each breath sound (you first need to split the vox clip into small segments)
Sometimes, the "performance rhythm" of the vox might be lost in #1......test it and see.
The lower end/bass part I was talking about was the bass guitar and not the piano. Also, adding another instrument (possibly strings) playing the same notes behind your vocals in evenly spaced out parts might help in keeping the tune phatter and pitch steadier. Experiment and see.....these are only just suggestions and may or may not work.