Hi,I have found that when working with "challenging" vocalists,I dont think the specific gear is the issue. warm and crunchy is the direction to head.having said that I have found the s.e gemini to be very flattering. The best way to get a tune out is to have the vocal parts playing on a rhodes or something else friendly sounding and only attempt recording one melodic part at a time. Once the vocals are down,put the different parts on seperate tracks and set the autotune to only allow the notes in the melody to come through.
obviously tracking up the vocals makes all the difference,but try to keep the verses single tracked as it is nice to keep some personality and get the lyric across.
Dont forget to stand up,warm up and dont be afraid to sing out of tune at volume for a bit.
good luck!
