Interesting thread.

I have a Shure SM7B, which I acquired recently when my condenser SE2200A fits very bad for my voice / studio.
My problem was that my vocal recordings were very harsh and I found it difficult to compensate for this by using EQ and other aids.

Another thing is that a condenser captures many unwanted sounds, this problem is completely solved with SM7B. (the only unwanted sounds it now picks up is when I sing out of tune) .

What you can philosophize about is that if I and another singer recorded our vocals from the same setup, let's say my SE2200A, so would my voice sounds harsh, while the other's voice would not necessarily sound bad.
It may be very obvious that this is so, but the question in a wider perspective is all about the bad singing voice (although it is in perfect pitch) could possibly be good?

What I suggest, or philosophize about is whether some have an overweight of bad singing frequencies in their voice, so that it never becomes completely good - again, even if it is in pitch, and even the best mix engineer must give up?

Maybe I answer my own question by stating that my dynamic mic has eliminated much of my problems with the harshness, although my bad frequencies still exist.

It would be interesting to know which frequency problems you may have on your vocals – if any.
I have permanently a low cut filter on the pre amp, but in addition, I have to cut the following frequencies:

200Hz
500Hz
4000 - 6000hz

It is not without problems, having to cut so much in the area, as some of the natural fullness in the voice disappears as well

End of my reflections on the difficult art of recording vocals.

Jan

JROM