Ray,
I was pleasantly surprised by the 80s like vocal in this.
In the final mix I would leave out the BIAB intro ticks and make your vocal a little bit hot and bright (a little bit muddy now).
Rob
Thanks rob. I, eventually, leave out the count in. As mentioned elsewhere, M.E.s usually like some space at the beginning of a track AND retaining the intro allows for accurate time references.
Many of my mastered songs still have the count in but any/all will be truncated by they time they appear on /in an album.
I was shocked by the 80sness given how much music from that decade I dislike - must be osmosis.