Thanks, everyone smile Yes, David Cuny, I asked for genuine thoughts, and I'm glad I got them wink Just a couple of things I'd like to add, if that's ok:

1) I didn't "treat" the voices with any post-production effect at all, in an attempt to make them sound more "human", perhaps. I just put them to work "as they came", out of the box. That's my mistake. That female voice, as you say, needs humanizing, lol. I will see what I can do - though, knowing nothing about post-production, I am mostly "doing it by ear". I will try, though smile

2) Thank you for giving me honest opinions on the technical aspects of things. My knowledge of those things is zero. I just write songs, that's all ... how they are performed, I often leave that "up to the performer", as it were. HOWEVER: I have indeed noticed that, if I do learn about how things can be worked on, from a post-production standpoint, they can truly improve the end result of the recording, so that it sounds less like an amateurish, perhaps, "demo" - and more towards the professional end of things. Again, I'm only a songwriter, that's all - but your advice has been invaluable in making my little demos more palatable to the human ear smile - so you all have my most grateful thanks, for this!!! smile

and finally, a question:

3) Where would you think I can get some better-sounding vocaloids? I've got absolutely no money to spend on something like this, right now, but - if that changes in the near future, why not? I only bought Emvoice, last December, because they were on sale - and I thought that two English-singing vocaloid voices is better than nothing at all. So yes, just out of curiosity, if possible: what would you recommend instead? smile

THANK YOU!!!!!!! Without your advice, coupled with PG Music's miraculous Band-in-a-Box software, none of this would be real.

P.S.

4) Thank you also for the kind musical thoughts, on this. As I wrote, above: since I like to focus a lot on the songwriting side of things, these thoughts of yours really do help in making me a better songwriter smile Please, please, keep them coming!!! smile

and

5) thanks for your incredible patience in putting up with me and my songs smile

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