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In article writes:

...why not just record her as you normally would and then let HER
(and her mother) listen to it. Perhaps demonstrating the problem
would yield the result you desire.

You can never get away with this. They'll blame you or your equipment
for the inconsistent vocal. Better to do the "two-mics-two-gains
gains" or split the mic to two channels (yeah, you'll destroy the
fragile mic-to-preamp interface that you spent so much money to
optimiize) with different gain and record to two tracks. Then tell
them to come back in a couple of days after you've had some time to
listen to the recording and put together the best possible vocal.

They might like what you've done, they might not. If they do, you can
explain what you did and why you had to do it. You might even do a
"before and after" with the low gain (not clipped) channel and show
how the vocal disappears in the mix when it's not sung consistently.

In other words, do your job as an engineer. Then, when you've done
your best, you can try to educate the client as to what might make a
better recording the next time. Don't tell them how much trouble the
singer is making for you (it's your job to deal with that), tell them
how they can make the entire vocal recording better.

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