Or possibly background vocals. But I suspect based on my interpretation of what the OP described, this is not an issue. But then the description of efforts at "widening" concerned me.Anorax wrote:vocals are almost always panned to the center of a song anyway, an exception being double-tracked vocals)
Vocal, Mono, centered. For now.
Also add, close miced, reasonable levels, quiet space, minimal natural room reflections.......
Many people want to be singers, but frankly don't have the voice it takes 