In a world obsessed with perfection, the most powerful thing a vocal mix can be in 2025 is imperfect — textured, vulnerable, and alive. Vocals are the emotional center of almost every modern track, but digital production has spent the last decade sanding away their soul. Autotune, transient shaping, and AI-assisted correction can make anyone sound flawless — and everyone sound the same. We’ve reached a strange threshold: the technology to polish vocals endlessly has made them