The obvious solution is to record the whispery parts, then turn down the preamp and record the loud parts! Or if you wanted to do it all in one take, you could split the signal, record onto two different tracks with two different levels, then comp it together.
In general, I usually end up doing lots of messing with the dynamics on the vocal track. Depending on how dense the arrangement is, important parts of words tend to get buried. (At least, when I sing they do. I'm sure this is less of a problem with real singers.)
But I usually find at least a few syllables that get masked by other stuff when the rest of the mix is up, so I tend to have to do some corrective "fader moves" in the DAW. Does anyone else have this problem or do I just need a vocal coach?
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