John,
It has been my experience when tracking vocalists of all genres that they come in very strong at the beginning and taper off near the end. some of these volume peaks have far too much gain and need to be manipulated this also happens when words begin with certain consonants or in places where a word was meant to stressed or emphasized. Using the draw tool I am able to manually reduce this part of the waveform without noticeable damage to the dynamics of the track. I would however recommend exercising caution if utilizing this technique on any musical instrument track. Thanks for your feedback
Mike