Hey thanks guys. The music turned out pretty good. I tried to give it that ethereal sound.
Vocals......the bane of recording engineers. Vocals are the hardest piece of the equation to record. It doesn't matter how good your equipment is, if the vocalist is having hard time then it's best to record at a later date.
Like with my voice. I'm all over the place depending on what key I'm in, what mood I'm in, what I've been drinking ( pop, coffee, water, beer .. what ever), smoking, sinuses ... it's a real problem. I haven't disciplined myself with vocals. I take them as they come and that's been problematic in recording. Coupled with the fact I'm still learning the hardware capabilities and well, I get mixed bag of vocal results.
I agree X, the vocals on the first recording are recorded much better.
After going back and listening, I had a higher level and a bit more natural reverb on the first recording. I'll try and duplicate that!
Thanks folks for listening and offering your advice and thoughts.
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LC