@dummy said:
Thanks for everyones comments, I'm glad you enjoyed it [:D]. I'm going to follow your advice, JWL, and mess with the reverb tomorrow (once this hot weather has slightly passed!). I'll also have a play with some strings and try and increase the texture a bit. Perhaps its just that it feels a bit 'empty' that im not completely happy with it.
Interesting you should use the word "empty". I know what you mean, but I wouldn't say "empty". In fact, there's a lot going on in the arrangement, and at times some of those elements can be brought to the fore and then ducked again. I do sense that the essential elements are indeed coming through, which is why the mix feels so much in the ball park.
But your sense of humor should carry over to the mix phase as well. Don't be afraid to tease the ear with levels the same way you did with the notes themselves.
Since the vocals are so widely spread (nice effect), you may want to narrow the pan width of *some* of the other elements so that they don't compete. That would give the impression of a fuller mix with greater definition of individual sonic placement. It may help with how the counterlines interact melodically and rhythmically within the fabric of the mix.
Of course, with vocals it's always the case that "everything" can't be important, but you do have some clever parts tucked in there which ache to peek out once in a while. How nice it is to want more!