Right, then. So I completely scrapped and re-did the lead vocal. I had sliced it 9 ways to Sunday and boosted this little volume and cut that little volume and I decided today after reading David's comments and listening to it in the living room that starting over would be best. I had some other ideas anyway. So that's what I did.

I cranked the verb down on the background vocals and knocked some of the edge off of it on the leads, and toned down the verb on a few other tracks just as well. I think there's still enough verb on the guitar to give it that dream effect. I also took the EQ out on the vocals and let the ACON Digital Multiply do whatever it thought was necessary for "Dimensioner 2" which I thought sounded best.

A little dissonance in the cello is ok ... dissonance implies conflict. Too much would suck, and there was too much earlier at the end of the verse right before the break ... on the lead guitar, so I replaced that with another bit of lead which was more in line with that part of the song.

Happier, I think, now.

Thanks again for everyone's feedback. It pushes me.

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