Hi, Beth.

Sounds good! I've have brought the vocals forward a bit - comparable to the harmonica - but they sit in the mix well, so that's just a matter of preference.

I see you've got Vocal Rider - I've got to try that out some time.

Your vocal styling works really well, and the chorus bop along like it should. Excellent work on the vocals. smile

All right, on to suggestions to ignore. wink

I'd be really tempted to pull the vocal forward a bit in time, especially in the verse. When you scoop into the word, like on courage and things, it sounds great, but feels like it softens the attack. You're hitting the beat on time, but (to me) it feels late. Pulling the vocal forward just a bit would cause it to anticipate the beat, and would also add a bit more punch to the attacks. Since the instruments are on the beats 2 & 4, it's up to the vocals to put the punch into the downbeat.

Despite Vocal Rider, there are still a couple places where it feels that the vocal is being swallowed by the instruments. Bringing up the vocal would help that a lot.

Around 3:30, the funky bass line is fighting with the vocals for attention. Maybe putting a "simple" bass on that part would be better, because the bass would give the steady beat that your vocals could work against. Plus, it would stop the bass player from stealing the attention, which should 100% be on your vocals.

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?