ThePhonk's mix

[Mike Senior]

I attached the Reaper project file, in case you want to look into this.

Thanks for that -- loaded it onto my machine and had a look. The culprit is your Old Skool Verb send, which is being fed from the bass buss. I thought there was something from the bass in the Sides component. It's also the Old Skool Verb that I reckon is probably distancing the vocal for me too. If you want some warmth and spread to the vocal without pulling it too far backward, then I'd probably try a plate with some predelay -- maybe an eighth-note. There are some good plate impulses on the Echochamber site if you've not got any handy.

Also noticed your 4% off-centre panning of the lead vocal. Intentional?