thanks for listening guys - it does sound clearer to me too this time around.
I appreciate the compliments, and please don't ever hesitate to give suggestions that you believe would help me!

Scott - I own a 2100, and am using the men's choir for the vocal harmony choice - the womens choir sounds so phony to me!! I'm finding that when I'm doing a song that is mostly vocals, i don't like a "heavy" style, with too many instruments in it. I tweaked the big band style I used, removing and toning down a few things for it.

Bill - very strange on the panning thing thru the headphones?? I tried listening with my headphones, but didn't get that effect at all.

Actually, i have many of you to thank for helping me understand the arranger process - i put the song together on a reg bank - never would have been able to do that alone!!

Jill