Cant get my vocals to sit right

[AntonioPetrole]

Am i doing something wrong or do I just suck at singing? lol, i started to practice vocals about 2 weeks ago and i decided to make a recording of it. Its a song i wrote and recorded everything on and i think the mix doesnt sound too bad other than the leads need to be less dry. Do i just suck at singing or what?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2113488/Rough Mix.mp3

 

[AntonioPetrole]

btw my vocal chain was something like this

de-esser
EQ (high pass at 200 and boost at 10khz)
R Comp with about -5 compressing
Brickwall Limiting
delay (very subtle)
waves rverb with vocal plate (only about 15% wet)

It just seems like i always had a problem with mixing vocals in. And i did use the searchbar for tips, but this thread is asking opinions on my mix

 

[Forceps]

I'm listening at my laptop, the only thing I would change is the overall volume of the vocals (a touch lower) and maybe some automation to correct some louder - softer parts. But the song sounds good!

 

[AntonioPetrole]

I'm listening at my laptop, the only thing I would change is the overall volume of the vocals (a touch lower) and maybe some automation to correct some louder - softer parts. But the song sounds good!

thanks doot! I def need to automate it, i dont know if its just me listening to my own mix or not, but the vocals just sound weird to me lol. Idk maybe im going crazy

 

[Forceps]

Hey, first time you hear your own voice recorded is the weirdest thing! It took me a while to get used to it (in my head it sounded much better, haha!) But now I don't notice any difference between the recordings and my voice when I speak... so maybe it's just that