Cheers Steve, great feedback

The main synth pad is completely analog. Its a 3 oscillator patch from a mono anolog synth (waldorf pulse) routed through an analogue filter (sherman filterbank).

The recorded audio then goes through a digital chain of EQ, sidechain compression and then some verb, so I've more thank likely cut too much of the sound away with EQ and given it an artificial sound it shouldn't really have. I was a bit brutal with the EQ to try and fit the main pad into the mix, as left alone it drowns out pretty much everything. Verb, spread and chorus sound like a good idea.

I like the "taste of space" analogy. Probably been a bit too brutal with EQ seperation for each sound and it more than likely makes everything sound cold and thin. Nearly all the sound I use are analog, but all the mixing and processing are digital.

Got some really good constructive comments from everyone to work with.
Thanks loads to all.