Guitarpima
The second one was cleaner but the first one sounded more open.
Yeah, but maybe you don't WANT to sound 'more open'. Virsyn's REFLECT reverb contains select presets of recording 'rooms' that you could put in your vst effects bin (on top) and then (below) you would add a nice plate, hall or what have you. There's a really cool 'how to bring out your voice in a mix' where I learned how important that is for spaciality. An 'early reflection' effect with a reverb on top. Hope that's helpful...