It's done!
And I've uploaded the files since I assume you all will want to hear the results.
1.
Thingol and Beren
I decided against using the narration because I felt that having it in there was taking the audience out of the scene...hopefully the scene is understandable enough to the unfamiliar audience without it. I used panning to help draw out the locations of the speakers...Thingol and Melian on one side and Beren and Luthien on the other. It sounded fine in the audio suite, but now I'm listening on my laptop the panning sounds horribly unbalanced. Plus, the panning is reversed to how I set it. It might just be my computer speakers, but someone else give me an opinion on the matter.
2.
Bilbo's Speech
The ambience is so much louder than how it sounded when I was in the suite, but I guess it's not too bad.
Thanks to everyone who sent me recordings. You all did an excellent job and I had a lot of fun working on it. I couldn't have done it without you guys. I hope everyone is satisfied with the results.
I haven't decided yet on which one to use for my grade. I'm leaning towards Bilbo's Speech because of the panning issue on the other one, plus I think it's an excerpt than an outside audience will more likely enjoy. Though I think I'll put both tracks on a cd...if there's time maybe my teacher will let me play both. But if you guys have any opinions on which one I use, let me know. I turn in the project tomorrow morning.