Hey Big Jim,
I, who know nothing about sound recording, am one of the thousands of people Mike is talking about. I've always had a musical ear but couldn't really play any instruments all that well. Not that I put much time into practicing. But along came computers and wham!, I have a way to get my muscial ideas down.

In fact, I didn't ever think I could write a song until I hit 50 years old. I guess you have to live long enough to have something to say. Anyway, I don't know beans about recording and mixing, but am having a blast writing music. And I just recently stumbled on this board for songwriters.

I, for one, would love feedback on making my songs sound better as long as it's something that I can implement with my current setup or with a small investment which I would have to save for. I already realize that I'm very heavy handed on the fx, but just being a beginner, I'm curious to use all the bells and whistles to see what they do.

If you like, you can check out my song, Destiny, on the MP3 board.

BTW, my wife and I hope to visit Scotland soon. I've heard that Edinburgh is one of the great cities of the world and a must-see.
I've got to sell a few paintings first.

Talking about music is like dancing about architechture-Steve Martin