Yes, I think you definitely risk loosing the finer points. You have to be more effective and professional in terms of communicating and knowing where to go and what to do, when you interact though media, as it always reduces some modalities of human interaction and communication.. so, some creative energy and opportunities inevitably gets lost. But that also happens face to face depending on the chemistry, so if you go into it with pro attitude, chemistry issues can be less of a hindrance too, I think.

At least for me, cowriting over Skype is viable as one of many different songwriting activities, as there's still a lot of lyrical and musical improvisation to it - And for those who never get the last words in flesh to flesh conversations, it can even be an advantage.. wink