Manning1 ... don't I remember you from GearSlutz?

Anyway ... great tips ... and really the Great Meta Tip: experiment creatively by delving ... but make sure you don't disturb the underlying structure.

I little tip like the BPM in the Title ... put the Key Signature in the Title of your song, too. I often make a +/- one key copy to make sure I've got the right key for vocalist. I've wasted a lot of time mistakenly opening the wrong version and not realizing. When the key is in the internal song name ... ya can't miss it.

Prado