I hear what you are saying, Charlie, but would add that it depends also upon the performance of the particular piece, something that should be evaluated with every instance and a decision made accordingly. There are as many examples of bad live performace as there are examples of stellar live performance, matter of fact I can recall several instances where I preferred the live performance as my learning target.

The first rule of the studio should be, "Make no absolute rules that cannot be broken to suit the prevailing condition," or as I am fond of saying, "Learn to Trust Your Ears".


--Mac

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