Just because Sundance thinks there is too much echo (or delay) on the first verse doesn't mean that ROG and Jess didn't do a great job. I also happen to think that the delay/echo was overdone and made the lyrics hard to understand. If I was ROG, I would reduce that and see if it sounds better.

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... With $5000 to rent a real studio for 5 hours, with pro studio players to play for me, and Fraser Smith to produce me like he does her, I am quite confident I could do magic too.

Ha, ha -- if $5,000 was all it took, we'd all be doing it. But the Grammys aren't big enough for all of us!

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"Put on one of your favorite CDs and make it sound like that."

That's the way it works -- although we know the CD is "mastered" and we are just mixing. Nonetheless, we listen to those favorite CD's and compare it to our own stuff to hear where we fall short (or not). The closer we get, the better we'll be. If I listen to a "reference song" and I hear the rhythm acoustic guitar is really clear, but that part on my song is not, then I will re-mix until it does sound clear in the mix (if I am trying to get that "sound", that is).

It is a good performance and arrangement of your song -- Sundance was just trying to help.

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