If you have access to the original "Will the circle be unbroken" album with country stars and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, during some of the talk between track takes, Roy Acuff says the very same thing about getting the vocals right on the first take because the quality of the vocals decrease with additional takes.

In a YouTube video "Allan Parsons on recording audio", (it's been taken down by YouTube) during an interview with Michael McDonald, Michael states it normally takes him 3 hours before his voice is ready to record. Of course it shows, but my status quo is to think about a song, write it, create the music in BIAB, export the BB track and record, edit, mix and print the song and have it up on Soundcloud in about 3 hours. No one needs to remind me of the difference in quality of Michael McDonald's vocals and mine, just let me dream on that it's the three house making the difference. ;=)

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