To expand on Josie and Rog's point. There is a bit of an illusion to the sound we can produce with BIAB. Our songs can sound like a record -- a record that was produced in a studio. In their minds, people create a picture from what they know as laymen to how a studio recording is made.

Two things come into play when we are dealing with friends or acquaintances helping them with their song.

First, because of what they imagine a recording studio to be, they undervalue our work when our 'studio' is a computer program in our bedroom and does not meet the expectation of their minds eye studio.

Second, even though I could easily match the quality of the work my friend was willing to pay hundreds of dollars for, I believe his perception that his song was being recorded in a real studio rather than a software program (which by the way, he has no idea how or where his project is actually recorded) - creates a quality gap in his mind between their final product and mine.

I am of the opinion that it's better for me to factor in the illusion that the quality of a BIAB production creates in someone's mind. I play CD's of BIAB playlist in my car, when people hear the songs, they seem to have the impression it's a studio recording. They never ask about mic's, recorders, a huge mixer or instruments. If they ask anything about how it was recorded (rare occurrence) I tell them I have a home studio for a hobby.

My point is that disregarding the complexity of what many of us do with the BIAB program, the fact that it is computer generated with what appears ease by us, contrasts with peoples imagination of a quality studio recording and works against our being accepted to an equal quality of their illusion.

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