Noel, Danny and Don Thanks for the very positive comments. Noel - never thought of having a "style". My songs are produced with a country flavour because that is where I see my market but it does seem to suit.
Maybe minimalist wasn't the right word, but what I did was take each RT track and cut out the parts I didn't like, or the parts where say the harmonica conflicted with the resonator in the same space, and tried not let either of them conflict with the voice. The piano I kept as bg rhythm along with an RT strumming. Don, somewhere back in there just keeping rhythm is a midi voice 26 picking away.

I have never mic'd and played my acoustic. I do have a midi guitar controller through which I input any fingerpicking I do. . .then correct the glitches. Guess it's because I hate retakes but that's what makes recording a real challenge. If you want to hear fingerpicking check out "Great Winding Stairs" (recorded on tape) and "Wind Rider" (guitar picking midi input) on my website.

Kudos to MarioD for his patience as I would send each new mix to him saying "How's the balance?", "How's the eq?" As in the title words of George Martin's book - "All You Need Is Ears" - and I'm mighty glad the folks here can provide them for me.

Thanks - Ian

Last edited by Ian Fraser; 12/18/09 09:22 PM.