You seem to be doing it right. This has a nice 60's folkie sound to it.

Nice song. Nice job on the recording.

I was actually thinking it was easier to be a writer and musician these days with all the tools like this.

The lead guitar has a bit too much reverb and is too far back in the mix. It's played well.

Nice work on the harmonies.

Midi is fairly easy. DO you use a DAW like Sonar or something similar? Quite a few of them come with drum synths built in and ready to roll. Adding a snare is easy.

Good job all around on this.

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