Goodness! I love this forum (and I love Band-in-a-Box). Where else on the internet can you get a bunch of generous people so willing to share. Awesome stuff. David. I haven't listened to that Cat Stevens yet (although I do know loads of his stuff but never really listened with a critical ear). I will put it on my headphones and go for a walk. That is exactly what I am trying to achieve with this album. Focus on the vocals and don't let anything else distract from that.

I think where this process has been so valuable is that I tend to get into a habit of doing something that may not always serve the song well. For example, with my harmonies, I always pan them hard left and right and try and introduce a bit of "variety" so that they "add something". To Jim's point, they don't really add, they subtract....so now I will pan them closer and have them doing more uniform stuff so that they don't distract from the lead vocal.

Here is the next version of Dairy. I have added a desser to the lead vocal.

https://joannecooper.co.za/track/3026515/diary-version-4

I would love to get feedback on one other song and then I will hopefully be on my way with a "template" to work with. Let me know which one I should post. The songs I have recorded are

Always on my Mind
Amazed
Cant Help but Wonder Where Im Bound
Fly Me to the Moon
Follow Me
Free Electric Band
I Have a Dream
When I Need You
I'll have to say I love you in a Song
Moon River
Sunshine on my Shoulders
Wind beneath my Wings
Could I have this Dance

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