Bud and Walt, thanks a million. Your responses are exactly what I hoped they would be. The why of it. Why you do what you do. It seems the world has much to say about what people do and not so much interest in why things are done. For me, knowing the why of things has lead to a much fuller and pleasant sojourn on this earth. Has led to many more friendships and has eliminated many misunderstandings. It has opened my eyes to many things that I would never have tried or done on my own. One recent point is the ongoing discussion on chords and progressions from one musical key to another. If I can understand the why of it, the doing of it seems to be so much easier. Kind of like when I first got married. When Ruthie starched and ironed my shorts the first time she done our wash my first reaction was what kind of a dumb babe did I get myself hooked up with. I felt like saying to her how stupid can you be? Cooling down a bit I remarked how nice and neat but asked her the logic of, or the why of it. She followed with the thought I would be pleased how nice they looked and the special effort she put into it for my approval. Bless her little heart. Learning the why of it, the logic and the motivations gave me a completely new frame of mind and understanding. I could now see my real Ruthie. And so it is with you guys. Sharing what you do with why you do it has opened my eyes to many new horizons that would otherwise be untouched. This subject on recording has brought to light much more than just the method (easy record and multi tracking) but the total realm of what is used in the process and why. I for one have learned a lot. Now to put into practice new thoughts on the subject and break out of some of my narrow practices of the past. Thanks fellows and also much thanks to Ted for starting such a train of thought. By the way Walt, could you shoot me over a sample of what you have done along these lines to start me on the way?

Grandpa Doug