an interesting, and ultimately, inspiring thread!... As a music professional, (teacher, professor, performer (classical and composition) I am so impressed by the number of folks in this forum who, because of their love of music, have "returned" to it, and become interested in recording their own stuff using music software...the guy who said he just works with the sounds till he likes it is closer to the real spirit of music composition than many "professionals" ever get!... thanks especially to those who included links to their music... great to hear what you've done...