I see both sides to this..the up side and the down side.

I don't know which is which half the time.... 

I like not having to deal with 5+ people and attitudes and such nonsense..... when I want that, I come here to the coffee house and get my fill ..... 


On the other hand.... I can do exactly what I want, when I want, how I want without grief from anyone else complaining. 


However, the interaction of a fine grooving band of musicians who anticipate each other's moves and changes is a beautiful thing to be a part of....the one man studio can't replicate that... not even close.


I can show nuff get lazy though with all the tools available to me in this studio, so yeah, to some degree or another, the chops and skill set on the instruments suffers a bit from time to time...... right now, I'm going through a "get reacquainted" with finger calluses and get the chops back up a bit and knock off some of the rust..... tickling the ivories a bit too...

Any more: I end up demoing interesting software and digging deeper into the software I have " invested " in. Sucks big time - I really miss real time playing / interaction. Especially with really good musicians who listen as much as they intonate.

Greg I worked with musicians like you- in that they would tell how they would
like a part to go. I didn't mind and really took it as a challenge. Most of the time
I didn't say much about others...but they could read me good enough to ask.
I always enjoyed the music conversations. That instant idea inspired by the moment....and
never knowing which person it was going to hit.
That is the creative part I miss but I can't see that ever happening again.

Craig, that's right. Doing it all.
I guess something has to suffer for it.

Herb all the band stuff....that's history. Everything has changed and after
recovering from some devastating life dealings I thought that the ability
to record without others would give me the drive to get back on top of my game...
....isn't working out. All the time dealing with the computers, programs and the BS
that comes with them is just another distraction in my case obviously.

Oh well.

Rbh- you posted while I was typing.....I wish I had just asked you to post
for me....you said it very well.