Rimshot- The piece Daydream intros is already done...I just didn't know it needed an intro until I started playing around. Nothing I create is on purpose, they all grow out of improv, that's why I'm surprised I get anything done at all ;)
Andy- I'm working on my first album and Daydream is going to be the into for a piece I have already completed. I'm about halfway through recording and for now am just dumping those project folders into a Ready to Mix folder. I want to mix everything at the same time...hopefully I'll get a more consistent mix this way ;)
Tom- When I first started seriously recording in the box I used my hardware synths almost exclusively but as the quality of VSTis have vastly improved I find myself working almost completely in the box now other than some patches on a Vintage Synth expansion card I have in my Roland JV-1000. I hear you on the low end, it does tend to bury the "melody", I'm hoping to fix it in the mix :)
For the longest time I created music for my pleasure only...a couple of years ago I decided to try and derive some income from my hobby and it's moving at a snail's pace but I've got my fingers crossed that finishing this album will be the first step. I thought about trying to break into soundtrack work but decided it wasn't for me, I need artistic freedom. I own a couple of dotcoms that I will use as the artist site and label site...everything is waiting on the finish of the album. Ok, enough boring stuff, thanks for the comments, you can't put a pricetag on constructive criticism :)
Thanks again,
Bill