Nicholas J. Yasillo wrote: >So, please go easy on the poor engineers. It's often not our fault.:-) I agree, I lay most of the blame on producers. The more I think about it, the more I realize how recordings are often a collaborative process...sometimes a bit like the story of the camel being a horse designed by committee. I let the musician have the final say on what is released, even if I don't like the sound. I figure, if I can go along with their interpretation (well, ok, I will be honest...from time to time I do push them a bit in one direction or another...) I think they should have control over the sound quality as I believe it is as much a part of the artistic expression as the tone they produce from their instrument. The same holds true for a group of instrumentalists, as they have to agree on interpretation, they also need to agree on the quality of the sound...and I would rather have them fight it out than fight with them one at a time! I have also found that musicians welcome that control...and I believe, it is one of the the reasons why my little label survives...musicians are willing to work for less when they have more control. Karl