Thank you so much for the feedback. Probably right, I haven't done something so conventional in quite some while... Tried to take a page from SpaceCastle's tutorial with Freedom! Pushing the envelope of my knowledge, experience, etc. I also went back and forth with keeping my very human rhythm or using the computer to clean it up. I do better with rock and disturbing. (I know my wheelhouse)
I'm using Mixcraft. I've been using it for years while I hack and experiment.