Headphones

That's great about the new drummer, I agree the drums on "Feels Right" and "Spaceship" were excellent, this is very good news.

You're totally right about headphones, trying to mix down a track in headphones is mind numbingly aggravating. Unfortunately it's unavoidable. I got a wife and the little one and the only time I can work in the studio is after bed-e-bye time so...

What I've been doing is mixing through headphones at night then blasting it through the big speakers during the day while I'm changing diapers to check the mix.

I'm considering saving pennies for a set of AKG K701s, wouldn't solve the problem but could help a bit. I just don't know if can hack the price tag at this point.

When you say "recording through a 57" you mean a Shure microphone right? If that's what you are talking about, no, everything is digital. Guitar goes through pedal board and a stack of pre-amps and then right into my M-Audio sound card. It's not as good good as putting a microphone in front of a boutique amp but it is significantly better than recording a cheap amp with a Radio Shack mic. Plus it's a solution that fits within my budget and it's a hell of a lot more convenient because I can record all night while the kiddo sleeps.

I think I'm going to wait to send you any audio files for "Worth" until after we get the drums hammered out. It just seems like whatever I do, I know it could be better if I was in sync with your drummer. Besides I just don't get along all that well with click-tracks, they throw my brain for a loop (I know it doesn't take much for me, that's just how I'm wired).