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you are so right. to have to listen to all those cracks and pops in what I know was a pristine recording would have made me *insane*. this is the fourth full-length album I've done (the other three were with my a cappella group) so I'm familiar with the phenomenon.

of course, there's no such thing as perfection--we don't even come close, nor do we try. but it would be nice if what good there is weren't being obliterated by the very folks meant to help us. :)

everytime a musical note is sounded, the world gets a little bit lighter

I did not know that. You have lightened my heart with the info. :)

I'm sorry to hear you quit because of the idea of recording again, but I totally understand it. it's the most frustrating process in the universe. e.g., I hate how the bleed makes me sound like I'm singing under a blanket sometimes. or how the energy of a recording falls flat in comparison to live performance.