Lucian- Nice analogy. A women that likes to be sung to. Thats what I need. lol Yeah, my buddies place is definitely the main studio. He actually has a proper studio specifically built in part of his garage. Its not quite finished, but its already pretty nice. He is the lead gutar and vox in a local rock band. They dont do much recording together though. You have basically decribed what I am looking to do. I just want to be able to do some halfway good vocals at home so that when he and I get together we have something to work with. Thanx for the link to the youtube suggestions.

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