Tony:
I enjoyed reading about your approach to recording. I'm doing practically the same thing, only going to a 16-track hard disc recorder. No computer in sight---only stand alone recording gear. The 6500 has been a joy to use to generate backing tracks to then add vocals, guitar parts and all the rest. I tend to use the full rhythm section (with edits of course) from the 6500, rather than building each instrument track individually. One thing that puzzles me---and a point not spoken about much on the forum---is the "instrument mix" used by the style programmers in these keyboards. I wonder how many of them have had "live" combo experience to know about instrument placement in the stereo field? In other words, how a well-balanced band might sound. To my ear (and experience), many of the built-in styles, although great sounding, are sometimes way out of whack. I found one the other evening where all of the instruments were in the center (mono) position. Of course the bass sits there primarily, but many of the other sounds should be spread around and balanced accordingly. Also, some of the instrument volumes are disproportionately too loud. Thank goodness for editing capabilities. If others have had similar experiences, it would be good to hear your comments as well.