Hey Shaz, I'm sure it's a good one - not sure if I can do anything over it though. Damaged my ears and am on medication for it at the moment - I can only play guitar now by looking at the wav scrolling across the Cubase sreen while judging the beats from the flashing of the metronome. Can't use speakers at low levels because the rininging in my ears is louder than the music itself and I don't want to risk further damage. Meds starting to work though and the doc thinks it should get a lot better when the swelling goes down. Just a word of warning to everyone else out there playing/mixing at loud volumes through headphones - don't do it! I'll probably post a proper warning thread with detailed info for everyone's benefit in the general forum later anyway. Sorry for hijacking your thread Shaz!