yeah i think i killed the high sounds when i was farting around with distortion. i have 2 drum machine patterns and about 4 different bass drums,sure ill have bash at later after work once im happy with the sound and idea of the track ill work on the construction. I usually hook up my midi controller and record it live , is it better to lay it down presumably that way i can keep the formula right. maybe you'll take a look at this for me over the weekend danny