No insult taken
Not insulting at all - very helpful, thanks! I have not been recording long, and have recently just started to figure out what you mentioned. Unfortunately, I have only been using headphones to make my final mix from, and that sometimes at 3:00 a.m. with ears ringing from hearing song over and over!
Also, I have a $60 mixer which I think is part of the problem. In addition, I don't have a good soundcard on my laptop, so I use a USB device, which is flakey at best..
I would love to hear from others with a similar setup, and any reasonably priced suggestions to improve quality are welcomed and appreciated!
Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment and help me out!