[Glennwillow]

What I have noticed about really good recordings is that there is open space, I think created by each part being very carefully played with no more notes than necessary. Musical clutter fills the sound spaces and essentially creates confusion that works against musical clarity.

The same is true of judicious use of equalization to make sure that each part minimizes the stepping on any of the other parts' sound spectrum.

I find that it's really hard work to come up with this combination, especially the playing part because I have spent the majority of my life as a solo singer-songwriting kind of performer. So in my normal playing, I don't have to worry about stepping on any other parts or frequencies. But in recording, if anything else besides a guitar and voice are recorded, then the competition for musical space starts.

- Glenn