At 12:28 PM 02/02/2007, you wrote: >On the other side, not only can it be hard for the horns >to play just with rhythm ­ it is often even harder for the rhythm >to play without horns! These rhythm players will be used to >listening to the melodies and won¹t know when to play their shots >etc. - unless they are really good, or it is a really simple tune. Good point. If you can isolate a few horn players and give them phones they can lay down a guide track with the rhythm section. But this could also lead to blown chops for the brass players! I once did a project where I gave the leader/arranger/trombone player a handheld mic, and he sang horn cues through the phones to the rhythm section from the control room while they tracked, and this worked really well. Of course, someone in the band has to be willing to take on that sometimes silly job! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Group Buy until Feb 22nd for Virtual Instruments Magazine! See http://logic-users.org/groupbuy/vimag for full details.