I find that, when I'm going for a simple, straight ahead, live sound, David Holloway's kit fits the bill perfectly.
It took me a while to figure out how to work with the boomy kick sound. I found that I need to follow a routine: Export the audio, open in Peak for pre-processing, apply a little eq and limiting to maximize the volume without peaking out, then save. That saved file is what I import into Cubase and build upon.
This is my second attempt at vocals. I was pushed into singing by some positive influences by my friends at the Fender Discussion Page. I'm still not entirely comfortable with my voice, but I guess it's better than waiting for my unreliable singer friend to show up.
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarlyle/images/flowchart.mp3 ____________ Mike Carlyle Wilbraham, MA USA