Agreed re: note for note covers. I have covered other songs, and while I strive to play the original composition mostly note for note, it may be in a different

Agreed re: note for note covers. I have covered other songs, and while I strive to play the original composition mostly note for note, it may be in a different key or have some other approach taken. Often the drums are changed, because a) recording drums in my music room is time consuming b) I'm a barely serviceable drummer and c) I can't always make that much noise for as long as it would take to get right without upsetting the wife and kids. Also to your first point, DAW software is now akin to a canvas and recording can also be part of the creative process. I used to try to record in stages, write, rehearse, record, produce, master. Now I find that I'm kind of doing it all at once and the results don't end up any worse except for one thing. The compositions are usually less complicated without having the time to think about it and practice it.