Actually, I am overwhelmed by what has happened here. I had never really paid much attention to forums, until just a couple of months ago, when I almost accidentally was lead to REP by a Google search about something or other...
But I see now that, in a strange way, we all have a new set of friends. I believe that forums such as these are bringing people together; information is shared, stories are told, in a way previously impossible. There were many years of working as a Producer and/or Engineer in which I had absolutely no idea how "most people" did the very job which I was doing. Everyone who "did this" was just so busy working 12-16 hours a day, one rarely got to "hang out" with your peers. Now all of that has changed.
I am amazed that in the shortest month, shortened even further by all of the web server problems, this one place has had almost 50,000 hits, and well over 700 posts in 47 topics. I never imagined anyone even cared what I was doing, or had done, much less what everybody else was doing.
It has indeed been very enjoyable, and I, too would hate to "see it end like this." In fact, I have already been asked to keep this Forum going through March as well.
I would be honoured to moderate this forum for a further length of time, or even permanently if that fit the needs and decisions of the powers-that-be...At least as long as it was productive and enjoyable to all!
For now, though, thanks to everyone for all of the amazing, thorough, informative, and insightful posts you have added to these topics. I have been very impressed by the high level of thinking which has so obviously gone into them. I anticipate a lot more in future!
Oh, and by the way, when first asked to do this, my answer really was "I'm comping vocals right now, and I really don't have time for this...!" (But I was assured it would work out, and it has.) And I am now proud to announce that the vocals have all been comped, at least for this project...but now, I'm mixing, and I don't have time for......