Hi Suffet. Our ShoreGrass band recorded live at Phil Rosenthal's American Melody studio in Guilford, CT. We stood around in a circle (each with our own vocal and instrument mics) doing our songs "live" like we always do, and it worked the way you hoped yours would. After laying down tracks that we liked, we went back another day to mix and balance the instruments and vocals. There are different ways to record, and unfortunately yours was the way it was rather than recording live. If your studio can't or won't do it live, there are many others that can.

We'll be at NOMAD if you want more information.