:D yeah I think I was alittle high last night when I wrote that. You should always practice forth good technique. That way, even when your in a live situation your technigue is molded in your mind so you don't have to think about it. Also when you record, you got your stuff down pat.
You shouldn't rely on technology to save you. Since now if you mess up it's easy to punch in and punch out where you messed up. It's not good to rely on that, you should be able to get through a song perfectly. Maybe a few bumps depending on it difficulty, and but anymore than 1 or 2. Keep practicing!