wow, that was fast lol. thanx doc. so that's what those compression ratio knobs were for! I was wondering what use they could serve because whenever I touch them, it doesnt seem to do anything much that's until i've had the end product. Maybe I should get speakers instead on relying on headphones all the time! Compressing the bass and panning does help a lot, but i'm still taking some time to study how to pan. The pre amp was also a good idea. Roland's built- in pre amp and built- in effects unit are just crappy sounding.

right now, i'm still working on this music. when i'm done with it, i'll post it on this site. thanks to you!