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Hi 06sc500, as for your song, you can play in tune, out of tune, up octave, down octave, doesn't matter to me, if it sounds good to you then you've played it correctly. As far as the recording, which is what this forum is about, your doing in my opinion an excellent job. I listened to your song last night and I had the same opinion as Arkady, VOLUME, I think that's the only thing you need to add to this recording. TIP: There are probably several ways to add volume, but I've found I can do this with the "compression effect" on my mixing program(reaper). I usually always add compression anyway to the master track and there is a "gain" control on this effect which you can turn up or down. Someone with more experience than me will probably know a better way to get more volume, that's just the way I do it and it seems to work. If you're using Audacity Russell can probably give you some tips on how to get more volume and a fuller(is that a word?:)) sound using that program. Russell always got a trick up his sleeve. 

As a side note, I check out Damien Rice,,,what a beautiful voice. Russell there are several songs on youtube with this artist to give you an idea about tempo, sound, etc...

Ooops I'm an idiot,,,,sorry I found it.

Thanks Roger, so far it's been a lot fun working (hard to call it "work" when you enjoy it so much) on this project. I, like others, am quite anxious to hear how it all comes together. It's amazing how we're able to send our individual styles of instruments, lyrics, and rhythms all over the world and compile it to one complete song. Music is truly the universal language.

Mean ole Russ  lol

yes that would be a correct assumption, I do play a little bit of bass. Me and another dude(chordie name Riddler) jam together and we've jumped into home recording with both feet. We are always trying to get the best sound as possible with the equipment we've got, that's why I was interested in the software you posted. We recently started using a condenser mic, which is great, but it is so sensitive it picks up crickets churping outside the jam room .  The ARC software is what got my attention so that we might be able to get that "sound room" sound without a soundroom,,,,man that's confusing, but you get what I mean.

Hi Russ, I just watched all 3 videos,,,those are great, thanks for posting.

Hi 06sc500, good job on your first multitrack recording. You've done a lot better than I did on several attempts at recording. I agree at all the criticisms mentioned above. Another thing you've got going for you is your tracks sound clear. This is something I struggled with. As Russell mentioned, all you need to do is work on the volumes and panning of your tracks. It's always amazed me how a little panning and volume adjustment can change the whole tune....congrats again and keepem coming.

Hi Russell, I'm in.

Hi Old Doll, I'm curious,,what is a "Xmas cracker-pulling"??

Thanx for the reply(s),,,These strings have been on there for quite some time. I think buying new tuners and strings might be the way to go, as Russell said, surely(and I'll stop calling you shirley ) tuners for a mandoline are not extremely expensive.

Hey Starsailor, I use to play bluegrass music a lot and was always around all the festivals and such. I wanted to start playin the banjo too (but decided to go with bass) and I asked several banjo pickers about "a good banjo for a beginner" and most suggested (as slopicker suggested) a Deering. I looked at several of these banjos in music shops and pawn shops and the price range seemed to be between 3 to 600 buck-a-roos for a mid range banjo. I'd suggest taking an experienced banjo picker along with you when you start shopping, that way you can hear the tone of the instrument as a seasoned player blasts the music shop with...foggy mountain breakdown....:) Anyway good luck with whatever you choose and enjoy the bluegrass.