Hi George, I came to the comments to look for something else but then I saw your post. I can't uncomplicate things for you, though I suspect that I understand why you think you may be losing your mind. You sound as if you have a very analytical approach, and I like that, as I also do. It's a very neurodivergent thing incidentally, and I am neurodivergent. Neurotypicals may not perhaps feel the same level of frustration. For people like myself, things may be confusing, but once understood, it's understood well and maybe beyond the norm. Hang on in there. Before I go further, I also am from the UK, have an accent not unlike Adele, but live in North Wales at the moment. I think you are fortunate in that you got some basis in the other method before it was changed. If you like working that way and it works for you, continue. The only problem is that in some tutorials when they start teaching using the other method it may be hard to follow along exactly. I may be wrong. As for me, I was only just getting into the base of the first method and putting it into practice, when it changed. So I am kind of halfway between both. Confusing. However, I did realise that there was a problem and shortcoming in the first method when it came to the low end, and I think that the new method is indeed better for this, so am taking a deep breath and going through it again, learning the new method. I did nevertheless retain all of my notes and learning from the old method, so I can use both. I take notes on everything, it's how I retain information. The main problem for me was recognising that there was a change. First of all my thoughts were 'wait, this seems to be different?' I thought I was losing my mind. I don't always get in the classroom and I know they said there was an updated session coming, but I didn't realise what it entailed. Once I realised the difference I've been working through it. The whole VU meter thing was not something I wanted to do, and was totally alienating but I have conceded to learn it, as I want that low end. The whole learning process you've already gone through is is tough but you've got this far and can certainly do the meters. They're not as scary as they look.

@Robert Brunet Thank you Robert. That means a lot.

@Klaus Baedorf Thank you Klaus, I didn't see this as have been travelling the last few days. When life gets in the way it's hard to do music. As I'm sure that many people on the forum know! I'm doing a few recordings in the coming week, all being well. I will post the process afterwards. The videos will take a little while longer as it's the school holidays so I will do it in between everything. But really I need to learn so much from the forum and am in the process of trying doing things out. I love producing but engineering is a skill that takes me longer!

I'm useless at being able to identify genres, much to my shame, but this track sounds very ethereal. I also love the 'behind the scenes' shots in the video. Well done!

Hi Jane, I'm sorry, I am ignorant of the Skool system so have only just seen this. I'm not in Wales at the moment as I spend my time between there and France. So in which case I'll say 'Salut' or 'Coucou'. But I'll be back in Wales in two weeks. Incidentally, are you Welsh? My family on my mum's side all come from the South and I also have a brother in Merthyr and one in Pembrokeshire. But I have lived in the North for a long time and my six children are Welsh.