This month’s Spotlight is a sublime acoustic instrumental collaborative effort, masterfully performed and recorded by Christopher and Jim in their respective home studios. Folks, this is simply superlative work in our opinion, we have heard an incredible amount of acoustic instrumentation in submissions during our tenure at Reader’s Tracks ( Tapes ), but precious few of this quality. In his notes, Christopher relates that the tracking of his Taylor guitar was a combination of the onboard pickup and the Roswell Mini K-47 microphone, and what a sound it is! We are treated to a lovely combination of air from the mic, and presence from the pickup. The flawless execution and judicious panning leave ample space for the additional sound sources, and in keeping with Christopher’s guitar, each is superbly performed, recorded and presented in the mix. Kudos to Jim for his sensitive virtual instrument Cello arrangement here, along with the gorgeous Mandolin and second guitar. Both of these gentlemen obviously possess incredible chops as well as recording skill. Lastly we must complement Christopher on his beautiful mix and mastering. Each sound source is awarded its own space without compromising the unity of the whole. Simply fantastic!