DramaticNash

... well, actually, mostly about audio and politics) but after writing all that... I had to go back above and check to see I hadn't made any rash, all-inclusive, absolutist statements... You know... stuff happens. absolute statements are a lot harder for me to swallow than all this gibberish about your so-called new-fangled flying machines.

If I want to eliminate a chorus that has a verse before and after, I'll cut the last half of the verse before, through the second half of the verse after. That way, I've still preserved the transitions. Rarely do splices at the exact cross over point work for me. the only advice i can offer is pretty basic: make sure your edits are right before points of attack, make sure your crossfades don't catch any attack you have overlapped, don't just group a whole section (find the best edit spot for each instrument), and steer clear of cymbal/delay wash.

are you asking about individual parts OR live vs. multitracking? (if the former, within the rock genre) i'd say for me, it depends on the instrument; drums: i usually try to ride the drummer pretty hard... if i know they can hang with the click, i start critiquing dynamics, if they are rock solid and have excellent studio technique we push straight through (MAYBE patching a fill if it's the one thing that stands out on an otherwise awesome take). if they are too sloppy and (by some drastic oversight) i'm committed to the band, i (reluctantly) resort to punch recording (trying to avoid cymbal wash like the plague). bass: (again, depending on the caliber of the player) i try to get one solid pass, and make small punches if necessary (bass edits are imo, the easiest to make). acoustic/keys: one tone, one pass. electric guitars: i like getting different tones for different parts, usually switching guitars/amps/pedals. if it's a bluesrock/throwback/retro sound i might stick with the same tone, but will almost certainly punch (as i find guitarists -myself included- to have universally inferior tempo) vocals: (depending on the temperament/confidence/ability of the vocalist) i give them a few passes, asses, and adjust recording process as necessary.