[computer assisted music production] A lot. Not only for all the processing and editing functions when you have a finished song, but I also realised that it was a real writing tool. It was often the case that I was not satisfied with such and such part of a track, but now I would just lay it to rest, and when I had some other ideas I'd recorded them, and with Pro-Tools I could lay the new track over the original piece. In doing that, you can keep the original takes, but have the liberty to try new things without losing what you have already done; to paste them to such and such a place, to mix has them of other ideas... the possibilities are infinite. Besides, when you have finished with all the experimentation, most often you end up with a song that contains more ideas and small details than what you originally had in mind. This technology allows you to go further in the exploration of ideas. The only danger that exists with such a tool is that time passes by incredibly quickly. It is like a magnificent video game: you begin a thing and you are so fascinated by it, that when you take your eyes away from the screen it is 7 or 8 a.m., and you have spent the whole night there without thinking about it, without even having a bite to eat or going to the loo!