No input in the actual songwriting. I recorded all the songs before they heard it. I did ask the drummer and the guitarist to jam along with a click track or drum loop. I recorded these jams and sampled bits and pieces, or just took out only one part of the jam. Do you feel you lose anything in the translation or does it add a different quality.
Some songs are easier to translate than others.
When the quality of a song is mostly relying on atmosphere it can be hard. Things as PA and other equipment, sound engineer, acoustics of the venue and audience can play a big part in realizing an atmosphere. Sometimes I really miss a kind of atmosphere in the live-setting. Good catering always helps. There seems to be more of a jazzy feel to Pick Up.