There were a few songs on this album I've been really nervous about recording because for various reasons they were really hard for me. This was one, and I'm breathing easier as I write this listening to a playback that, I think anyhow, sounds pretty good. I had a feeling more than a title for …
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November Update: One More Song, and Some Rewriting
Writing this after spending my daughter's nap re-recording a clean harmony line (sort of? It's unison, but its a clean echo of a distorted lead line) to make sure the intonation was really right (which is sometimes tricky with different guitars, especially when one is a Strat with an adjustable bridge but the other is …
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George Harrison and I Have Something in Common Now
I grew up listening to the White Album more than anything else by the Beatles, and in particular I always loved “Helter Skelter.” Harrison’s “I’ve got blisters on my fingers” captured in a mic at the end of the track was, while maybe a little silly, always one of those amazing rock and roll moments …
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July Update – Approaching the Midpoint
This is a long overdue update - in part because I've had the song I was working on done for about a week now, and in part because it probably should have been done weeks before that. Life's been getting in the way lately; work's been busy, family life has been busy, and then I've …
Reamping: Does Gain Staging Matter?
...sort of a trick question, gain staging ALWAYS matters, but specifically does how hot you record your DI tracks matter? First, just a quick general studio update - life's been busy lately, but I think the bass tracks are done. I might go back and re-record parts of one, and I've got a 9th song …
Bass Update: Headspace and Head Colds (and when a home studio can be an asset)
So, updates like these are probably slow reading at baseline, when you're trying to juggle recording an album on top of a job and a family and get a couple hours to work nights during the week and maybe again as much during the weekend. And then you get sick... Ironically, the genesis of this …
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Quick Check-in at the midpoint on bass tracking
Real quick update from the studio - I'm trying to get in an hour or two after work and bedtime most nights when I don't otherwise have plans, so while I'm now one week into recording, the reality is more like four or five hours. Still, I'm chipping away. I won't win any accolades for …
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