Initial mastering session went well this week. Now a few weeks of mixing and its a wrap.

My grandfather’s painting

So the new band is called False Positive. Had a first practice this weekend. Not bad for a first try.

Headed to Silvertone Mastering on Tuesday for an initial listening session with mastering guru Larry DeVivo. Final mastering scheduled for mid august with tentative release date of Oct 2010. Going to be a busy month of fixing and mixing.

Yes it is true. The 12 songs that will be on the album are all recorded in their final arrangements. Many have been record 5-8 times during this process. But the prodigal songs have all returned and their father is pleased. That said, this birth has been long and arduous. Sure there will be changes and overdubs and noises to come. But the album is now a stable unit. Not so much for the album’s author, but so it goes.

I tracked some electric guitar today. Rhythm only. If everyone in the world got to play electric guitar in a band and knock out distorted chords it would be a much better place.

Perhaps its indicative of my cynical nature, but I’ve been continually surprised at the quality of the Top 100 short stories of the last century. The quality is excellent which most probably would’ve expected going in.

I find reverse reverb (which I found later in life) to be like good gin. In the right amounts, it makes things better. But if you fall for its siren song, you get lost in the feedback.

imbecile smile

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four hours of recording and no dinner.  Come upstairs to find fast cooling chinese food.  Scarf down dumplings of unknown pork parts.  not so bad.   got that part of recording down.  still got to workout in the morning.  but this song is getting legs.  bringing in ringers on friday.

i love protools even though it doesn’t change my ability to sing in tune.

i’ve never cut tape.