Studio Updates

It's weird, I haven't got a song fully completed for this new album, yet I would say the album is 60 percent done. :) I like knowing that I could knock out a couple songs in a day when the inspiration/blessing hits.

Ok tech updates here:

Ran a RCA to 1/4 trs from my soundcard alternate outs to my receiver that is hooked into my TV/Xbox/Radio. I have a pair of KLH 10's just used for gaming. Now I have another set of speakers to mix/moniter/reference on. It is great, because if a mix sounds good on those, then it will sound good most places. Also, it is good for jamming, since my monitoring system is two 5's with a sub. The 10's fill up the room, and are not tiring to listen to :)

Fixed up a mic and mic stand behind my MS2000 so I can sing through that keyboard. I have a preamp(a lil blue tube) set up for phantom/boosting power so I can get good signal. Hopefully, if it is still available, I will be picking up a Warp Factory next week, and then be doing some wicked vocoding.

What else? Hmm, nothing at the moment for this self note archiving blog entry at the moment.

11/28/2007

Yesterday went great in the studio. I am really developing, finding and being blessed with my own sound. I am getting results I really want and strive for. Whats good is the mixes are getting tighter and therefore gives me more volume to work with without destroying dynamics. It's wonderful and am very thankful. Practicing the bass guitar a lot and finding I am getting good with the style I have developed. I play the bass like a keyboard. *insert smily face here*

So, as of today I have about ten songs almost done and complete. The ideas are there and skeletons basically mapped out. I am thinking if I can stay productive I might get a nice long album done by the first of the year. A month late, but experience gained. I am shooting for that. And, I am still going to do the charity idea for the album. So YAY GOD!

11/27/2007

I always get this: "But don't you want to make money?". I get that a lot! Do I want that to be my driving force? Should that be a driving force period? I admit sometimes I feel inadequate as a person that I do not make much money. That is sad, truly it is. Driving home from work yesterday, I saw a bumpersticker that summed up the truth: "Relax, God is in charge." Following up by reading Proverbs last night, and came across, to paraphrase 'How are you going to worry about tomorrow when you have no idea what today holds.' Thats so beautiful and true. You never know what today holds and a lot of people, including myself get caught up in tomorrow. Not to say it isn't ok to work hard for a possibly better future, because God does want us to work hard. But to bank on the future is the error, to depend on it. We lose our todays waiting for the tomorrows.

Worked hard yesterday in shorter time, and I felt good. One song at a time. One tone at a time, one note at a time. I am glad when I will get a song done, I am hoping it will cause an avalanche effect. Hey, relax, God is in charge.

Video Games

I love em!! I have since I was younger. I am a gamer. Right now I am immersed in Mass Effect. This game is so open ended and rich with story, that it is scary! I just recently got done beating Assassins Creed. I admit that gaming kills my 'time' for producing, but sometimes I think it is a good balance for me. I wonder sometimes if gaming is a precursor to the slavery of mankind, or it is already in slavery to sin, which it is. Gaming seems so dangerous as an easy lazy inhibitor.

But they are so fun, lol. Oh well, just want to also shout out to all the Phantom Crash people. What a game.