Removing all Doubt
The last day. Sometimes this is a “he ran out of steam” day, and sometimes it’s a last burst of energy with surprising results. I suppose that’s true of any day in the month, but it’s always fun to see what ends up happening. I didn’t have a lot of abandoned sketches this year. Often, when I’m writing and something’s got promise but just isn’t working right then, I’ll save it and open a new … Continue reading
You know those scenes in the movies where the protagonist is hanging on by their fingertips, slips, falls, and then catches themselves on something else at the very last second? This track is the Song-A-Day equivalent of of that. I didn’t start working particularly early, but it also wasn’t very late either. Mid-afternoon, and certainly enough time to get something reasonable recorded. I was working mostly in Stepic again and interested in seeing if I … Continue reading
The last few days of Song-A-Day are always unpredictable. Sometimes I’m just dragging across the finish line with whatever fumes are left in the tank, and other times I’m rushing to get several final ideas out before the clock hits zero. This year seems more of the former than the latter. Yesterday’s track was probably the low point. When I was listening back to it today, it struck me as being on par with 90s … Continue reading
After a semi-cathartic morning of writing, an extended stay at the dog park, and various small chores, I was in a neutral-positive mood when I sat down in the studio. A recent thread on VI-Control had been on the topic of Lo-Fi and appropriate libraries for that, so I shrugged off that nagging angel and gave in to the other one that said, “Hey, yeah, Lo-Fi is easy. You should do that!” One library mentioned … Continue reading
Preface: The first part of this post is largely about my mood, being unhappy, and what I did about it. And there’s no mention of the music. The first bit is important in that it documents how I ended up with the track I did, but if you just want to read about the production process (and I wouldn’t blame you), you can skip to that section. I do think there’s value in the first … Continue reading