April 21, 2005
Well, after literally months of software and hardware troubles, I believe I am finally actually recording my next record. I’ve had to spend the last month or so learning a …
April 21, 2005
This is a song/sketch I’ve had in the back of my mind for several years. It is a traditional country and western type song narrated by someone who is maybe surprised that his life turned out the way it did – he is not traveling light…
April 22, 2005
Imported files from previous (pre Logic troubles) ‘Coattails’ sessions, only piano and synth are useful. This process is slow and tedious. Designed a template for future imports to hopefully smoothe out this process as there are 4 or 5 other ‘pre troubles’ tracks.
April 26, 2005
Monday, Tuesday
Try to find a way to escape my awful piano playing which does not hold even my attention. God knows who else would listen.
Find nylon strung guitar part – …
April 27, 2005
Learn how to make rough mixes, properly, in Digital Performer. Mix Coattails.
April 28, 2005
Finish compiling and arranging tracks for Woman in a Bar. More work on drum kit until kit is close to being right. Make rough mix.
April 29, 2005
Programmed drums – sounds and beats – for G Minor track. Managed to get the drum kit to sound something like the drum loop I was using. Not all there yet.
May 3, 2005
Programming drums and loops, assembling the drum kit, etc etc, for G Minor. Had to finish early to see the Real Estate agent and file an offer.
May 4, 2005
Back to HWCYB? Which sounds dull, frankly. More drum work. Computer crashes, lose 40 minutes work. Realise snare drum ideas were terrible anyway.
May 5, 2005
More work on HWCYB? Edit and compile yesterday’s guitar part, add chorus part.