Warming Up

2 weeks ago by @what

Liner Notes

Ok, Thanks for listening! I'm listening too. First impression is "Sounds decent - the cello records well - this is good news!"

The studio setup here has not been very operator friendly for many years - and it seems that each year, things are unconsciously reorganised to make it more difficult to operate comfortably (pc screen is on a high shelf - bad for the neck), keyboard balancing on a speaker (bad for lower back), mouse on a book on a different speaker (bad for shoulders). Over the last year, the studio was also filled with speakers, and so now, especially, you have to be contorted to even just hit record. That said, everything is kinda plugged in, but nothing is convenient - sometimes I think "just the way it should be (#life-is-suffering)", but why not work on having a more accessible DAW - a pleasure to edit/record is a good idea. Will try to achieve such utopian ideals.

Add to this - for Christmas, we managed to find a cello, and have been learning it. Managing a cello/bow while trying to do anything else introduces many new edge-cases - always the danger of damage. This year will probably be a cello year #danger-music.

Just seeing if things work, #freeform #instrumental - no mastering or compression - just raw mix of the recorded tracks (2 #cello, 1 #drums, 1 #bass, 1 #nylon-string-guitar) - it will be nice to get to a point where we can record without any editing (the dream), so trying that avenue. sorry lots of #clipping on the drum track (#such-is-life).

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