I've been having trouble in the studio lately.
All the music has been recorded. Drums, bass, guitars, percussion, keys, synths, all DONE. I just have the vocal tracks left to lay down. And this is where it's getting tough. Because of all the day-job BS and night-school, the rare couple of hours I have for music has left me too exhausted to accomplish anything.
In all fairness, given the training I've received this year I'm holding myself to a higher bar as far as singing goes. My 3-note warble has grown into a 2.5-octave range of solid notes. And like everything else I do, I try to do the best I can.
Unfortunately, over the last few weeks, I haven't been able to sing properly. When I've tried, my voice just sounds tired, not quite… there.
I've also decided to upgrade my Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). That's the studio setup, from the mics and mixers to the soundcard and PC. I was hesitant to upgrade my software in the middle of a project, but figured I had nothing to lose. With no deadlines, I can do what I want. And the benefits to the "new&fancy" could pay off. And they have, in unmentionable computer-geek ways.
This came into play last night. The migration to new software meant a lot of housekeeping, cleaning up and organizing projects and songs. Lots of hours spent staring blankly at the computer doing very unmusical "secretary jobs."
In the midst of a reorganization, I suddenly needed the music. I opened the Sonar file to "All That Mattered," plugged my vocal microphone into the stand, twiddled a few knobs, and burst into "I ran away, I left you to stay with the problems that I left behind…"
Over the next five hours, I laid down the vocal tracks to All That Mattered, Swagger & Twirl, The Dream, Love Isn't Enough, and What to Say. That's half the album done! Verses, choruses, middle-8ths, and background oop-she-doops, ALL DONE!
Keep in mind that Home, Wow, Don't Pity Me, Burn, and Welcome to the Nighttime are all still waiting in the wings...
All the music has been recorded. Drums, bass, guitars, percussion, keys, synths, all DONE. I just have the vocal tracks left to lay down. And this is where it's getting tough. Because of all the day-job BS and night-school, the rare couple of hours I have for music has left me too exhausted to accomplish anything.
In all fairness, given the training I've received this year I'm holding myself to a higher bar as far as singing goes. My 3-note warble has grown into a 2.5-octave range of solid notes. And like everything else I do, I try to do the best I can.
Unfortunately, over the last few weeks, I haven't been able to sing properly. When I've tried, my voice just sounds tired, not quite… there.
I've also decided to upgrade my Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). That's the studio setup, from the mics and mixers to the soundcard and PC. I was hesitant to upgrade my software in the middle of a project, but figured I had nothing to lose. With no deadlines, I can do what I want. And the benefits to the "new&fancy" could pay off. And they have, in unmentionable computer-geek ways.
This came into play last night. The migration to new software meant a lot of housekeeping, cleaning up and organizing projects and songs. Lots of hours spent staring blankly at the computer doing very unmusical "secretary jobs."
In the midst of a reorganization, I suddenly needed the music. I opened the Sonar file to "All That Mattered," plugged my vocal microphone into the stand, twiddled a few knobs, and burst into "I ran away, I left you to stay with the problems that I left behind…"
Over the next five hours, I laid down the vocal tracks to All That Mattered, Swagger & Twirl, The Dream, Love Isn't Enough, and What to Say. That's half the album done! Verses, choruses, middle-8ths, and background oop-she-doops, ALL DONE!
Keep in mind that Home, Wow, Don't Pity Me, Burn, and Welcome to the Nighttime are all still waiting in the wings...
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