I did vocals for two songs first thing this morning, and now I put leads on those songs too. Tracking is done for both. I’m trying to make myself love the Blues Breaker clone pedal. I used it as a boost yesterday and as a light drive pushing a huge Klon Klone boost today. I like it. It’s just not… I don’t know. It’s not love. It makes me sad, though why? It’s just a friggin’ guitar pedal, right? Stupid red head.
I did some car music today. It went much better, gear wise, than last time. I had three songs ready to go and I got to two of them, but I was in a bit of a time crunch. Also, it was super hot in that car and the MacBook Pro was actually almost too hot to touch so… yeah. Call it.
The digital drop out problem was sort of addressed. At least I attempted to address it. I changed the USB cable and the USB to USB-C adapter. I had some problems early on that lead me to believe the mic cable might be the source of the fails. Next time I’ll use a different cable. I am really hoping it’s not the mic or the interface itself because those kids are expensive.
I did both of the songs that I started working on in the last week. I hope to put leads on them today and then mix them while I’m Nana Sitting tonight. That would mean one song was started on Saturday night and finished on Sunday night. 24 hours from the first idea to the finished mix. Cool.
In closing, here’s the obligatory “I drove through the center of town” pic. This time it has a groovy old timey filter because… why the hell not, yeah?
She can’t hide from me.
The 50/90 challenge starts in about a week. It’s probably not the best idea to try and force out a song this close to the starting point. A song that had it waited a week would have been one of the (hopefully) 50 but now cannot be. You know.
Maybe a little patience is warranted on the musical front right now?
Screw that, I need this.
I took out my new guitar again and told myself that the first thing I play is going to be worked into a song. Welp, here we are a little while later and there aren’t any lyrics and there isn’t a melody, but the song structure is there and the rhythm guitars, bass, and drum parts are all down.
Good boy.
I need to come up with lyrics for this one and the one from the other day so that I can do some car music in the morning. Tomorrow is my last chance this month… I think. Schedules are screwy, you know?
Want some unrelated good news?
Harry’s paying us a visit tonight. WOOHOO! Harry time!
We strolled down Memorial Drive in Cambridge and said hello to our friend The Charles.
I was going to make the title of this post the word flower in French so it would sound more artsy but I was afraid people might view that as somehow pro Montreal Canadiens so English it is.
There are alarms on the door but you can’t see the switch without standing on a chair… or taking a picture.
Also, my parents have a weird, foreign, multi-lingual toaster. Weird.
I drove around the block today. By “the block” I actually mean about 25% of the city, but it’s kinda a block if you squint a little.
Lots of construction downtown. New sidewalks, maybe?
It’s another gorgeous day out there. A really good day for a half day from work, a doctor’s appointment, a haircut, and an inspection sticker for the Mazda. Also a drive around the block.
The last time I was here was May 1, 2021 and I think it was the first business I went to post-vaccine.
The last time I was here was March 14, 2020 and it was one of, if not the, last business I visited before locking down completely for the pandemic.
Haircut: complete. State auto inspection: in progress.
Inside the Red Head's Head 