Torched Laughter Studio Diary: Mixing Completed

The mixing of `Torched Laughter’ has been completed. I breathe an effervescent breath.

After several weeks of re-reading basic EQ tutorials, re-learning compression, finding out what really worked and what didn’t, the final work is something I am genuinely excited about. I like how `exposed’ it sounds. It was important to me to re-learn everything such as the fundamentals of sound. I always feel I forget something crucial.

 

What have I learned from all this?

 

I need to take my time. The endless self-flagellation over not being able to increase my output to match colleagues and contemporaries has only made me miserable and those on the periphery.

Being an inconsolable prick because I’m not getting a record out as fast as I would like to is stupid. Somehow, the world has managed to revolve without my prolific contributions.

 

Shocking, I know.

 

And while that last crisp breath gets exhaled, I dread the following inhalation. That air will be muggy and painfully hot like the iron works of Hephaestus.

 

Mastering is next.

 

If my `Mixing: An Introduction’ blog gave any indication for my contempt for the art of mixing, it will be greatly diminished by my thoughts on Mastering.

 

Took up the chance to play some songs at a party this past weekend. It was a blast. Although it was sloppy and amateur (my playing, not the other groups there,) it felt so good to sing and just mess around without structure. More after the jump.

 

I miss playing live. I have to remedy this.

 

This party had 3 death metal bands playing. My have the times changed. Burgers, booze, light garments, and the soundtrack of our lives: The Asphyxiation of Corroded Death.

 

I was a bit apprehensive to play after 3 metal bands. They: wallet chains and Cannibal Corpse shirts. Me: breezy shorts and a Citizen’s Auxiliary Police Shirt.

 

With a friend’s guitar in hand I somehow managed through a few songs though never remembering the words to any of them fully.

 

`Tornadoes’ by Drive By Truckers

`Only For The Weak’ by In Flames

`Where We Rest’ which you can find off of the `Orchid’ demo,

`Derivative Hearts’ off of `Smoke and Origination.’

`You’re Time Is Gonna Come’ by Zeppelin. I was chided for not playing a 2 minute Organ intro on the guitar for that one.

 

I think there were 3 drummers who switched themselves in and out of songs. Got a bit confusing when I would turn around and there was another face. Still pretty cool.

 

Then the rain came and the fun was over. But it was a mercy killing since I couldn’t think of any other songs to play.

 

Naturally I have a whole list of songs now I can remember to play. On a Monday night. About to go to sleep.

 

 

 

 

~ by ikonowerk on July 22, 2008.