Month: February 2014

    I had to travel on business but I’m back in town finally. Today I plan to burn the album to CD and ship it off as required by challenge rules. As part of that, I finally figured out my cover art. I still need to work out the back cover and such but … Continue Reading »

I made two minor modifications to the master audio. In a couple cases I had to go back and re-record; but the upshot is that it was worth it.   My album, Gateway, is now done. I don’t yet have cover art but that’s not a requirement for meeting the RPM Challenge. I just need … Continue Reading »

All the mixing I did was for nought. I completely screwed up all of the compressor/limiter settings and totally botched the bass levels. Had to redo them again, today. I’ve been listening to pass two; this might very well be the one I burn to CD and ship off to New Hampshire (RPM headquarters).

I lost about two days due to illness. This winter has not been kind to me.   The album is done. One of the side effects of being ill is that by not listening to it for a day or so I got the chance to let it simmer. When I listened to it again, … Continue Reading »

I’m prepping all the songs for listening through on my iPhone again. Rendering and converting to mp3s is made more bearable by watching ‘Celebrities Read Mean Tweets’ on YouTube.