- 7:59 AM, Saturday,
November 9th, 2013:
-
- It may surprise
some people to know I really don't have equipment
for what I do. All my "songs" are recorded on a
video camera. I try to fix the crappy sound in
post, and sometimes can... but you know what
I really miss? What it feels like to perform on
good equipment. It feels wonderful. It's a luxury I
can't rationalize because I can pull off what
I need without it... but I do miss the joy of
performing in a real studio where you sound pristine.
And instantly hearing your voice and instrument in
your cans... which, oddly, I still can't do
without a bit more equipment - but I did buy a good
microphone which means I still get the joy of
knowing what I'm doing will need no tweaking... that I
can just play around for a bit, have a train of
thought solo jam session and it will sound good. It's
freedom...
-
-
- I feel like
I did as a kid in my dad's studio. That's why
things like this pop up:
-
- I'm in your
ear,
- Whispering
softly,
- Strumming so
softly,
- In your
ear...
-
- I'm in your
ear,
- Strumming so
softly,
- Oh so
softly,
- In your
ear...
-
- Baby Vienna,
I love you.
-
- That's what you do
when you're a kid and you hear yourself in your
headphones for the first time. It's a 30 year old
memory for me and I'm enjoying reliving that.
-
- Eventually, I'm
going to be putting together real songs. The first 2
songs of this month are me just remembering how to do
it. Good equipment really can do so much. I mean,
I've seen people with good equipment do horrible work,
no doubt, but since I've spent my entire adult life
McGyvering ways with poor equipment to make it sound
good? Simply one nice condenser mic and I feel
like I'm the richest man in the world. It's inspiring
to no end. It's a happy thing for me... of course the
ability to pull things off when the creative moment
strikes is nearly impossible since I no longer
have an office - but something tells me that hearing a
baby or a washing machine in the background may be a
truism that will make me cry listening to it later in
life. Gotta embrace the colorings. They are your
present and will immediately be your past.
-
- :-)
-
- Adam
-
- Happy Birthday
Brendan Murphy. Jesus how on earth does your brain
remember random dates from 5th grade? He was a month
after me, a year younger, and in the same grade.
I guess that sticks out. Still talk every year or
so.
|
