I updated 'The Key to Sedation' with a version that has more backing vocals and better lead vocals.
'Free Limits' came from a song I wrote for guitar and bass months ago and I just came across it again and decided to write words, and it's kind of about being insecure and a god-damn pussy.
'Twisting and Turning' is about how some people use drugs to find themselves, and some people just do what authority says is right for them and just accept that being a cog is who they are.
In other news, I have a very busy final semester at uni. I have to make 5 films, score another, and set-up, record, mix, and master a whole EP (I get to use my band, The Babysealclub).
Plus I'll probably be called upon the WA Screen Academy to do sound on one of their films seeing as they lack sound crew (which is a plus, because I plan to go there to do my Masters after graduating).
Well, I thought I'd tell a couple of strangers about my first experience in a studio outside of uni as an assistant engineer.
I asked my lecturer, Lee, if he knew of anyone who needed assistants, and it turns out he did. The project was a bunch of old rockers (mostly over 50) who've been in a cover band for a long time getting some songs down to show their family.
I turned up this morning at 8:15am (15 minutes early), and waited for him to arrive. Then we opened everything up and started picking mics. We got to use a pair of Neumann U87s on overheads for the drums and they sounded fantastic (also because the kit, and especially the cymbals, were top notch).
My main task for the day was to set up drum mics (including the U87s, which I'm familiar with). That went pretty well, and then I ran mic cables and connected them up. Then there was basically just putting down stuff on the Pro Tools session as Lee decided what pre-amps to use, and then patched them in on the mixer accordingly.
The rest of the day was mostly readjusting mics and fiddling with levels, but I got my hands on some good vintage gear (including the Neve pre-amps).
A good experience, and hopefully one which gave off the impression that I know my way around a studio.
Anyway, I guess I should tell you some stuff about me:
Firstly, I'm a living, breathing creature. I should clear that one up straight away (of course the first thing you would want to know about me is is I'm alive. Who says I don't know society). I also dislike books. Not intently, and mainly class text-books, but other books I have no time for. I read the first 3 of the hitch-hikers guide series and that's about it.
I'm an aspiring studio engineer/producer who gets frustrated that in the studio I can't really do everything myself without having to run very quickly between the control room and the studio to record myself.
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fleaflicker182's blogs, last updated : August 3, 2008
