Awwww yeeeeaaa..

Drums are DONE. Midi is complete on all songs, and I'm so happy with them. They're simple, and they rock. I have not yet tracked them as audio because I want to keep the sessions light, in a cpu usage kind of way. I think dropping them in later is better anyway because I can see how they fit best. Kind of a mix-on-the-go, if you will. Anyway, bass tracking will begin with one of us this week. I'll probably start getting sounds tomorrow for the Music Man.

I'm taking down all the songs next week with the exception of "Untitled"....which is no longer untitled....

-d

Keep on Truckin'

Drums are almost complete, and the songs all finally have names. I feel like a proud poppa. Can't decide if the E.P. will be self-titled. I'm leaning toward yes. Feels good to have a goal and work toward it. I haven't felt this positive about something for a while. Probably since tracking bass for the last Helen 55 record.

...end transmission...

-d

Drums are coming along nicely. I'm a little over half done with programming the entire E.P. and have been happy with the results thus far. Tracking will start soon enough...

Work work work...

Working hard on getting solid drum beats so we have a nice bed to record with. My bass is in the shop getting a tune-up, so in the meantime I'm staying productive. I have a sneaking suspicion that this EP is gonna be the cat's pajamas...

All is well in the land of Bears

Preproduction is underway for the first official release. We're nailing the tunes down and naming them, and tracking should begin sometime next week. Needless to say, we're very excited. This project is at least 3 years in the making, and it'll be nice to have something other than my choppy homemade demos on our Bandcamp page. I think I'm going to take those down soon, just to build suspense. I'll be programming drums and tracking direct signals first, in that order. I think if all goes well, we should have it out by this summer.

I've been contemplating doing a live gig with programmed drums. I wonder how it would go. Guess there's only one way to find out. Perhaps for an EP release party? We shall see...

Stay tuned..

-d

We got together (finally) last night and discussed our plans for our upcoming EP. I'm really looking forward to this undertaking for a lot of reasons. The primary being that we can finally stop tweaking these tunes. The downside of having constant access and unlimited time to your music is the second guessing and tweaks that you put in anytime you have a whim. You have to walk a fine line on this, but I think it's better to just go with it if it feels right, and don't look back. In any event, things are finally going to get interesting...

-d

Untitled Redux...

Man, Superior Drummer is ruling my world. I've spent the past 2 weekends in drum world and have loved every second. Check out the re-do of "Untitled" and listen to all the fun I am having. The real challenge is getting the hits to sound natural, which I think I have nailed. A re-do of "The Overlook" is on the way. Matt is coming today and we are going to re-track him with his new polished up bass fiddle. Keep in mind, these are all demos for now, and a more expansive EP will come soon. I want to use better preamps, as well as get into micing cabs, and of course, mixing the drums properly. These are just stereo mixes of drums with a little compression and reverb, but mostly straight out of superior drummer. Hope you enjoy! Until next time...