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Good session this week. Percussion done thought we'd do some vox and then...I remembered I hadn't sent the files to re-record and replace the guide vox i did in The Cooler.

Which is fine. Because I still havent finished writing these other two songs. Will they make it? Who's in charge of this bus?

On the plus side? The Mixes! I love this stuff. I mean I'd be glad to hand the reins over again but this whole process has taken us to even weirder destinations.

Probably put another single out first. Maybe? Dunno. I just need to do another mix :P I hope to share it soon cos I am digging some of these new songs.

Well at least one of us is on schedule. Final tracking for percussion this week.

The slowdown gave me a chance to....be exactly where I was at last week, except for more mixing.

I am really not sure which of these songs that are still in question will make it. After using the new mastering software, I found that a flaw in one guitar part was making me cray cray so now that song is off to the repair bay.

I've pretty much gone from 'great we're just about done here' to 'omg when are we going to be done here' to 'do we really need to be done here?' - just one more mix...maybe 2...or 3...

Ok it's not quite that bad. Ok close but not really. Ok, well really but not...

Victory is where ever we define it, it stops as soon as it feels right. Not long now. Maybe.

Are we there yet?

Much as I suspected, someone's been messing with the schedule. Oh. It's me. oopz.

So for this project we've been doing what is called 'top down mixing' and I opted to log in this week and get ready to start making final tweaks.

Theo's booked in for some percussion, I am still failing away at these two songs, it's all sort of coming together.

Let's login and turn the machine on. Oh? You need to update before you will let me hear the mix with the existing filters? Ok, not happy but...

OH. Updating the filters blew away the presets?

Not happy Jan.



Oh? I can export the presets? Great!

Oh. I have to do it before updating.

Which I would have known.

If I had read the documentation.

BAHAHAHA who are we kidding. Documentation?

Basilisk has been all about embracing the tech, bring it on. Updates? New filters? heck yeah let's do this thing.

Upshot is...I reset the mastering filters...and...

Now I am re-eq-ing everything, which is frankly what I deserved for such temerity. The new filters are even more basilisky than the last lot, this seems totally appropriate and I have kinda lost control over the end process a little. It's gone firehose. This is great. ALL HAIL THE BASILISK.

I can't finish until Theo has done his bits, so we're now +2 weeks from scheduled completion of tracking. Of course, when you consider that the schedule is more a 'guideline' due to...(gestures broadly)...it'll be done when it's done. What useful pushing I can do I have done, now it has to do its own thing. Oh yeah except for me 'improving' it with more tears of the basilisk.

ALL HAIL!

Pyrmont Bridge Hotel this Saturday, 5-8

I had the final studio session booked and noped out. Gotta know when to fold'em.

Stuck on two songs and replacement heroes came screaming past. So...it gets on the album.

Meanwhile, the other stuff is in the oven but not baked. Will it make it? I only need 5 minutes, but I need the *right* five minutes...We're close. Ish. Maybe. Unless...Stay well out there :) The year races past!