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This coming Fri/Sat/Sun the whirlwind mini tour is coming to the northwest of nsw! COBAR/DUBBO/PORTLAND

Sunday at the peanut butter...i mean pyrmont bridge hotel 3-6pm

Bah. Some technical problems, I was pitchy, I kinda rushed at the end of the drum session tryna get a vocal done and don't know how I missed it. ARGH. I don't like my takes. ARGHH!!

Also i think i liked the microphone we used to record the guide track better than the large diaphragm mic. Bah part 2.

Also? Cymbals. I've been trying to get Theo to play the cymbals separately for mixing purposes, we've done it before and it works well but Theo doesn't like the less-than-live vibe so yesterday that suggestion was not well received (i.e: Nope).

Problem is, I have 6 tracks of room/overhead and smash mics that are overwhelmed by cymbals, so they're unusable. I am cutting out all the extras between hits on the snare/kick and tom mics. It's a fair bit of work. I have had to trim, gate, eq and then use a frequency analyser to find and remove the extra SHHHHH noise.

Theo's response was the Ben knows how to get a great sound. Of course, Ben isn't mixing this...

For 'by myself', Paul S. sent me compressed files with some very loud amp noises so I am filtering and processing like crazy. Because Paul's out of commission, if I want to release this thing in a timely manner I gotta go with what's there.

When I add the extra SHHH to some parts of the track where the guitars are already a little low fi, it starts to get messy.

My online mate Mix Engineer explained how the Pro's are using MIDI and samples to keep the frequencies clear, where the drummer plays but the actually sound is replaced by a clean sample mapped to each hit.

I am kinda tempted....

But really? I am mostly miffed at myself for flunking the vocal takes. The drums were the main objective and the vox were an add on after we got the drums done but I did not do a job I am happy with and I think i'm gonna have to try again.

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I am kinda enjoying sharing the inside scoop on the internal churning of the stormcellar fellas.

I actually just had the robot read my last post to Paul. It was easier.

Anyway we reviewed and I Got Told. LOL.

Theo: what's with all the side projects, why aren't they all Stormcellar releases.
Mr Wizard: he's 'exploring' himself.

Ok now I have been called a wanker before but that is some class A snark. Beatle-esque. Cough (wanker)

me: well we've been doing blues and roots related stuff I figured going fully pop synth was outrageous. (ignores collaboration with Skypta Vind and remix of sail away)

Theo: (begins citing the Stones and the Beatles)
Mr Wizard: You just put rough power chords underneath all the fruity stuff.

Ok so it was me that said some of these tunes are as fruity as Carmen Miranda's salad bowl. I was kinda aiming for that.

I dunno. I guess I'll get away with the two side project releases but I think I know when I got told.

Thus, i'm opting to finish the tracks and then we'll see where they wind up.

Same time, if this is simply a folly, well, fair enough. I kinda liked the idea of the different incarnations. It's sort of freeing to be someone else now and again yeah? but still yourself. A zorro mask, a luchadors lunch, a little musical cosplay.

It works conceptually. Knowing when to quit is also a thing.

On the productive side we're now ready to do a studio session. I'd expect a bit of a flurry of work for the next few months as the years work finally comes together.

Expect guide tracks coming soon.

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