today was vocal mic testing day.... numerous test with various mics, and many "science experiments" with the lovely 6176 preamp/compressor... i admit it... i'm a gearhead and it's such a sexy piece of gear that i just want to lick it. my ears are starting to lie to me now so i've called it a day, but tomorrow i will come back and listen to what transpired in these tests and it will hopefully help me come to some decisions about gear for the vocal session this week.

in other news... i've officially been turned down for all funding, so as it stands this record is a completely independent effort once again... kind of disappointing, as it would have been nice to be doing vocals and other overdubs in a nice studio... but this also means i can do it however i want and if there are changes in plan as we go, there's no obligation to run it by a committee. therefore, i'm holed up here in the home studio once again.... living in your studio has it's ups and downs; while it's great for any-time-of-the-day inspiration, it also can burn you out, as you can end up working longer than you should and you also have no "sanctuary" to get away from work... so to try and make matters better, we took a day last week and rearranged the entire apartment... it's much better for both working and actually relaxing now, as there's actually a living room with a new couch for breaktime... a miracle of modern furniture...

more later...

k