{"id":9282,"date":"2016-05-27T10:46:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T17:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/?p=9282"},"modified":"2016-05-27T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T17:52:08","slug":"not-just-a-display-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/27\/not-just-a-display-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"not just a display piece"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laying down timing tracks for the new album, finally<\/em>. I did four and a half tracks yesterday – this is a quick process. None of these recordings will make it onto the final, but it’s a helpful step.<\/p>\n

For the moment, the new microphone is living as a display piece in the corner of the room, on the shelf with all the other microphones. Every time I see it, I consider more places I might actually use<\/em> it on this album. XD<\/p>\n

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This whole thing got started by looking up how to fake bullhorn vocals, like I needed for the new single, Pee Police (on Bandcamp<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, and Soundcloud<\/a>). Universally, people said the best way to do it was use a real bullhorn<\/em>. I mean yes, I’d wanted to build a carbon microphone for a long time. But in terms of actually doing it, this was the prompt.<\/p>\n

If you want a specific sound made by a specific thing, the best way to do it is have that thing<\/em>. $19 in parts later, I have it!<\/p>\n

“Starship on Fire” is so far the most likely track to get some carbon mic vocals in the mix. Since it’s told – sung? – from two different viewpoints at once (past character, present character implied), one of those viewpoints having this kind of effect makes storytelling sense. I will at very least try it, and see how it sounds.<\/p>\n

I’m going to use the Korra On the Air icon for all the LJ and Dreamwidth crossposts that mention this microphone forever, aren’t I? Yes. Yes, I am.<\/p>\n

It’s a long weekend for a lot of people reading this, so – yay! Go have some fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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