Most of my recording sessions occur in the morning hours and are usually aided by a cup of “high-octane” coffee. Get-Up band-mate, & fellow home recording enthusiast, David Husted once recommended a craft beer as a recording studio tool and a Sierra Nevada Torpedo seemed to fit the bill nicely. (“Friend” me on Untappd – I’m GetUpBass – if you are so inclined.)

I toyed with the idea of taking the previous sketch of “What Say You” and copying and pasting the existing instrumental tracks for other verses and adding items for breaks/bridges and/or other segments, but I decided that I had “heard” something a little different so I decided to bake from scratch. Started with the slit drum, then a new (and improved?) bass part. Sang my song over it and experimented, to varying degrees of success, with background vocals. I even threw in a nod to Mary Poppins. Listen to the results via below, Soundcloud link.

Another eye-catcher this week was E-Home Recording Studio’s Tweet on the Fletcher Munson Curve my takeaway being that they recommend making your mix sound best at greater volumes. Kinda like hooking a fish, a listener hears something of interest and turns up the volume – reel ’em in – making sure you don’t lose them.

-LubricatEd