Well, Frenzy is probably a strong word. Another friend, who I hold just as dear (so to speak) and whose musical knowledge and critical discernment I admire and value equally – no playing favorites here, provided what he thought might be harsh criticism. And it might have been if Regular Folk was anywhere near finished even as a demo.

I realize that I really need to lock down the beat and stay on it. This will take the practice to which I know I must commit. I want to avoid digital fixes as much as possible – specifically using quantization. My friend also gave some suggestions on how to improve the lead vocal recording, in addition to furious rehearsal, by recording 3 separate tracks of the exact same lead vocal and using the best as the main track and panning one of the others hard left and the remaining one hard right and lowering the panned tracks in the mix. I have to look up what panning actually is – not sure if it’s similar to balance on a stereo or not. He also did not like the didgeridoo as I used it.

My daughter, a stickler when it comes to proper grammar usage, had only one criticism that she couldn’t remember, said one phrase was exactly how she would have said it and relayed that she liked the kitten pictures the best!

-Ed “Not as Cute as a Kitten” Bejzak