Doing some sound design work tonight. This piece of coursework essentially gets us to blur the line between foley and composition. Trying to create hyper-real sounds where necessary, but also being create through the use of sound design (be that synthetic or organic) to further the narrative. 

Today I hired some DPAs from uni and I’m currently replacing the sound of some coins hitting a glass table (the microwave tray being the biggest flat glass thing I could find around the house).

I do also need some water sounds, although im horrified of taking this ridiculously expensive mic anywhere near a tap!  

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Wow, this week has been incredible for the band. We started by finishing off the electric guitars for the EP, cannot explain how HUGE its sounding!!

Since then we’ve been cracking on with vocals! Its interesting how we’re each suited to a different mic. Dave - AKG414, Prowse - Neumann M149, Me (Frazer) - Neumann u87. Routed them through the Avalon and then the 1176 for some nice outboard compression on the way in (not too much though, save that for the mix). Just one more day left in the studio, just got to finish the BVs (backing vocals) and add extra bits like synths and percussion etc. 

Last night we played in the university BOTB, we were really bricking it. A mixture of us playing awfully in the soundcheck, that combined with how fucking awesome local band ‘Escape Artist’ are. Needless to say, we absolutely NAILED our performance. Alright we may not have played perfectly at times but it was a proper performance. After watching all the bands, it was clear it was between us and EA…we won by just two votes!!

Onto the final we role, can’t wait :D

TL:DR - My band won our heat of the BOTB. Onto the final we roll :) Sat 3rd March!

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Another productive day in the studio, all the bass done! 

Adam plugged in his lovely new Jazz bass with the unis EBS amp. We rigged up a collection of mics and ended up, surprisingly, going with the D112 in the end (alongside a D.I signal too).

The RE20 lost some clarity and although the Audix was super smooth up high, there was too much sub. The D112 combined with the D.I gave a great sound!

After picking the mic we then routed it through the 1176 for some soft compression on the way in, this helps flatten out the signal and keep the bass smooth all the way through. Very very nice!  

Ah man, I’m so wired on IRN BRU right now. 2L of the stuff all gone!

Big deadline on thursday, my 5.1 project. Today has mostly consisted on smacking my desk to create an awesome home made drum kit sample instrument, and completing the programme note that goes alongside my composition. Oh yeah, and recording a toy piano solo!! Ha, love my eclectic collection of folk/acoustic instruments.

In the studio at 8am tomorrow, get this bad boy submitted. Will have to look into 5.1 foldback systems too. Be interested to hear how this pieces sounds in stereo, that and I want to get it on youtube!