Hello from the woods!
After several weeks of gorgeous weather, it looks like we’re headed into some typically grey and overcast days. I can’t help but feel this is an apt metaphor for how I feel as we slide well into our second month of Washington’s “Stay Home Stay Safe” mandate.
At the beginning of this quarantine, it was weird and scary, but also kind of liberating feeling. As each new level of shutdown was announced, I felt a sense of “ok, fine. I’m going to make the most of this, anyways. Bring it on.” In the early stages, it’s easy to rely on bravado and catch phrases to get you through.
Now, I feel, most of us are in the monotonous deep of it, and it’s calling for another form of mental fortitude. Actual grit and consistency, not just encouraging axioms.
I hope you are finding your own grit, investing in your our mindset and habits that help you to keep going. My prayer is that whatever is waiting for us on this other end of this extremely strange time, we come out stronger and more grounded.
I’ve talked to a lot of people who are taking a serious dive into recording at home, possibly for the first time. In light of that, here’s a compilation of videos about recording that I’ve created over the years:
This last one is not specifically about recording, but it’s a fun example of layering three different improvisational performances in my home studio:
It doesn’t matter if you are using amp simulation plug-ins or trying to mic up your amp for the first time…getting satisfying results from tracking guitars at home can be a challenge. I’m getting a lot of questions on the topic lately, so I’m creating a mini-course that will give guitar players the information they need to get great sounding tracks, whatever their home recording setup. Plus, it makes that late night headphone practice sesh WAY more enjoyable when the sound in your headphones is inspiring. Stay tuned for more info about that!
Be well and stay healthy,
Dan