I was fooling around some chords and trying to commit to a melody, and
over time it felt like I was coming up with a Christian rock song, which
at first I resisted of course struggling with how to change the boat's
direction or just to give it up entirely. After a few days I kept
strumming around and just gave in to coming up with some text with big
open vowels during the climaxes (to access more overtones), and here we
are.
Pro tip
- If you just indulge what is naturally happening, you'll wind up
finishing something much sooner than had you fought with yourself on
whether or not its even worth doing.
This time I used a guitar pick-up I bought for a gig that never happened
and a larger diaphragm microphone than the Tascam recorder I use, and I
can hear the difference already! Its all about those overtones, if
you're filtering out upper frequencies by not consciously trying to send
your sound to where it can resonate best in your head / face, then the
Mic can't really do its job properly. Another amazing this is how much
better in tune you are if you mind the overtones
Its getting dark earlier, so I whipped out this desk lamp I got for $5
and put it on the floor - because the overhead cast light on a bunch of
unnecessary stuff in the background, I just left it off. Also, having
the dramatic light really helps in getting in the zone and this
recording took much much less time to capture a good take.
Pro Tip
- Do as much as you can to pretend you're in some kind of setting that can transport you away.
Ishida