I know it’s been a while since I sat down to write. I’m just taking a break and thinking that, so maybe I’ll go and put the kettle on and do something about it. Be right back.
That’s better, okay now it’s officially a break. I’ll be doing a bit of recording tomorrow so I’ve been busy laying cable and putting up gear. Making a working studio space where there wasn’t one before. It always rather amazes me that it works out, frankly. And there’s always this moment when I look at all the bits and pieces in piles and think, “so, this is supposed to make something is it?” And somehow it always does. I guess I’ve been doing this for a while. I think I first scotch-taped a recording system together some time in my early twenties. I forget whether it was a soundtrack for a theatre production or recording some tunes for somebody, but I remember it involved a six-channel mixer and a cassette machine that could record four separate tracks. Between spending time recording in real studios I put together odd little projects, scrounging the gear each time. I guess now the gear’s better, and I have a more solid idea of what I’m doing. But part of it still feels the same. “I wonder how this is gonna fit together.” And then it does.
That’s not to say that everything’s always perfect of course. With all the stuff that’s been thrown at me in the last while I suppose it’s surprising that I can put together enough gear to do a real recording. But apparently I can. Not perfect though. To complete the setup I need a small connector that I usually have several of. Can’t find a one of them. Nope, not one. So apparently I need to re-work things a bit. No sense in getting upset over it, of course. Time to re-figure. But first a break.
Someone once shared a thought with me, “You’re not late until you get there.” I guess the thought stuck in more ways than I realised. Getting upset about the connector isn’t going to make any part of my situation better. Sitting down and taking a break actually might. Most of the useful thoughts I come up with weren’t mine to begin with. I’ve just been lucky enough to hang around with some smart people, who shared their thoughts. And on a good day I can remember them.
Must be a good day.
I’ll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Might even be able to play a bit of it for you soon. In the meantime, break’s over, guess I better go figure out how to make it all work. Nice to spend a minute and visit. Write when you get a chance and I’ll do the same. Meantime I hope this finds you well.