July 24, 2007: Cakewalk

Mike and I spent about 3 hours in Alan's studio trying to finish the 3 songs. The first step was to import the Audition tracks into Alan's Cakewalk software and confirm that this process will result in perfectly aligned tracks. It worked exactly as we had hoped it would, so we now have a 'proof of concept' that we can do all of our recording in Doug's basement (Korg D888 and Adobe Audition on the PC) before going to Alan's studio for final polishing by Alan. This process will speed up our recording efforts significantly and give us the flexibility to do as many takes and tweaks as needed, independent of Alan's studio. It also addresses the 'red light' factor (the stress of trying to produce a perfect take while the clock is ticking and the cost is rising). We'll be able to record in a totally no-stress environment in the basement.

As for the songs, Mike added some vocal harmonies to Lightning and a new lead vocal to Rhythm Of The Radio (Favorite Position). We decided to double-track Mike's vocal to Lightning, which added significantly to the song. We also remixed all 3 songs and came away with what we think will be the final versions. The final test will be to listen to the remixes on the home and car stereos.