Well, one of the artists rapping on twinetrax twelve's first order came over to hear the mix,
and we really had a great time finalizing the tweaks. It took about 6 hours to deliver the finished product,
after basic track settings had been made, just as I had expected. Today the tracks are scheduled to be mastered, so it was critical that they be finished immediately. They missed their last train, but found the futon/hot carpet combination comfortable enough and M gave them a ride home in the morning. Next up is a Serbian rap artist, and we have two tracks to mixdown. I am more and more confident of the phatness of No12's sound.

TOMOCA cables, across from the main police station in akihabara, is loved by me.
It was nearly two years ago that I bought a large inventory of cables,
trying to provide for every possible configuration of the gear,
only to find that I have no use for 18 bantam to bantam cables, at nearly $20 a piece.
I have known for some time that this might be a problem,
but it has become clear in the process of actually wiring things up.
So I took these cables, without a receipt, after two years, and they gladly
allowed me to pick out replacements in varieties I needed, even exceeding ($10)
the value of the original purchase. TOMOCA cables is loved by me.

have not been alone in the house for so long now. it's a good time to sort through the hard disks, free up space, read old writings, consolidate understanding, and listen to familiar tracks through the studio monitors to fine-tune reference. the ears take about three months of daily listening to become accustomed to a new studio setup, and we are coming up on that next week, so it is a great time to start work.. and here comes the work... life, gotta love it.

Went out for a lovely walk today, and on our way to the Ramen shop we noticed last week, I saw the Daigakudo bus pass: ice cream and hotdogs. so we et the hotdogs and my wife asked the driver to play his theme song for the little one, I myself couldn't stop singing it for a while... then we turned around and looked at the two clinics for the little one, it is time for her 6-7 month checkup.
On the studio front was good progress, all the machines have their initial settings, after about 3 hours of wiring and marking, and 3 or so hours of tweekin. Final mixdown is next wednesday 2-8 pm. after about 4 hours yer ears lose their sensitivity, like the nose in a perfumerie.
I love mixing. and this one right now is really quite strong, so I get that nice looping in the head while I take my night walks. killa syndrome...
Oh, right, I almost forgot... marinated noodles on the side served with a hot soup for dipping... at a ramen shop nearby. I went there about 8 or 9 years ago, but the menu has changed... after 14 years in Japan, yet another first... and it was very nice with ichimizuke noodles and miso based soup with lots of negi and chashuu bits....

after our guest left, after consuming three bottles of wine with fish and potatoes and creamed spinach,
after doing all the on screen routing, and making send and return decisions, the cable bags are running low.
good news is I am running almost full capacity... never ending story... just a couple more cables and everything will be plugged in.
I can say I am quite satisfied...everything seems to be running smoothly... now out to the warehouse to see about just a few more cables, and a tube pre-amp...worst comes I can make more, and I will if I have to... been watering my mouth at a few meters of oyaide cable for a few years now... all the parts in place, and most every thing that really has to be hooked up for this mix is already done... what a whirlwind of progress.... now where is that DSD recorder?