Hi, Happy Listers!

My new song "Carrier Phone" is fresh out, live now at https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo and even buyable at http://manyrecords.com?album=21&song=1 :)

It's been a wild ride. Working with QMidiArp (LV2 plugin version) can get a bit hard on the nerves ;) there is definitely something inside.

On the news front

• There is only 11 tracks, of witch 3 are just for drums ;
  
• My old AKG d125 mic (listed as "vintage" on the internets!) has replaced the "Studio Project B1" Chinese Neumann copy that I've used a lot last year, and that I can't even hear anymore (hiss!) Stay away from those ;
  
• The drums are actually played on my Toy MIDI DrumKit but yeah, heavily MIDI-edited afterward ;
• The big (250Mg) Fluid GM2 soundfont that is available all through debian sound really good, if you don't use it yet, try it ;
  
• I used a new toy: VEX a 3 oscillator "subtractive waveROM synth" that is very stable and exposes everything to automation ;
• There is a "remix" of that song coming soon. Well, a litteral fork of the session ;
• QTractor is getting better and better. This new "direct access" mixer strip feature allows for a more natural workflow, the name of the game being "never open a plugin GUI" :)
  

It is mixed down through Jamin, with the basic default preset. I'm not entirely satisfied with the mix/master, I think it lacks the oomph of my last song "Off the Grid". I hate that accidental part of the mixing process, and the heterogeneous feel it gives to the album. Otoh, certain cult albums of mine do sound like many sessions put together: XTC's "Skylarking", Magazine's "Secondhand daylight" or Alain Bashung's "Play Blessures"... Oh well.

As always, thanks a lot for your critical listening :)

Phil