The quality isn’t there. Some of it is definately gear. But it’s also definately not all gear. I need to practice more. I need to practice with the recording gear more. I need to work on the tiny nuances, the dictation, the dynamics, the embellishments, cutting out half the embellishments, simplifying, projecting, inflections in order to get a good recording in the first place.

Oh, and relax. I want a good product to show for myself and to share with you all, and that makes me wind up with focus and misaligned concentration that just isn’t helping the results.

So what I’m saying is I did try to record this weekend. And I have been practicing, but the end result is a stagnant quality level from what I had before and listening back to it now just makes me cringe. My ears don’t want that and you all deserve better than that.

But not to worry! I have a plan! I am still on track to release new music this year. The songs haven’t gone anywhere, the writing is still solid. I just need to invest a few more cents in equipment and get zen with my metronome friend. And both of these are very doable.