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I think I'll probably somehow survive independently until tomorrow night on my own, though evidently I am spending my time weeping and pining and desperate for his return to allow my to enjoy myself properly. Still, at least I'm not in Dundee.

(answer, yes, very nice thank you. I ate nice food and drank a lot of wine and watched Zoolander and this afternoon I am going to teh pub)

― ailsa, Monday, 9 April 2007 12:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Sometimes the internet is as good as it should be: http://www.international-klein-blue.com/.

― G00blar, Monday, 9 April 2007 13:40 (seventeen years ago) link

MONDAY hi dere.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 April 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Hi Ned! Did you have a nice Easter weekend?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Monday, 9 April 2007 14:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I saw Grindhouse, ergo yes, yes I did.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 April 2007 14:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Wide awake in helsinki. This hotel is pretty swanky. I did a mix of the spangle maker over the baltic, or rather started one. It sounded pretty good just with everything set to 0, but i've spent dometime messing around with the bass so it fits better with TISSP's guitar parts, next job is to lift the vocals which need to retain thier sparkle.

― Ed, Monday, 9 April 2007 21:17 (seventeen years ago) link

okay people the holiday is over. back to goofing off!

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 09:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Holiday over indeed, although you wouldn't know it looking at our team. The reporting server is having a few issues, so we're staring at the screen, hoping that IS will fix it soon. I've got shit I need to do!

― The Wayward Johnny B, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 09:13 (seventeen years ago) link

And a Happy Birthday to Kate! Who may or may not be celebrating at home listening to lots of Hawkwind up loud.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 11:29 (seventeen years ago) link

yes! happy birthday!

― nathalie, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 11:44 (seventeen years ago) link

w/e off was great. Being back at work sux0r, though.

― Pashmina, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 11:45 (seventeen years ago) link

yes, happy birthday kaet!

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 12:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Happy b'day you!

― The Wayward Johnny B, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 12:21 (seventeen years ago) link

YEAH, WHERE'S MY BIRTHDAY THREAD, BITCHES?!?!?

You all suck.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

HBK!!!!

http://www.fleckensteins.com/Balloons/balloon%20happy%20birthday%20cake.jpg

aren't we supposed to be getting emails about teh Focus Group?

― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:46 (seventeen years ago) link

o, is it hb kaet?

― g-kit, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:47 (seventeen years ago) link

happy burfday kaet! a blast from the past:

http://www.nrk.no/img/248051.jpeg

― emsk, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link

mark, 2 lots of results are up on ft now.

― emsk, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha ha ha, that's more like it. Frances and I had a massive drunken rant about how much she HATED Bob Dylan last night between all the wibbling spacerock and synth recording. It was great.

She's a convert to Steve Hillage loving now, but she always had a thing for French Prog. Hah!

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:53 (seventeen years ago) link

This hotel has bicycles one can borrow, I may not come home. It's all dark wood, brown leather, red vases and white linen.

Work was frustrated by some damaged hardware. I'm going to go out and enjoy the cold sunshine and try and find a dinner location with a sunset, before coming home and doing some more mixing.

― Ed, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:56 (seventeen years ago) link

the dept secretary has booked me into a radisson on portman square. where the hell is that?

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 13:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh yes, happy birthday, kate.

Portman square is an OK location, close to marble arch and baker's st. Is is a Radisson SAS or Radisson Edwardian (I prefer the former, modern rather than chintzy)

― Ed, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:00 (seventeen years ago) link

More mixing when you get home, Ed. Frances and I spat out miles of tape last night. All my songs are too dense. I need to make them twice as long so I can do twice as much. Blimey, it's too much sonically going on to fit into 3 minute popsongs any more.

Portman Square... I have a feeling that's quite posh, actually.

Argh, I have to do a Guarniad interview, what a way to spend yr birthday. I think I need some more special coffee, it was the hair of the dog this morning.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:02 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost

I think it's an SAS - I seem to recall a picture of a glass and steel atrium or something. (I would prefer bikes and brown leather though :)

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I WENTED TO THE NEW LIDO YESTERDAY

IT IS ACE

PROS:
1 BIG
2 CLEAN
3 NOT TOO HOT
4 NOT TOO COLD
5 NOT TOO CHLORINEY
6 YOU CAN SEE TREES FROM THE WATER

CONS:
1 NOT ANYWHERE NEAR DEEP ENOUGH
2 "DEEP" AREA COVERS APPROX 1/20 OF POOL'S AREA
3 SNACKBAR ONLY SELLS NESTLE
4 LOCKERS ARE THE STEAL-YER-MONEY TYPE SO YOU CAN'T GET EG MONEY OUT THEN LOCK STUFF UP AGAIN (BUT THIS NOT SUCH A BIG PROB - SEE 4)
5 "SUNBATHING TERRACE" ALL HARD CONCRETE TILES - WTF?
6 "WE PROMISE ALL BINS WILL NEVER BE MORE THAN HALF-FULL" - SCANDALOUS WASTE OF RESOURCES

― emsk, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link

CORRECTION: "SEE 4" = SEE 3

― emsk, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Yay more mixing. I used spring reverb, phaser and resonant filter to dirty up the bass (then back off a lot make it fit), I need to put the dry bass on to return a little definition to it but DP was being iffy with the file for no apparent reason.

The challenge is going to be the vocals, they need lifting but the need to stay bright

― Ed, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Emsk did you talk to truck guy?
When is truck? hari may be elsewhere in July.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Dirty up the bass? this is going to sound nothing at all like the original! ;-)

Which Lido is this? Where? Though I don't actually swim I like the idea of Lidos.

Since my party tonight isn't going to be til much later than I thought, should I start working on new vocals this afternoon? Or drink more special coffee.

Mmmmm, special coffee. I love amaretto. It's coz Frances scoffed all the ale last night. Fiddler's Elbow, yes, that was nice indeed. Arrrr.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Ed are you actually Ed Stasium? You are quite convincing with yr jargon there.

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Try recording your vocals with a bit more gain, Kate. There is loads of headroom above your vocal recordings and you have really good control.

I am studiously avoiding the original as instructed.

who?

― Ed, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Hm... maybe he was American. Ed Buller?

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Huh. I usually record my vocals right at the sweet spot. Maybe I turned them down to mix them in with the rest of the track.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Ed are you actually Ed Stasium?

The burning question here is why has no-one ever released a compilation of Ed Stasium productions called "Stasium Rock"

― Tom D., Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:21 (seventeen years ago) link

All the vocals you gave me are peaking at -12dB which means that we're potentially missing a lot of definition there. (I just checked them)

anyway, I'm going out to enjoy the sunshine

― Ed, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:24 (seventeen years ago) link

I always read the name of the RHCP album as "Stasium Arcanium" to tell the truth (i actually mean that, not just a cheap pun)

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Everything except the vocals came straight out of Reason, but the vocals I had to mix down from Cubase to get them stereo with all the step delay on them. (other producers never put enough step delay on things, so I wrote them direct to the track.)

Argh, I'm nearly out of web cafe time. More booze I think is required.

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:25 (seventeen years ago) link

yes, yes, more booze. it's only 3:30! too soon to stop

― mitya, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:28 (seventeen years ago) link

I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.
I will not be defeated by my PhD.

― G00blar, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 14:54 (seventeen years ago) link

o, yr doing a phd?

― g-kit, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Hello everyone. Happy birthday Kate. I should probably go and do more work now.

― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 15:22 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.icanhascheezburger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/0000bfwh1.jpg

― G00blar, Tuesday, 10 April 2007 20:21 (seventeen years ago) link

sweet pic.

morning all.

― mitya, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 07:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Mornign all, or rather, it's nearly lunchtime here.

My feet don't look like they will touch the ground this summer.

― Ed, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 08:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Morning!

― Forest Pines, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Hi FP! Wie gehts?

― mitya, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm not bad, although it feels like a shame to be back in the office after the weekend.

― Forest Pines, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:19 (seventeen years ago) link

I know. I told Jesus that three days was awful quick to be rising from the dead, but he was anxious to be moving along to His Father's Kingdom, y'know?

― mitya, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Stupid Jesus.

― G00blar, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Get back to your PhD, g00bs!

― mitya, Wednesday, 11 April 2007 09:54 (seventeen years ago) link

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