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May 2012

Audio Recording Blues

Sitting down to record episode 2 of Battlehymn, I’m thinking about my audio recording fidelity. My main concern is that I want this to sound as good as possible, but the available locations for recording are severely limited.

Option 1: The Mac. My Mac Mini and the mixing board and microphone are all set up, unfortunately, about three feet from the intake for the house’s HVAC system. So it often sounds like I’m in the middle of a wind tunnel. The best vocal quality, I think, but unavoidable background noise.

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Crown of Exiles – Battlehymn

So, tonight I am recording the first episode of my “first” book – Battlehymn.

It’s a story about two young people trying to find their place in the world. Of course, one is a wanna-be rock star. And the other is a princess. And the world includes civil war, mecha, crazy psychic powers, space habitats, intrigue, betrayal, and cats. Well, one cat.

My main goal with this is to a) show that I can produce a longer novel, and b) have fun with it as I go. I’ll be releasing episodes in both text and audio at the website – exiles.madpoetfiles.com. Sign up there to join the mailing list and get notifications as new episodes and side-stories become available.

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