New Studio Setup, First New Song from Breakfast With Friends and other stats
First, I want to really thank everyone’s response to the Life Inside The Robot Man release! Over 200 torrent downloads to-date, and I’ve been cleaned out of all 50 CDs that I had manufactured. Still countless other streams and downloads across the web contribute to an overwhelming appreciation that I have for everyone who has made this possible including:
- Ryan Ragus: The primary sound engineer for Life Inside The Robot Man
- Baron Gomez: Helped get Life Inside The Robot Man off the ground by contributing his sound engineering skills at the start of the album’s production
- Justin Bonnet: Designed the Life Inside The Robot Man CD artwork
- Justin Houston: Recorded the very first High Fidelity tracks in Soft Charisma’s entire history
- Daniel Candiotta: Provided his USB microphone to help keep Soft Charisma’s music sounding as good as it could until the new Studio Setup was complete
- Andrew Savage: Sold me my first 4-track recording setup in or around 2002, which provided me a means to begin perfecting my sound and style
New Cover from Breakfast With Friends Available
With that said, the next few albums should have a great new sound that I’ve been developing. The first track I recorded just a day after my new Studio Setup arrived, is a cover of Over At The Frankenstein Place from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. You can hear it on the new T61 Soft Charisma profile located at www.thesixtyone.com/softcharisma. T61 (The Sixty One) is a new beta music discovery service that allows you to actively participate in finding new music and sharing it with other people. There has been a great response to what has been uploaded to the profile so far, and I’m definitely looking forward to the many great things to come to T61.
New Studio Setup
The new Studio Setup is complete and here’s the breakdown of the operation:
- Pro Tools LE v7.4
- digidesign m-box 2
- Shure KSM27 Studio Condenser Microphone
Now this is a huge upgrade from a USB dynamic microphone! This setup was modeled after the setup that Ryan Ragus would bring over for late night recording binges to finish up Life Inside The Robot Man. So now I am free to record on my own schedule — AND in my birthday suit I have to add! Okay so maybe the birthday suit thing might be a bit unnecessary, but being able to experiment on my own time makes things a lot easier and I don’t feel as bad 