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The piano version of the finished song was already sent to the sound engineer and ready for his mixing when he came back because of the vocal records. You need to know, I produced Alive In Me with the equipment I already possess. In a studio they don’t use wireless microphones, they even use another type of microphone. This is how we get to talk about and try out condenser microphones instead. The greatest challenge is the fact that my living room is not a studio room. Condenser micros are very sensitive and right that is the beauty in it: This type records more facets and more precise than the dynamic ones. Well, I have a heating in the living room, the ticking of a clock and some more sounds that bother the recordings of the voice, you wouldn’t guess it! In future, I’m going to have a lot more to think about before start recording but I know it’s worth it! Of course, I could record in a studio but I’m more flexible at home. The record tests were a dreamy compared to the previous ones. You will get to enjoy it soon as well and I’m very happy about my new companion!

You know, I searched and found a nice piano sound. It was necessary to do so, because I have a song here where I only want my voice and a piano. My plan is to put this song into a little bigger project, you get to know more about it when the topic is more nearby.  Well, I can tell I’m a lot in music production these days.

After the finished production of Alive In Me I think more about the sounds of instruments. Like you already know, I don’t record the songs with a band but program all instruments in the studio software (DAW). The software has a big sound library already, a lot of it electronic sounds. It’s not set that there’s the sound I’m looking for. So, I go and search for realistic sounds of acoustic instruments on the internet. There are a ton of companies offering their products, it’s about what fits my songs. I think for the piano I already found a nice one. The guitar plugin is something else just because of the system using six strings. After some back and forth I made a decision here, too. I’m excited to hear these new sounds in the finished song Kindly Smiling Disappointment.

Currently, the line-up includes acoustic guitars, piano, presumably an electronic bass, drums and another electronic synth sound for more fullness of sound. While production I had the vision of the acoustic guitars playing a main role but I always had the feeling of something missing. Then the sound engineer heard something else. He made the suggestion to take the bass to the front instead. Maybe this could be a solution, let’s see. If everything goes well, I possibly get a version in the end of next week.

Why don’t I just tell the title right away because you get the core topic with it. ‘Kindly smiling disappointment’ was written in June 2024. First of all: The whole story has a Happy End! My husband had times when he had quiet a few hobbies. My time alone at home and me waiting for him to come home were hard to take for me. On the other hand, I was happy that he had fun being out. Well, when he would arrive late in the evening, I didn’t say anything and just smiled even though I was disappointed. By the time the song was ready to play, we were already through this dilemma. Communication in relationships is important and yes, sometimes it’s hard work to keep it going. I’m no different there. I want to pick up all the people who experience or experienced something similar. During a small garden concert at my place a like-minded woman came up to me to talk about that specific topic because of ‘kindly smiling disappointment’. Thank you for all your return messages, doesn’t matter when or according to which song!