Ears Rest

Gah! Gah! Command save!

I've got Driving Test-itis this morning. I failed four tests before understanding that I was fine until I thought 'I haven't made my mistake yet' and then made my mistake and failed. At the fifth one, I tricked my brain and managed to pass, despite the fact that I was nine months pregnant with Offsprog Two.

I've been recording guitar, and making a mistake every time I've been waiting for a mistake.

I've realised that what I hate about studios is constantly making mistakes in front of the engineer, who then gets further and further into the realms of passive-aggressive 'patience', which of course makes the playing get even worse.

Remedy? You have to know what you're doing before you get there.

At the kitchen table, I've been trying to play something that I can't play well enough yet, and expecting it to record well. Being your own engineer, you are able to blame yourself thoroughly for all this.

The other important thing is that the more you play something, the better the feel is. Even when I've played it correctly (I have), the feel is wooden and clumpy. Oh, I still have such a lot to learn, old thing that I am!