Taking shape. I removed the “waka” synth, as expected, and am pretty happy with my efforts so far.  It’s fun to see these projects take shape, to start recognizing in the outside world a thing you previously carried only in your head.

In this take, I polished some of the guitar licks and then laid down some solo work in the middle and the end. I also put down a second voice in the chorus and panned them opposite each other for a wide vocal effect. Most importantly, I wrote a bass line which, to be immodestly truthful, totally delights me. I’m always aiming to thrill myself with the recording, and this bass just does it for me. It only took two takes, too.

Still little to no effects in the song, but I did pan around the various song elements to try and find where they belong. Instruments in this take: drums, rhythm guitar, electric “fills” guitar, vocals. Removed: synthesizer. Added: bass, doubled vocal line, solo electric guitar.

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