A full day of production work on 'Christmas Smells'. I started by updating my new EQ plug-in a bit, using sine-wave tests to find the ideal bandwidth for positive and negative gains, values which are surprisingly unpredictable. This is now done. My 50-or-so hours of work on this is now, I think, complete.
Then, I recorded the Christmas Smells main vocals, and lots of possible extra vocals for layers, and some vocoder too. A backing singer may make things sound better due to variety of timbre, so I may recruit Deb. There are plenty of places where enhancement may work, so lots of listening, testing and experimentation, is needed. I have time to work on it and it must sound its best. I also added a synthetic wolf-whistle and beefed up the ending a little. I started the day by listening to all of the different Dr Who theme variations since 1963, and perhaps the 80s theme rubbed off because I decided to add a big explosion at the end, though not as big as that famous (and not very Christmassy) 'ftooom'.
Here are the full lyrics:
Come and take a ride.
You and me and the snow outside.
Santa's waiting for us on his sleigh.
Whistle up a tune.
Let's draw rainbows on the moon.
Come and make tonight a special day.
Christmas smells
of cinnamon and wishing wells,
of hope and dreams and angels up above.
Christmas smells of
of gingerbread and jingle bells.
Christmas smells of
love sweet love.
Put your hand in mine,
a one two three four step in time.
That's the way a magic spell is done.
Make a wish and see
a cup-cake world of you and me,
a firework of fun fun fun fun.
Shake it make it roll it.
Don't try to control it.
Feel it heart and soul it.
Relax and let it go.
Christmas smells
of candy canes and caramels.
of little baby Jesus and his dove.
Christmas smells
of snakes and ladders and cockle shells
Christmas smells of
love sweet...
Christmas smells of
love sweet love.
