Sigh, another day has flown, and so little to show for a hard attack at the rock face of art. I updated Prometheus to v3.69, making the new per-track EQ more efficient. I realised that even tracks that were 'off' due to extended silence were being processed, which is why the calculation was so slow, so I fixed that and removed the other 'non-EQ' elements in the calculation; I know I don't need those now. The result is that rendering is now almost the same speed as without the calculation, about double the former speed - yay!
Then, long work on 'All Controlled by Someone' production. I started with sequenced organs, but thought these would be better played on the keyboard, so played some live instead. These were quantised and placed in the sequence. Then, in a third iteration, I re-sequenced everything per-note but based on the live tunes/chords I played. The result sounds rather like the live recordings but with a few advantages; at a fraction of the memory, plus the advantage of being able to change or slur the speed (a live recording would be fixed in tempo), and the notation easily transcribed. So, this organ part has taken all day, and I'm still unsure if I really want to use it.
I listened to the whole album too, and made a few tweaks and little changes, all for the better. Only this one track remains, I think.
Tomorrow, the next stage of moving music to the new distributor, but I really need to get painting this week. I've had only one day of painting this year.
Here are the song lyrics so far:
All Controlled By Someone
Strings from your fingers
lead to my limbs
The stage of the theatre of life
Everyone is here
to delight
We're all controlled by someone
Isn't that so?
Where did all that freedom go?
Down to our minions below
We're all controlled by someone
Isn't that so?
Do you feel you're in control?
Who tells you where to go?
Slave and dictator
Fool in the wild
Teacher, preacher, and child
All must answer
To their master
Here in the theatre
Laughter and sighs
Strings from the limbs shoot to the sky
Those who pull get tangled
then they die
Yet still controlled by someone
Isn't that so?
Where did all that heaven go?
Down to the minions below
We're all controlled by someone
Isn't that so?
Where did all that heaven go?
Pray for a little control
Pray for a little control
