Okay. The beginning of this journey happened when the decision was made to record my songs onto a Home Music Studio. Not a grand affair. Just a little essential ‘This will be a basic do-able project being both realistic money wise and recognition that I am a complete technophobe. With those limitations it took a while to choose equipment wisely.
And finally, after a fair few weeks of searching and learning, I believe the technology needs are there and all in place now. All there to get started. Was the GarageBand recording system preferred presently over the Logic Pro system? Well yes! The cost basically. Logic Pro for an Apple Mac is far too much presently for the budget sought. But also, with the difficulties in myself being useless with technology, it is wise to consider a more higher end recording system down the timeline. Although, hit singles have had GarageBand involvement.
Now? I need to take a deep inhale/exhale yogic breath followed by a single heartbeat and then say ‘Right…..Ready or not, here I am’.
As the Buddhist saying goes:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.
And yes, even the longest, most difficult adventures and journeys begin with that first step. It is very nice to have taken it today.
The Akai keyboard is connected and works nicely. Not so much ‘biting the bullet’, but definitely depressing the first piano key to hear a note enter the headphones. It works! A tentative enquiry into about two dozen choice ‘piano’ sounds and percussion choices from GarageBand was placed over an uploaded old XCerts song ‘Cosmic Girl’ from the iPad Shure MOTIV file. I learned how to Airdrop files today! Tick’s the positivity box nicely. Okay….piano key playing was a muck about consisting of out of tune piano playing overlays….. but it was total fun.
What I have realised though is that piano keys set a songwriter’s neural pathways jingling into melodic possibilities. To places I have never really been inspired before. I suppose I can’t help but forever seek a melody or rhythm in anything started. I pegged the washing out this morning, hanging the clothes on the line with a dancing rhythmic grace. Joking? Nope.
And so I thought I would create an additional ‘Page’ for this blog site called THE ‘FRAIL AUTUMN’ PROJECT. It’s up top in the header page bar. In reality it will be holistic. Both band information and GarageBand recording inclusions. A generic ‘under one umbrella’ scenario with lots of related band progression inclusions. Long gone are the XCerts getting back together dreams. Gracefully left back in the late 1970s now. However….I believe a revisit to some of those old songs can be considered and a newer relook at them, to update lyrics and format, would be fun. What is now the aim is to produce FRAIL AUTUMN vibes to new songs. Three people involved still, but two new members, Steve and John, coming at the project with eyes wide open and offering new ideas.
Anyways. I have a journal up and running to collect data as the project starts. And feel more calm that at least microphones, keyboard and the main set up all love each other. Welcomed each other with open arms. Who knew technology has an inherent soul ….dependent upon how you treat and use it.
And so the story goes.
To where?
No one knows.
Borne from self promises.
Not worn out wishes………
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Gray Summers 
a wonderful sense (if that’s the correct word to express) whilst reading through… reached here to
” Now? I need to take a deep inhale/exhale yogic breath followed by a single heartbeat and then say ‘Right…..Ready or not, here I am”
heartwarming as to the end I read….
Frail Autumn…has a very nice ring to it..
pictures are great too ..
and to…all the best on this project, Gray… positivity flowing through your words and is it happiness or maybe it’s just me picking that up…enjoy, Gray 🤍🙏
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Cheers Destiny. It was nice to see everything work. So, yes, felt very relieved and it must have shown in the blog vibe. 😊 Be nice to get into this now and have new ideas for blog writes. Also get some songs out there in the months ahead. Great poems coming from your pen too. I see all the comments you receive and you have some lovely feedback. Must be heartwarming. All the best Destiny. 🙏🏽 too.
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glad for you, Gray…and for us too lol… as we enjoy what you share .
thank you for your visits…they are very much appreciated… heartwarming true.
🤍🙏
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It’s nice to have the collective bloggers, like yourself, that always share positivity with received comments from posts. It makes it all worthwhile. Also…It’s good to read that others enjoy your poetry as I do. 🙏🏽
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it’s a good community and I like to joke around a little too lol🤭…but true ..the positivity helps maybe more than we really realise at times.
thank you , Gray….always nice visiting over here 🙏🤍
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Better than any social media platforms. So much comfort to be had in the WP interactions. And I learn so much from others’ contributions with their knowledge and insights. Nice reading your site’s vibes too. 🙏🏽
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shared sentiments to WP….
ah…it’s balanced I’d say lol…some serious some fun over at mine lol…
and yours very much enjoyed too🙏🙏
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I do like the fewer number of people linked to my blog to be honest. I can’t imagine having the numbers some bloggers have. It is so nice to just amble along with the blog and enjoy the whole experience with a smile on my face. Thank you Destiny. 🙏🏽
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wow look at you airdropping and everything. I feel the same way about piano keys. they talk differently than guitar strings, if that makes any kind of sense (to you it might, Gray).
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You made me smile cookie. Airdropping was found on YouTube ‘How to..’. You wonder why, after weeks of avoiding, a quick find out that ‘This is how….’ takes about two minutes.
Piano? I just watched ‘Let it Be’ and thought about the ‘Get Back’ longer look at that same period of recording. Paul McCartney was describing why piano opened up musical capabilities. I never really touched a piano other than a quick chirpy sequence I wrote back in the early 1980s. I bought some cheap offering that was weirdly pre-set tunes alongside basic sounds and it had a beat box to play along to. Probably a downtown bar cabaret set up. Or for composing elevator lift ‘muzak’ recordings. Within a couple of minutes today on these new piano keys, I played that same sequence. Very shocked it came straight back! So, as you say cookie, piano may have a different dynamic. Muscle memory in remembering I suppose. I know exactly how you say that they talk differently to you though. I had another different melody down within a couple of minutes. Very interesting. Cheers cookie for the ideas.
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