Almost done with review, new one lined up already, a queue forming in fact! Need also to write some new tunes AND sort filling that Fantom with mellotron samples (proving to be a pain in the arse to do!).

Quite proud of our Dawn getting that posh restaurant to take foie gras off the menu.

Good day. Got first draft, right length, readable and says what I want to say. Language improvements and polish to be added tomorrow and still a few days to stew.

Off cycling with Les tomorrow. Hope it doesn't rain. Working through the Fantom stuff, recording its parts so I can start to fill it full of mellotrons. This to fund the Perfourmer 2, assuming it's as good as it surely will be. Right, gonna have an hour watching shit telly. is there any other kind?

Good day. Worked out I have a lot of songs using the Fantom meaning I'll have to record versions of all into Logic. What I'll do is put the Fantom on its own track so I have that in isolation. In case I need to put parts into Octatrack for a future performance of those songs.

Also wrote a good chunk of review. I've already got more than 1,500 words more than needed and not sure I said everything I want to. However I've repeated several ideas and with trimming can hit the word count and keep it readable. I reckon anyway. Tomorrow I'll aim for draft #1 leaving two more nights for polish then a couple of days stewing and final polish. Shame I can't afford one...

Pleasant day. Sent off two house tracks, they suggested Meloday AM as basis for future ones, which is... unexpected. Be good to get back to it with that in mind next week, this weekend I'll be concentrating on review. This afternoon I pottered happily and without direction. Traditional Friday.

Good week, ish, made a start in earnest on the review. Fortunately I've worked hard with the instrument in question and even turned around my opinion on it having done some stuff I like. Sent off two new ancient worlds tracks and am now returning to the house stuff, trying to find whatever it is they want. Still no clues of a comp album to get so I'm thrashing around and hoping. It's not a bad life though.

Um, published the video on Youtube, I know it's naff but I have learnt a few things in doing it and Tim showed me proper layers at last.

Tonight I'll work on reviews I think, should make a start. First a quick listen through the persian track and see if a few small tweaks are needed.

recorded some stuff today and videoed too. As usual I cocked up some of the recording but it was fine, just good to do something and find it still works. Whatever "it" is. Good fun, will put something together tomorrow or Sunday with whatever we got. Should get another Triple C so I can put the digital input into Wavelab and end this bus thing with the mixer where I can not record some things we hear...

got next to nowt done today. I had wanted to prepare something for tomorrow's video sesh but failed there too. No library work done but did have a nice breakfast with John in Preston which was long overdue. Where does time go? Oh right, it's us that moves.

I had a wise thought last night I was gonna note down. Alas, that was last night.

Don't get much done on Mondays so today was, at least, typical. Have got my head round both bits of review kit, fortunately not a lot of complication. Tomorrow should be a better day in terms of productivity. Must get bits of gear advertised, some items not being used and would be good to clear the decks.

Really enjoyed the George Harrison documentary. Got some good quotes too, not that I expect to use them much.

A good evening with a piece of kit that I'm starting to see more potential in. Looked at a few of the library pieces too and not sure I can majorise one without fucking it. Messed with hardware side a bit but as usual got bogged down in the Octatrack's many laborious side paths. Nevertheless I make progress in small steps each time and one day will laugh at all this. Someone suggested on the user group that parts make no sense and I really think they're right. Why not do away with them and have each pattern contain the stuff parts do. If you really wanted you might be able to temporarily use the samples of another pattern but personally I couldn't be arsed with this. There's enough to do already!

Gonna watch the George Harrison thing now.

Good feedback for recent tracks (phew!) although I'm still not 100% I know the direction I should be taking. An apparently simple change of minor to major for one track proving harder than it first appeared. Still, something to work on. No sign of new hardware yet for review.

Well well, I'm 50 years old and still can't decide whether I can be arsed keeping a diary. I have got to a special place for sure. :)

Can't get into studio tonight as I wanted. Jasper stressed with fireworks so I'll get stoned and watch Frost/Nixon instead. Tomorrow night though, tomorrow I'll work on some tunes. In the mood to get more cool stuff into Octatrack.