Didn't get much done yesterday. Wrote a "Sounding Off" - my usual "things were better in the old days" sorta rant but without much venom. Guitar/Drums stuff arrived but I didn't get into the studio, maybe today.

Off to see some head honcho in the Caring world today, not entirely sure why but a free lunch was mentioned. Dearly hoping I'll get into the studio later although Pat wants some help opening a gate so she can go riding. Might grab a couple of hours late afternoon/evening. Dearly hope so!

No word back from V about what he wants from me in Berlin. Don't want a repeat of Croatia where I prepare loads of stuff but don't get the opportunity to play it. May as well go with nothing and jam if that's what he wants. Still undecided on laptop - know it's probably the way to go but the laptop I want is so expensive and seems foolishly extravagant.

Seem to have today off Les as we're doing this meeting on Wednesday, presumably Laurie thinks we're a star turn so will try not to let her down.

Got a decent mix of "chugger" yesterday, Tony's guitar did the trick nicely. Awaiting drums (have ordered a rock drums CD and guitars too).

Made the mistake of watching my first world cup match - more of a mismatch really. England deservedly crashing out.

Very hot

Really should have gone to Glastonbury. Hope Harvey went down a storm.

Tony came and did some chuggy guitars for me. It was very hot up there.

I'll see what I can do with them tomorrow but think it could be OK. Now I want better drums though.

Pat working until 8, then Dr Who and a salad plus a bottle of wine; simple pleasures. :)

Tomorrow supposed to be hotter still. Brilliant English Summer at last.

Thank Heavens For Wavelab

Awesome programme; its batch processing is so incredibly fast. Have converted 96 files into 16 bit 48k wavs, 320kbps 48k MP3s, 128kbps 44.1k MP3s and all like greased lightning. Well, 10 minutes for the lot give or take.

Now to get the files onto DVD and in the post. Then "mad guitars" for the rest of the day...

Ah well, my own fault for introducing the concept of "voicefree" mixes, having managed the much harder task of having voices accepted. However, it does make sense to explore the broadest possible uses. Just means more work doing more bounces and conversions... hey ho :)

Logic crashing again, just loading in songs this time. A random thing though which is really great.

Solstice

Well well, another lovely summer day (the longest of the year too). Sent off the new CD (A Different World) with contracts and all cuts etc. Sold EX8000 to a nice guy from Accrington. Cash totting up towards laptop, could be I don't have to sell the Nord after all. No worries either way.

Gonna try to do the heavy metal guitar thing now and see how far I get with that. Feel a great urge to laze around, I'm really not designed for heat.

Cool, heard today my first US CD is going live soon and am just completing the edits for the "A Different World" one. All good!

Have advertised Nord Wave. Could be a foolish thing to do but with the cash I can get a decent laptop which will run all my mellotron samples and enable me to do proper gigs without carrying piles of hardware synths.