Back in the studio with my ‘spit noises’

I just went back into the studio to do what are called ‘pick ups’ for my audio book recording of Angelbound.

Here’s how it worked. I got back into MixOne studio and was handed a list of things to fix (you can see a sample page in the pic below). After that, I re-recorded them. Sometimes it was no more than word! As a result, I learned a few things…

Revelation one: I add a ‘p’ into warmth.

I had no idea I did this, but apparently, I do. And it only took about twelve takes before I could get a warmth that had no ‘p’ in it. Go figure.

Revelation two: I make spit noises

And apprently, some are pretty bad. I don’t do it often, but as you can see in the notes below, yuck.

Revelation three: Coffee makes everything better

Technically, this is more of a reinforcement than a revelation. Near MixOne, they’re this hipster coffee hole called Pavement which still deigned to make me a mocha, even though I asked for it in the horrid Starbucks ‘grande’ format. Much faux confusion ensued before we were able to translate that into medium