Songs From The Spiral #3

          Sorry for the delay on the audio this week. It simply was not ready on Tuesday, but I think I can bring it out now. :-)

          This week's offering is different than the previous two (#1 & #2) as this one is NOT an a capella. This is actually my first attempt at a) figuring out a rhythm part, and b) working with multi-track recording and mic volume controls. This is a whole new ballpark for me that I never would have thought myself to be in even one year ago. I never even thought to use the mic on my huge monitor for the purposes of recording my singing until something came over me to try back around the 14th or 15th of November this year (2011)! I've been seeing more potential in these far from ideal means, and I am going to do my best to strive toward that. It is necessary for me to do this for not only my future but for my soul, and it is said that necessity is the mother of invention. Let's believe that, shall we?


          This recording is a rough cover version demo that consists of 4 tracks; drum, melody vocal, backing vocal, and secondary backing vocal. I've only worked on it for about a week (the recording mainly in the last two), so there is much more work to be done on all parts as well as in the recording process alone. I will keep working on this along with all my other crazy song ideas well into the New Year. (For more on what I use for recording, see THIS post.) What you are going to hear now is far from perfect, this is quite true, but the point isn't perfection right now. The point is to share my process of learning and growth here on my blog, and I shall do that with every vocal audio I put up as well.

          As for the song itself... I feel like the song chose me as it fits well with many of my feelings right now. I know that there are people close to me that doubt me and my abilities. I know that they have something to say about my choices and decisions, and that they may think that I'm going about things the wrong way. But I know what's right in my heart and have to honor that. They can say what they want to say, and they can say it over and over again, but it's not up to them. I'm listening to my inner truth. I'm listening to my heart. They can sit in their world of unrealized dreams, but mine will take flight.

Without further ado, I give to you... Songs From the Spiral #3.