HNIC

Last weekend was a fantastic one.

Sunday morning found me heading out to the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga for a setup day. Monday was the start of two days of recording the Toronto Symphony Orchestra playing the theme for Hockey Night In Canada. As you'll no doubt recall, CTV purchased the tune from it's original owner when the CBC decided not to pay the asking price. as such, we were able to re-record the track with the TSO to create a more up to date sounding mix.

Needless to say, it was an awesome experience. This recording was a real leap forward in terms of the technology we used and the extent to which we used it.. for the audio saavy, it was, apparently, the largest 'digital microphone' use recording to be done to date, anywhere. all told, i think we were using upwards of 30 or 35 neumann digitals to capture the orchestra and the hall. additionally, it was my first introduction to the concept of fiber rings as a means of pushing lots of audio a long way.

life, outside of work, is moving along. i should be getting the final masters back from sieg on monday or tuesday, at which point i can send the record out for manufacturing. kar's head first into school now, so it's busy around here. i'm finding the need to back up again, slow down, rethink everything.. i've had a few episodes lately of.. frustration.. where i can clearly see that i'm offline, and doing a very selective job of sharing my kindness. if all i do is work and sleep, cynicism is quick to come knocking, along with frustration and impatience. life life life. purpose can be tough to nail down at times..