The daily routine was something like this: Wake up, breakfast, record, lunch, record, dinner, relax, reflect, retire, repeat. It seemed like a schedule I would have if I had enough clients to do this full-time. It was a lot of fun, and I could see myself working like this every week, but I definitely need a break for now.

Anyway, this experience prompted me to write a post about the difference between the role of a producer and the role an engineer, and how to work one-on-one with a songwriter. I will put this up soon.

P.S. A quick technical note of reflection: in mixing, I realized how much I prefer Drumagog over Sound Replacer. Especially the large amount of velocity layers and being able to automate parameters like sensitivity/threshold – fun stuff.