"I think it would be fun to look for a 9 to 5 regular job."
"Did you see that cool Barbie Dream Guitar?"
"Do you think we're playing too loud?"
While all of the above fit the title, mine is: "I have too much equipment." My music room is starting to look like an episode of Hoarders. OK, not really. But, I have equipment for playing out, equipment for playing in, and equipment for recording. I would consider moving some of it along, but... I really like it all. All. Today was "Re-do the Music Room Day." I unplugged everything, with the intent of running different guitars and mics through the 12-channel mixer, into some PA equipment, and easy access for recording.
I spent about 6 hours in there working on that project. To the untrained eye, it looks pretty similar to the way it looked before I started. The big difference is how I ran and re-routed chords and cables. There was a lot of playing, testing, listening, and EQ adjusting that got done in the process. The goal is flexibility and handy access to different mics; controlling each with the mixer.
I called it a day when my fingers and voice felt worn out. I tried to do as much as possible through headphones so Joan wouldn't have to listen to "Mic check, one, two," a couple thousand times. Rufus did come and lay by my feet while I was playing parts of songs, making adjustments. Some of this I have had for years; some is new this year. All of it bought for a purpose, and now to make it all work together... as much as possible.
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