So why the sudden burst of creativity?
Feb. 8th, 2006 04:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stevieannieI think it's because (a) I'm footling with the harp whilst Tim is out, but mostly (b) I'm recording snippets of vocals and harp bits on the voice-messaging program on my Palm T3.
I got up the day after I wrote the melody line for "Dead Men Walking" and I couldn't remember a note. I played back the first verse I'd recorded, all scratchy, boomy and crunchy (because it's really just a dictaphone) and *pow*! There it was! This is a good idea for me, as the children have siphoned off vast amounts of my concentration span and memory. Forget the concept of "if I can't remember it, it wasn't any good to start with" - sometimes I can't remember how to make sponge cake either, and I *know* that's DAMN good.
Recording snippets like this is a great idea for me, and is how I've managed to get bits and pieces done. It's a great eye opener into my world as the 20 second recordings tend to go like this:
Annie: Lalalalalalaa, deeedeedum, *Plink* *plink*...
Ellie: I wanna onnee juith! Inna bottle!
Annie: *sigh*
I love my T3. I also love the extension card which allows me not to worry about how much I'm recording!
I got up the day after I wrote the melody line for "Dead Men Walking" and I couldn't remember a note. I played back the first verse I'd recorded, all scratchy, boomy and crunchy (because it's really just a dictaphone) and *pow*! There it was! This is a good idea for me, as the children have siphoned off vast amounts of my concentration span and memory. Forget the concept of "if I can't remember it, it wasn't any good to start with" - sometimes I can't remember how to make sponge cake either, and I *know* that's DAMN good.
Recording snippets like this is a great idea for me, and is how I've managed to get bits and pieces done. It's a great eye opener into my world as the 20 second recordings tend to go like this:
Annie: Lalalalalalaa, deeedeedum, *Plink* *plink*...
Ellie: I wanna onnee juith! Inna bottle!
Annie: *sigh*
I love my T3. I also love the extension card which allows me not to worry about how much I'm recording!
