Greg, the mastering engineer, actually did a great job with what I gave him on Friday. He did, however, email me a bit of a WTF email, pointing out some issues in the mixes. One of the issues I did actually know about but made a rather dumb assumption, basically that it was unfixable, and so I hadn't paid any attention to it last week. It turns out, though, I had done a boost along the way via EQ and that was why it was so very out of whack now. Duh.
The other issue I was minorly aware of but had written it off as normal. Well, folks, it's all a learning process, but of course I hate to waste Greg's time while I'm learning the process. He's a rather nice guy, though, and patient, so hopefully he won't charge for me for a do over.
Other than that, I did get around to doing a fresh mix on the "Mirror Land" EP which is definitely coming along. I'd like to say that it should be ready for mastering in 2-3 weeks, depending upon how well I stay upon it. Once "...Effects..." is officially done, I should be able to give my full attention, no doubt.
I'm going to be very honest; I'm actually amazed that these tracks for "...Effects..." sound as good as they do. I have a feeling 10 years down the road that I'll look back on this and say, "I have no idea how I made it sound even that good." Hmph.
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