Phil Wakely Audio

Well, when it comes to it, that link above is what I have to show for some very hard work and some quite stressful decisions and choices I’ve had to make. The project, which started… Read more

Tomorrow is deadline day, so I’ve been thinking about what I’ve achieved so far. I’ve had to change my plan from a collaborative one to a more self-centred project. This is fine, but it makes me… Read more

One thing I haven’t talked about yet is vocals. The main reason for this is that I am a terrible singer and need to work with other people to get an opportunity to try and… Read more

I’ve been spending some time mixing having had the Mac repaired pronto. I’m confident with the majority of my songs but there’s one that troubles me a little. It’s built around a sample from the… Read more

Disaster! Having had a few days of my now fixed Mac, today I came home to this! Thankfully, the screen, which hadn’t been re-attached properly after the IMac was serviced must have slid gently to… Read more

It’s getting close to deadline day for the project, so I’m pretty flat out trying to make sure I have enough material recorded. So far I’ve got 4 tracks that I have recorded myself, primarily… Read more

I’m going to look at the process I’ve followed to turn a fairly unimpressive recording of my band jamming into something resembling a finished song. I started with a few tracks recorded using a Zoom… Read more

Well my tech problems have given me an enforced period of being unable to work on the project, but has given me an opportunity to reflect on what work has been done so far and… Read more

OK, so long story short, the IMac is a bit of a disaster. I’m going to have to take it to be repaired and it’s looking very much like it’s going to need a new… Read more

Not good! The new Mac has decided to stop booting. It’s worked for a couple of days but now, nothing! There’s a series of things that I can try to get it going, so I’m… Read more