Shaun R. Haber

Last night we had our first recording session for “The Survivors of Orange Grove High”. It was more of a pre-recording session really.

Chazz and Nick (who co-wrote the film) want me to do the music. We met yesterday in my parents’ garage in RB, mainly to test-bed the Fast Track Pro. I mic’ed my amp and sent the signal to the fast track, which interfaces to Logic Express.

The beauty of having my Powerbook is that I can record virtually anywhere. I have a portable studio! I used my parents’ garage because I didn’t want to blair the amp in my own apartment. It would probably piss off the neighbors. I may experiment with other recording locations… perhaps a lecture hall at UCSD?

Yesterday we mainly skimmed over musical ideas. I recorded some takes, but probably nothing I’ll want to keep. If anything, yesterday served as a crash course in logic express. I have a lot to learn. I am forcing myself to read through all 500+ pages of the manual.

Once I feel comfortable with the software, I will start recording for real. This may not be for a couple months. I will want to enlist the help of fellow musicians (as my main weapon is guitar), so if anyone is reading this and plays and instrument (and doesn’t suck), either I’ll be in contact with you, or you with me.