![]() ![]() ![]() In the beginning there was no real sense of how long it would take to put it all together. This led to the concept of producing videos of the Mysteries of the Rosary that would be deeply engaging by combining imagery with purposefully and prayerfully chosen accompanying texts. The initial inspiration for the video aspect of the project was birthed in part by the popularity of our Divine Mercy Chaplet YouTube video. Hours fly by with seemingly endless tweaking to get things sounding just right. In the image below the BBE Sonic Sweet Plugins, Pro-Logic Reverb and EQ are highlighted. Notice the five blocks of audio in the bottom row? These are guitar tracks with edits shown in yellow. ![]() The above image is a screen shot of a few audio tracks. Similar edits were also implemented on the guitar and keyboard tracks where necessary. This involved hundreds of edits to remove miscellaneous or unwanted sounds which would take away from a clear, clean and crisp recording to minimize any distractions to the listener. That being said, probably one of the greatest challenges is knowing and accepting when to "abandon" the mix and considering it finished and ready to go! The audio for the Divine Mercy Rosary DVD was recorded, mixed and mastered using Apple's Pro-Logic X with added plugins from BBE Sound. Meticulous care was taken especially with the spoken tracks. Home Studios these days can produce outstanding results greatly reducing the expense incurred in years gone by. The Creed, Announcement of the Mysteries, Fatima and Closing Prayers were recorded in our Home Studio in the front room on the right as you look at this image. They were recorded in the basement of our Victorian home in Ottawa which features an almost "monastery" look and feel because of the old large foundation stones. We had released an audio version of the Divine Mercy Chaplet a number of years ago and Angelina's prayer tracks come from that recording. The prayer and vocal tracks have their own unique history. Sometimes perceived recording perfection needs to take a back seat to an " accidental" track that captures something special. This '"demo" track was recorded leisurely laying back on a couch in Chatham, Ontario to a click track for the sole purpose of laying down the accompanying keyboard track. As it turned out the "feel" of the original "demo" track could not be reproduced after many attempts and so it was left as is. One interesting note about the recording of what became the final track is that it originally was intended as a demo track to be re-recorded later. The final track had much less delay and the progression up the neck evolved over time. This video is an early version with a fairly heavy delay effect and a speedy BPM. The Godin 12 String Guitar riff took shape over a couple of months. (a great Kijiji purchase from Alberta) It was the first melody written while experimenting with it once it was out of the box that day! Thankfully we made a short video of it to remember the basic progression. For example the keyboard section forming the backing track for the Menu, Intro and Closing prayers, the Glory Be and Fatima prayer happened the day the Novation Keyboard arrived. In hindsight it seems they were "deposited" by grace in anticipation of what was to come. The various melodies came separately and no thought was given as to how they might fit together. The musical score comprises of keyboard and guitar parts that were written in advance of the project's conception. ![]()
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