sonofableep

instead of spending the night with Mass Effect 2 like i’d planned (which i *still* haven’t managed to start yet), i ended up recording temp VO for a bunch of temp monsters.  that would be temp ^ 2.  which should mean “just get *something* down, it doesn’t have to be perfect…hell it doesn’t even have to be good, just knock that shit out”.  39 lines.  just read ‘em into the mic derrick, and move on.

but nooooo.  you just *had* to agonize over finding the right voice for each different monster, didn’t you?  and you just *had* to get the most convincing performance possible, right?  and you just *had* to edit & process them as if they were headed for gold master tomorrow, hm?  and now it’s 1 am, you sound like you smoked a carton of marlboros with the filters ripped off, and you’re too drained to do anything other than slide out of yer chair into a little puddle on the floor, Salvador Dali style.

and what have we learned here?  probably nothing.  i’m sure to repeat the night’s events dozens more times before it’s finally time to call in the professionals.  meantime, maybe i should pony up for The Art Of Screaming.