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The tech editing for the third edition of Home Recording For Dummies is completed. Since it's already been through two generations, the basic stuff (principles that home recordists have followed for years) still applies and gets good results. Most of the work revolved around updated software and plug-ins (and that's a never-ending chase), which made me want more software. And that's not pretty. At least with physical gear, you're holding something. It feels real. Purchasing software is a nebulous thrill, because you're never quite sure what you're getting into when you install it. There's a visceral thrill in playing a new instrument or stomping on a new pedal. Not so much with the start of a program.

Otherwise, the weekend was spent either at the ACT, various and sundry First Friday activities (including a visit to the Brass Ring Lounge and an exhibition of the old artifacts salvaged from the previous tenants), or in front of the TV investing way too much time in Soul Caliber IV. It's time for twelve steps.