Welcome to the Saddle Rock Bonus Episode! (If you haven’t listened to Episode 1 of this podcast, you may want to do that first, since we talk about how we made the episode here.) Jon and Paulina talk about recording the music for Episode 1 of this podcast: <ul><li>How to play drums when you’re not a drummer (step 1: never think about how awesome you sound)</li><li>Using VST (virtual) instruments, and why Mellotron presets sound like new money</li><li>Why they did not put Wurlitzer electronic piano on every single song even though they kind of wanted to</li></ul>Also! How to tell if you’re micing a speaker and not a shelf(?), on writing happy music instead of sad music, and a preview of Episode 2: Sands Point!  Notes and transcripts to the Saddle Rock episodes: https://www.aneyesoreandaplague.com/saddle-rock

An Eyesore and a Plague

Bonus: Recording Saddle Rock

At the turn of the 20th century, New York City's millionaires started moving to the suburbs in Long Island and Westchester County. They had enormous homes and just about everything money could buy. There was just one problem: they weren't alone. Around the same time, ordinary, middle-class New Yorkers started exploring the suburbs themselves. The millionaires were horrified to see commuters and tourists enjoying their suburban paradise. But the beaches and the roads were public: how could the millionaires possibly stop people from using them?It was actually pretty easy. All they had to do was pass one tiny amendment...