Hymns and Songs of My Mother:
Phase I - 1998 to 2004

NOTE. Release of for this album is targeted for late Summer/early fall 2023. Selections will be available sooner, and pre-ordering will be available via the online store. Easy access to the online store is provided via TortoiseClimbing™'s Store access page.

Pages under Phase I provide history and credits for those who participated in the Phase I efforts toward creation of this album.

Note. Target for completion of the extensive companion publication, History Through 26 Hymns and Songs eBook is late 2023. The plan is to initially make the record album available alone, earlier this year. When the extensive eBook becomes available later this year it will be offered both with the album as a discounted bundle, and individually.

Overview of Work Completed during Phase I: 1998 - 2004

A draft recording of the entire structure of the album was completed during Phase I (except for the new arrangement for "Welcome Home" with David singing lead). This included:

• A draft of David and Ms. Gerber-Salins' vocal tracks, except for "Welcome Home". However, a rough scratch draft of "Welcome Home" was recorded by the writer/composer (Kathy Brigman Haupt) during her trip to sing this song at mother's memorial service;
• Many hymns and songs include a piano accompaniment as part of the mix;
• A portion of the hymns and songs also include arrangements of additional orchestral instruments; and
• For Phase I, some hymns included keyboard electronic simulated pipe organ and a couple included Hammond Organ (replaced in Phase II with real pipe organ.)

Biographical credits for each of the artists involved during Phase I are accessible by instrument played, via the dropdown submenu above left. Click on the appropriate instrument category link and the dropdown submenu on that webpage will give you access to individual information about each of the artists who played in that category of instrument describing their contributions to this album.

Technical Recording Process Note

The Phase I work on Hymns and Songs of My Mother  was recorded before the wide commercial prevalence of digital tools now widely used. The technical recording medium used for Phase I recording of this album in Studio B at Bias Recording Studio in Springfield, Virginia was:

• 24 track, 2 inch analog master tape;
• 30 inches per second; and
• Using Dolby SR noise reduction.

NOTE. With the strong resurgence in analogue recording and production of vinyl records, Dolby SR is again more in use in recording studios with 2 inch 24 track analogue tape. Dolby SR's tape noise reduction capabilities are considered very close to what is achieved in digital recording. (However, you don't get access to the digital editing capabilities for mixing and mastering.)

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