Hymns and Songs for Living:
Phase I – 1998 - 2004

Work completed during Phase I:

• A draft for all of David and Ms. Gerber-Salins' vocal tracks, except for Welcome Home;
• Many of the hymns and songs included a piano accompaniment as part of the mix;
• Some hymns included keyboard electronic simulated pipe organ; and

(All electronic keyboard accompaniments were replaced in phase II with real pipe organ, recorded by Slipped DISC onsite at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Ashland, Virginia on the campus of Randolph Macon College.)

• Orchestration accompaniments were written and recorded as additional accompaniment tracks in the mix for a selection of the hymns and songs.

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Technical Note

The Phase I work on Hymns and Songs for Living took place before there was wide commercial prevalence of tools now available in recording studios because of the digital revolution. Thus, the technical medium used in Studio B at Bias Recording Studio in Springfield, Virginia for recording this album was:

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