Well, for the past week I should have been on holiday in Scotland, but after two days and some miserable weather a heavy cold sent me scurrying home to feel sorry for myself. Well, of course with a week now of 'uncommitted' time it was obvious what I would do, wasn't it :) When I'm more or less satisfied with a piece of music, I first check it on a pair of medium quality headphones for balance, then on my main Hi-Fi which is quite a tasty unit, and finally on the car stereo, to see what it sounds like with a truly mangled frequency response. I was so excited about my latest piece - Ripples In A Pond - that I was in the car at 1am checking it out. It's OK, I think my neighbours already know I'm crazy. The second part of this tune - Echo From The Lake - was very much an after thought, but now I think it's the best part of it! I also finally have Footsteps put together to my satisfaction. I don't know quite how I did it but the 3rd section as a real room filling quality. The brisk march at the end nearly didn't happen. The melody by itself seemed a bit thin and weedy. There are several other new tunes and a couple of updated ones - I told you I'd been busy :) Please have a look and tell me what you think. http://www.folderol.ukfsn.org/updates.shtml -- Will J G
