I Warned You

“I Warned You” was composed and produced by David Delbridge at The Resort recording studio in Incline Village, Nevada, USA.

The following instruments were used:  1976 Les Paul Custom guitar, 2012 Fender Jazz Bass, Moog Voyager synthesizer, and a Studio Electronics CODE 8 synthesizer.  Acoustic drums are voiced by Mixosaurus Kit A samples (24-bit, 96 kHz) triggered by an Alternate Mode TrapKAT XL drum pad controller.

“I Warned You” plays with the popular question:  “If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self?”  According to Bronnie Ware, author of “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying,” the answer is frequently this:  “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself.”  David’s song imagines just such a conversation, encouraging his young self, his young friends, and past loves to live full and adventurous lives – to enjoy life’s fleeting gifts – before time runs out.  But then, it does.

Tracking for “I Warned You” was performed at 24-bit resolution with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz.  Mixing and mastering employed 64-bit floating point processing with no intermediate downsampling/dithering.  The project was produced from start to finish in 5.1 surround sound.  It was determined that the center and low-frequency effects (LFE) channels offered no benefit to the listening experience and were ultimately discarded in favor of a more reliable 4.0 (quad) surround layout that will translate better to a larger number of listening environments.

The stereo mix of “I Warned You” was produced in parallel with the surround mix, a workflow that permits ideal mixes in both formats.

All photographs, artwork and related promotional materials for “I Warned You” were produced by David Delbridge.

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