Drop the mic!

It had been a long day, too long. I had an unusual large amount of work outside the studio. I sighed in relief late in the afternoon when I stopped for the first time, knowing I was alive only because I was breathing, not believing where I’d gotten so much energy to do so many things in just one day. I had barely eaten, and had not missed it.

It was then when I received a call from a studio I had been collaborating with for a long time, asking for an urgent work. I sighed again… Since I dedicated myself to voice-overs, that was the first, and only, time I didn’t feel like greeting the microphone. I’m sorry, Mic, nothing personal. The bed seemed more appealing.

So, late at night, I dragged myself to the computer, prepared the DAW (audio editing software), enlarged the script on the screen inside the audio booth, and got down to work. I was so tired that it took so long to record 15 or 16 good minutes.

45 minutes later, the final sentence of the script! Yes! Done! I left the booth with a big smile and almost shut sleepy eyes. Sigh again, in relief. It was as if I was hearing angels singing, as a sign of triumph, telling me, in sort of a Lala-lullaby, something like “you are almost done, this day is finally over, you’re about to go to sleep and snore for many good refreshing hours”. I was a survivor!

But…

I looked at the computer screen…

I maximized the sound editor…

What a…

All stopped…

But…

… I had forgotten to press the record button, and didn’t notice throughout the voice acting.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

I don’t know where I got more energy but the second session – the first one, better said –, ended perfect.