Before the Christmas holidays, I managed to finalise Actor completely and got all the mixing and mastering finished. I felt proud of the final outcome and confident about the direction of the rest of the project. While in Indonesia, I also began collecting sound recordings from street vendors, especially during peak hours when everyone gathers together after Maghrib. I was so happy to be there during the New Year’s holiday when the markets were particularly active and full of life.
Unfortunately, when I played the recordings back at home through my speakers, they sounded muddy, distorted, and completely unusable in a professional context. This was a major setback. I had been looking forward to working on the Indonesian track next, and this unexpected audio issue really threw me off creatively and emotionally.
To fix the problem, I researched microphone types suitable for field recording and ended up ordering one online with decent user reviews and a portable form factor. With this new mic, I revisited a few markets to re-record the ambience, this time with much cleaner results. I also began testing a few of the new samples inside the Kembang Rawe remix, though I still haven’t fully found the right direction for the sound yet. Unfortunately, I’ve made the decision to put the production of Case on hold for now as my creative focus has shifted toward the Indonesian track, which I felt really motivated to work on.
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