The low rhythmic thumping was me palm-slapping a muted Meinl Percussion snare cajon. This is the one sound I didn't record with a condenser mic. I used a cheap little MC100 dynamic mic to give it a less lively sound with a bit more warmth.

The light "dust" sfx was made by softly dragging a cotton glove across a paving stone. The mic was right up close in order to really capture the finer details. I used a Rode NT1-A for almost all of the recording for this song, but it performed especially well with this sound.

I used a hammer, crowbar, and paving stone to get the main percussion for this one. The hammer striking the stone formed a gritty "clunk" sound. The hammer and crowbar clanging together provided a brighter ringing tone. I was able to layer the two together to get a fairly convincing pickaxe strike.

It has worked out so far, I suppose.

And yeah I had to get a standing desk because I have the worst posture possible when I sit. It was killing my back 😅

ZGameEditor has no right to be as nice as it is. 😅 I may have to do more visualizations since I'm getting back into composing again.

That is absolutely valid.

Yeah I can see that. Occasional cam meetings with my core team is nice. It's mostly the meetings with other teams and 3rd parties that cam be the most exhausting.

I think the ability to read my body language and facial expressions is exactly why I'd rather not. As Leigh said above, masking costs extra. It can be exhausting both physically and mentally.

20 somethings me was a LOT more cavalier about backups...

Blue exclamations give me PTSD.