Program Notes

This was the first project completed using the new Cakewalk Home Studio software. The project originated from something Sid came up with in the car one day, and was expanded over many weeks. The first draft consisted of 5 MIDI parts: percussion, slap bass, regular bass, trumpet, and trombone. Using that as a basis, the project eventually morphed into many audio tracks with only the percussion and slap bass left as MIDI. During the latter planning stages Stan came up with the idea of inserting sound clips from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory into the final product. Using a DVD copy of the movie, several clips were captured and worked into the mix. The final mix was performed several days after the recording session.

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Recording Date(s): Saturday, August 23, 2003
Recorded At: Vista Studio
Personnel & Instrumentation:

• Stan Thomas (vocals)
• Rex Simmons (trumpet, trombone, vocals)
• Sidney Simmons (bass, recorder, vocals)
• Catherine Simmons (clarinet, recorder, vocals)
• Dottie the Dog (barking)

Recording Equipment:

• Dell Dimension L800r, 800 MHz P3, 256 MB RAM, Soundblaster Live! Value sound card
• Behringer Eurorack MX802A 8-channel mixer (input to sound card)
• Cakewalk Home Studio 2004