Tonight we moved into the studio. Tim and I arrived around 10:30 to load in the drums, only to find that the engineer was retracing his steps looking for one of his friends’ missing keys. We picked him up at a video store and were underway at the studio by 11:00. Tonight was basically drum setup and initial miking. I sat behind the kit and hit things while our engineer made minute adjustments (what the hell do I know, I’m just the drummer!) and then I hit things some more. We spent about an hour getting the drum sounds correct, and once we were finished, it was past midnight. The drums sound better than I could have ever expected; his new microphones make all the difference! Tomorrow we begin tracking the first tunes on the album.