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Voice memos, a borrowed keyboard and the number 16 tram.

6 min read

Most of the record started as voice memos I made between stops.

Read: How I wrote Night Bus in three weeks

The first line came on the number 16 tram, somewhere between Kungsportsplatsen and Linnéplatsen. I hummed it into my phone so I would not lose it.

The rule

One take a day, no editing until Sunday. The mistakes stayed in.

If it sounds like the tram, leave it.

Jonah Reyes
GuideGear

4 min read

What is on my desk, and what I would not buy again.

Read: The gear I actually use

A two-input interface, closed-back headphones and a second-hand dynamic mic. That is the whole list.

  • Audio interface, 2 inputs
  • Closed-back headphones
  • One dynamic mic (second-hand, 900 SEK)