on second thought, it seems - seems - to have clicked into place.

that only makes sense if the problem was in the left ear, and my fiddling around with the short managed to fix the connection.

i'm running with it, anyways. let's see if i can get through both records without pulling out a glaring "muffle".

switching to hey, god in the alter-reality

yeah, i'm swapping out various plugs and, while they all sound a little different, there's a consistency: the working cord is muffled across the board. i'm going to continue testing for the night, but i'm pretty much convinced that i need a new cord.

i'll probably buy three of them. they're like $10 each. in the mean time, i *think* i can finish mixing.

there's an alter-reality update tonight, which means i'm very far behind where i wanted to be right now, but i just need to keep plugging away at it. at least i've got some daylight to an answer, now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBvkURqZ9F8

ok, i'm finally psyched back into it.

laptop lid now closed.