Jeff Burchett
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The Cat Mansion’s renovation is complete with a new desk in place. The new setup is dramatically more ergonomic and gives back some room space. I have availability for mixing and mastering jobs as early as next week, plus some tracking time available.
Visit thecatmansion.net for more info.
Visit thecatmansion.net for more info.
It would sure be nice if my body met my aspirations (high) for it with the level of effort I want to apply (low) to it.
February 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
It would sure be nice if my body met my aspirations (high) for it with the level of effort I want to apply (low) to it.
Beautiful as this weather is, it’s absolutely bizarre and psychologically uncomfortable. It’s been ~20° above average all winter. Nearly no snow, and from what I understand, very little in the mountains, either.
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Beautiful as this weather is, it’s absolutely bizarre and psychologically uncomfortable. It’s been ~20° above average all winter. Nearly no snow, and from what I understand, very little in the mountains, either.
The Cat Mansion’s renovation is complete with a new desk in place. The new setup is dramatically more ergonomic and gives back some room space. I have availability for mixing and mastering jobs as early as next week, plus some tracking time available.
Visit thecatmansion.net for more info.
Visit thecatmansion.net for more info.
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The Cat Mansion’s renovation is complete with a new desk in place. The new setup is dramatically more ergonomic and gives back some room space. I have availability for mixing and mastering jobs as early as next week, plus some tracking time available.
Visit thecatmansion.net for more info.
Visit thecatmansion.net for more info.
Are you making choices that set you up to be an ancestor remembered over generations or just a ghost that haunts the future?
The world needs ancestors, not specters remembered mostly as cautionary tales, or even worse, lost entirely to the years.
The world needs ancestors, not specters remembered mostly as cautionary tales, or even worse, lost entirely to the years.
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Are you making choices that set you up to be an ancestor remembered over generations or just a ghost that haunts the future?
The world needs ancestors, not specters remembered mostly as cautionary tales, or even worse, lost entirely to the years.
The world needs ancestors, not specters remembered mostly as cautionary tales, or even worse, lost entirely to the years.
Doomerism of any variety is never the right call. All trajectories can be bent or broken, all courses affected (even if modestly). Doomerism is just accelerationism wearing an emo band shirt. Arguments for the inevitability of anything are psyops, often unwittingly perpetuated by those they target.
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Doomerism of any variety is never the right call. All trajectories can be bent or broken, all courses affected (even if modestly). Doomerism is just accelerationism wearing an emo band shirt. Arguments for the inevitability of anything are psyops, often unwittingly perpetuated by those they target.
The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are beyond horrific. Our leaders must do better, immediately. Stay safe, Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are beyond horrific. Our leaders must do better, immediately. Stay safe, Minneapolis.
Teaching kids the difference between facts and opinions, and then between valid (I prefer X…) and invalid (I believe the year is 1926) opinions is so hard (+important). I can’t count the times that my 10 year old has said the most insane thing ever only to follow it up with “well that’s my opinion.”
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Teaching kids the difference between facts and opinions, and then between valid (I prefer X…) and invalid (I believe the year is 1926) opinions is so hard (+important). I can’t count the times that my 10 year old has said the most insane thing ever only to follow it up with “well that’s my opinion.”
Good morning, friends. I've just published the penultimate blog post in my series on mixing. This series is aimed at novice to intermediate folks interested in making better songs on their own. This post is about using timbre to polish your mixes.
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-thi...
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-thi...
How To Mix Music Professionally With Saturation, Modulation, And Other Timbral Tools — The Cat Mansion - A Music Studio in Fort Collins, CO Specializing in Audio Mixing, Mastering, and Production
We’re in the home stretch! This is the fifth post in a series of six posts. If you’re looking for a comprehensive overview of mixing, you may want to read the earlier posts first: Mixing Is A Three ...
www.thecatmansion.net
January 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Good morning, friends. I've just published the penultimate blog post in my series on mixing. This series is aimed at novice to intermediate folks interested in making better songs on their own. This post is about using timbre to polish your mixes.
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-thi...
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-thi...
I've published another blog post in my series on mixing. This one is about using space like a pro in your mixes and covers some ground I bet a lot of people don't know. Here's a link. As always, hope it's useful to you in your music making journey!
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sec...
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sec...
How To Make Professional Mixes Using Space — The Cat Mansion - A Music Studio in Fort Collins, CO Specializing in Audio Mixing, Mastering, and Production
Welcome back to my series on mixing! This is the fourth post in a (likely) six post series, so if you haven’t read the preceding posts in this series, Mixing Is A Three Legged Stool , The Seat Of Th...
www.thecatmansion.net
January 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I've published another blog post in my series on mixing. This one is about using space like a pro in your mixes and covers some ground I bet a lot of people don't know. Here's a link. As always, hope it's useful to you in your music making journey!
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sec...
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sec...
Happy new year! May we all make 2026 what we hope it can be.
January 2, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Happy new year! May we all make 2026 what we hope it can be.
Few photos of my freshly painted studio… ready to mix and master your songs! Get in touch if you need a hand with your music.
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Few photos of my freshly painted studio… ready to mix and master your songs! Get in touch if you need a hand with your music.
I ran sound for my kid’s school choir, recorded their performance, polished it up, and sent it back to the music teacher. My son insists one of the songs is called “A Tiffany Christmas,” but I’m not so sure. I suspect something about “epiphany” but the phrase is so common Google doesn’t help.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I ran sound for my kid’s school choir, recorded their performance, polished it up, and sent it back to the music teacher. My son insists one of the songs is called “A Tiffany Christmas,” but I’m not so sure. I suspect something about “epiphany” but the phrase is so common Google doesn’t help.
Next post in the Mixing series. This one's about controlling volume / level / loudness, and gets into what I hope are helpful conceptual tutorials of various tools: www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-fir...
The First Leg Of The Stool: Volume — The Cat Mansion - A Music Studio in Fort Collins, CO Specializing in Audio Mixing, Mastering, and Production
Master volume in mixing with clear guidance on gain staging, EQ, compression, clippers, transient shapers, and saturators. Learn how to balance tracks, avoid frequency conflicts, and create profession...
www.thecatmansion.net
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Next post in the Mixing series. This one's about controlling volume / level / loudness, and gets into what I hope are helpful conceptual tutorials of various tools: www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-fir...
New blog post in my series on mixing fundamentals, this time on hearing and listening and how to get better at both of them.
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sea...
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sea...
How To Listen To Music Like A Mix Engineer — The Cat Mansion - A Music Studio in Fort Collins, CO Specializing in Audio Mixing, Mastering, and Production
Improve every part of your music from performance to mastering by learning to listen like a mix engineer. This blog post contains practical advice and practice exercises to improve your critical liste...
www.thecatmansion.net
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
New blog post in my series on mixing fundamentals, this time on hearing and listening and how to get better at both of them.
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sea...
www.thecatmansion.net/blog/the-sea...
New blog post on music mixing fundamentals and mindset. If you struggle to get your mixes to sound the way you want, maybe this will help: www.thecatmansion.net/blog/mixing-...
Mixing Is a Three-Legged Stool — The Cat Mansion - A Music Studio in Fort Collins, CO Specializing in Audio Mixing, Mastering, and Production
Mixing music is a lot more straightforward than a lot of you think. If mixing a song takes you hours, or you struggle to get your songs to sound the way you want, read on. Mixing is just three thing...
www.thecatmansion.net
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New blog post on music mixing fundamentals and mindset. If you struggle to get your mixes to sound the way you want, maybe this will help: www.thecatmansion.net/blog/mixing-...
Recently, my wife, @annuin.bsky.social and I started a store selling cat furniture and some nice jewelry for humans because so many cat accessories are just... kinda lame. We're running a Black Friday sale. Use code BFCM20OFF at tinytigersupply.com — I hope you find something you love!
Tiny Tiger Supply
At Tiny Tiger Supply, your cat’s happiness comes first! Discover cozy beds, fun cat trees, and durable scratchers, along with purrfect gifts for cat lovers. All lovingly chosen for cats and the people...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Recently, my wife, @annuin.bsky.social and I started a store selling cat furniture and some nice jewelry for humans because so many cat accessories are just... kinda lame. We're running a Black Friday sale. Use code BFCM20OFF at tinytigersupply.com — I hope you find something you love!
Happy Halloween! Today is release day. Give “Your Ghost” a listen on Bandcamp (link below) or watch the lyric video here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-XH...
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Happy Halloween! Today is release day. Give “Your Ghost” a listen on Bandcamp (link below) or watch the lyric video here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-XH...
I have a new musical project called Veil of Shadows. It's kind of crunchy goth rock in the same vein as The Sisters of Mercy. My debut single releases on Halloween. I'd really appreciate if you checked it out. veilofshadows.bandcamp.com/album/your-g...
Your Ghost, by Veil of Shadows
1 track album
veilofshadows.bandcamp.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I have a new musical project called Veil of Shadows. It's kind of crunchy goth rock in the same vein as The Sisters of Mercy. My debut single releases on Halloween. I'd really appreciate if you checked it out. veilofshadows.bandcamp.com/album/your-g...
Electronic musicians: a while ago, I made a bunch of instrument definitions for the Sequential Cirklon 2 MIDI sequencer and loaded them to GitHub. I've started turning those into instrument definitions for the Squarp Hapax as well, and pushed the first commit live today. github.com/jeffburchett
September 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Electronic musicians: a while ago, I made a bunch of instrument definitions for the Sequential Cirklon 2 MIDI sequencer and loaded them to GitHub. I've started turning those into instrument definitions for the Squarp Hapax as well, and pushed the first commit live today. github.com/jeffburchett
Well, Apple got my computer working again, so that’s exciting. The Cat Mansion was only down for a day.
September 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Well, Apple got my computer working again, so that’s exciting. The Cat Mansion was only down for a day.
So, Apple thinks the hard drive and/or motherboard has gone bad in my Mac Studio. Which is the device that runs my… commercial music studio.
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
So, Apple thinks the hard drive and/or motherboard has gone bad in my Mac Studio. Which is the device that runs my… commercial music studio.
I've been using Apple computers for 20+ years. Throughout that time, I've also had a handful of Windows machines. The Windows machines had frequent hiccups, which were generally easy to resolve. Today, for the first time, one of my Macs has failed, but the failure is spectacular and absolute.
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I've been using Apple computers for 20+ years. Throughout that time, I've also had a handful of Windows machines. The Windows machines had frequent hiccups, which were generally easy to resolve. Today, for the first time, one of my Macs has failed, but the failure is spectacular and absolute.
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all the dude ever wanted was his rug back
November 24, 2024 at 8:02 PM
all the dude ever wanted was his rug back
Daylight Saving Time belongs in the dumpster. Standard Time forever! Why are we still doing this to ourselves?!
March 11, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Daylight Saving Time belongs in the dumpster. Standard Time forever! Why are we still doing this to ourselves?!
Reposted by Jeff Burchett
"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction." - Mark Twain
Happy International Cat Day to all the kitties and the people who love them! ❤️
Happy International Cat Day to all the kitties and the people who love them! ❤️
August 8, 2023 at 9:36 PM
"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction." - Mark Twain
Happy International Cat Day to all the kitties and the people who love them! ❤️
Happy International Cat Day to all the kitties and the people who love them! ❤️