…you may become like Him in character…
- Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, pg. 77
It’s
an ordinary morning: the school bell rings and I burst into the recording studio
ready to start work. “Good morning, Ryo!” I cheerfully greet my boss. After having
a word of prayer, I take my place in front of a computer.
“You already know what to
do, right?” Ryo asks.
I nod. (I do know what to
do.)
I start
to edit a song that has been recorded by students, and for now I just edit the
choir part. What I mean by “editing” is that I have to make the music sound flawless.
I don’t mean to say that the choir doesn't sound good in reality; but in the
studio I can make it sound better. When a soprano comes in earlier than the
rest of the choir, I cut her part and move it to the right place, put a
crossfade so no one can hear the cut, and repeat the same process wherever it’s
needed. Then I tune every voice that sounds a little off tune. And there are a
few other changes that I make too. It seems very simple! But it’s not, and the
whole process takes a lot of time.
Working in the recording studio is lots of fun,
but it’s also hard work. I need to have lots of patience, common sense, a good
ear, and be a little perfectionistic.
Every
time I work on editing a song, I think
of how Jesus wants to “edit” my character. Sometimes I go “off tune” when I get
mad at someone, or I “come in earlier” when I don’t trust God’s timing. This is
hard work—too hard for me to do on my own! Sometimes I can’t even tell when
there’s something wrong with my character, but He has control of the mixing board,
and He is able to make it perfectly sound.
~ Mildred Rhys
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