About two years ago I was talking with my daughter's school counselor Mr. Dye when he asked me about the Studio. “Midas Touch Studios - Is that you?!” he asked. I said Yes. 

Then he told me about a gospel song that he had written many years ago called “Not What Was Written.” David (yes, school counselors have first names!) had the song recorded in a pro studio, but unfortunately the only copy he had was corrupted and the master had been lost. 

I told him to bring the song over and I would get started on it. I figured it could be salvaged with some cleaning. 

I have the “damaged” version for you right here so you can listen to it just the way I did. 

But be prepared…

For the first 10 seconds, you will hear pretty strings. And you will think, “This isn't so bad…”

And then…

About 30 seconds in, the wheels come off with mud and distortion.

There's a beautiful track in there, somewhere. But I wasn't going to be able to get to it. 

I was going to have to rebuild it. 

And so I set about laying down the drums, bass, keys, etc. 

The whole nine.

I didn't set out, however, to mimic what was on the original. 

I wanted to add my own “seasoning” to the song - as much as David would allow. The song did go through a revision, and then we reached a point where both he and I were satisfied with the outcome. 

And so I present to you…

Not What Was Written BEFORE 

Not What Was Written AFTER      

CAUTION I recommend dialing back -10 on your volume, especially on the BEFORE track. It seems SoundCloud might have given the tracks a bit of a boost. 

Both hyperlinks are harmless, they will take you to my SoundCloud ONLY! 

Feedback is considered a gift here. 

The song is used with permission from David Dye