Randall822

Hi there Barry,

So glad to hear from you. Once you left 'Lafango', I didn't know where you went to. Lafango is doing much better now.

Anyway's, I appreciate your glowing review. You have always been one of my favorire artist on here as well.
As for me, yes...I am retired from all work and am making more music. I uploaded a country tune called 'Country Rt-96' last week you might enjoy if you haven't already heard it. Some say it is my best work to date with country.

I am planning on doing a slide guitar Blues tune pretty soon with my Dobro. Takes time to do it right as you well know. I am particular with my productions, and always have them final mastered when I am done.

As I continue to say...my songs will be on the Internet forever, but I won't be! Lol
I'll check out your page here and see what's new there.

Thanks again,
Randy

Hello there Allen,

Thanks for listening and reviewing my country track. I will be uploading a slow rock track today if your interested.

Here is something I wrote another reviewer that might make sense to you as well as far as getting a full sound like I try to to.

"A lot of putting country music together is getting a good drum/rhythm track down, and deciding what instruments to put with it your ideas. In some of the country songs, an electric Baritone guitar is used. Meaning a guitar tuned lower than normal."

"Then you can also add an acoustic rhytmn guitar along with another higher tuned acoustic guitar, and...also an electric rhytmn guitar....then the Lead guitar or other lead instrument. This way you get a full sounding backing track, and it all sounds good. (To me anyways)"

So this is some of what I do, plus the usual effects such as reverb and others as needed.

Thanks again Allen,
Randy

Hello there RuskiMagroo,

Thanks for listening and reviewing my country song here.
I have all my songs 'final mastered' just to make sure everything sounds good. Not boomy or whatever. As for vocals, I hadn't planned on any in this one.

However if your interested, I have finished a fast rock song a few months ago that is set up for lyrics and vocals if your interested? If so, let me know your e-mail address and I can send you a copy of it.

Another member from Mexio was supposed to ad vocals/lyrics....but haven't heard from him in a few months. He is a college student there, and I think he just doesn't have the time to do. It is about 3:46 min. long.

Basically talk the words mostly and sing in other parts. I will honestly say, the is the type of song that (you or whoever sings it) will put you at the top of the list! :-)

Randy

Hi Jody,

Thanks for the reply.
I am glad you enjoyed the two song mixed. I have heard it done in the past before and wanted to give it a try. Came out pretty well I think.

I appreciate your comments and thanks again for listening and reviewing.
Randy

Hi there Vicen,

Appreciate your review and comments on this tune. I certainly try and make all my tracks sound the best possible. That is why when I am done with them, I take them to a real recording studio to be 'final mastered'. Only cost me $5 here, so it is worth it to make sure any 'boominess' is taken out, or perhaps put more high end in so the cymbals can be heard better, or whatever.

However, usually not much is changed at all as I am able to do most of it at home. But I like an extra pair of ears to hear my finished product before I upload it.
Best way to compare your song is to listen to a comparable CD on the market now, and listen to how clear the sound is and how it is put together, and copy those sound styles....if that is what you want.

Of course there is nothing wrong with recording just an acoustic guitar by itself either, as so many do....but at least get the best clear sound you can out of it on the recording. That is what I try to do with all my songs, get the best sound I can with my playing abilities.

Glad you enjoy listening to my songs, and hope you'll watch for the next one...a slower rock tune....next week. :-)
Randy

Hello Firebird,

I am glad you liked the song and I thank you for your review. As you know I usually switch around and do Rock, Blues, and Country mostly, as those are my favorite styles...with I suppose country being #1 as I grew up with it in my youngest days.
My next song that has been ready and waiting for the site to come back up, is a 'classic rock' style tune and I will upload that next week.

I also have a slide guitar Blues type in the works, but that will be another month or more before that is done.

Most songs don't fare well without vocals..if I was to put it on the radio. Very few instrumentasl make it big. So I just make them for myself and friends, and charge 'zero' $ for them. I am 67.5 yrs. now, and don't have that many good playing years left.. lol

As for loops, I'll look into it and see what the requirements are as for loop length, etc.

Take care,
Randy

Hello Kyle,

Thanks a lot for your listening and reviewing my latest country song. Getting the sound you want is a matter of listening to good CD's, and trying to guess what instruments are being used. Try to copy the tone and style the best you can.
Go to YouTube and check into some of the music there as far as technics. Most everyone knows the sound of a Fender Telecaster, so that is a good guitar to start with with. Then practicing with the guitar and using the back pickup is usually what I use the most.

Then use equipment to process the sound such as compressor/limitors will help shape the sound. That's about all they do in the studio and I do at home via software. I used to have a lot of outboard gear, but now mostly use software to help shape my sound. At least that's a start for you.
I did do a 2 part country song back in the summer with a local lady here near me. On here as, 'Musicizismee' wrote lyrics and did the vocals and her own harmonizing on a short song on here in my list called 'Walkin Shoes'. Give that a listen if haven't already.

Anyways, thanks again for your comments.
Randy

Hello JodyJames,

I appreciate your comments very much and thanks for listing to my latest country tune. I have one person...listed in my reply to 'ImproveWithError' that sang on a short song I did on here called 'Walkin Shoes'. That came out pretty well as she has worked with several other Looperman artist on here.

Again, thanks for your review,
Randy

Hi Shan,

Thanks for the comment. I'll see about uploading some country loops soon.
Well, I think I finally got the posting problem figured out. I made some changes in the Windows Active-X area and rebooted, and it seems to be working now.

It was strange tho as first, I was looking at my profile and then I go to the forum and I would be 'signed out'. That is why my post didn't go thru earlier today..I had to 'log-in' again. Strange! I clicked the 'X' this time to remember me...so maybe that will help. :)
Randy

Hi there Rei4real,

Been a long time since I have written to you. I guess I thought you left here as I see you on Facebook. Anyways,
thanks for your comments on my latest country tune.
Talent and age....Hmmmm, I guess your right. However, eventually age has an effect of taking the talent away.

A lot of putting country music together is getting the drum rhythm track down, and then deciding what instruments to put with it. In some of the country songs, an electric Baritone guitar is used. Meaning a guitar tuned lower than normal.

Then you can also add an acoustic rhytmn guitar along with another higher tuned acoustic guitar, and...also an electric rhytmn guitar....then the Lead guitar or other lead instrument. This way you get a full sounding backing track, and it all sounds good. (To me anyways)

Thanks again for listening and reviewing. Will check out to see what you have put up lately.
Randy

Hello there DJJoker,

Hey, I appreciate your giving a listen to my country tune I posted today. Sometimes it is good to listen to a genre that you don't usually listen to.

Thanks again and will see what you have up and take a listen and give a review back.
Randy

Hello Kyle,

Thanks for your nice comments. The song was short as it was part of a 2-part song I did called 'Country Tyme' on here.
So she sang only on the 1st song that she liked. Her first country song ever. She did very good!

Randy

Hi again Haven,

Thanks for your nice comments. If you haven't heard any of my music before, then you will be pleasantly surprised by the variety I do.

This waltz was done on a dare by a fellow Looperman last year, to see if I could do one. So this is what I came up with. Some of the parts are loops as I don't play Fiddle or drums.
Any parts that I don't play myself, I always say which parts they are.

I don't play mandolin either, but I do play 5-string banjo....but not that often anymore at my age. Lol

I am retired now and I don't do that much music for others as I am traveling around here and there. I have done a few songs with other folks and it has worked out for the most part.
I am doing a rock song with a fellow from Mexico at the moment.

Thanks for your comments, I appreciate them very much.
Randy

Hello there Haven,

Thanks for listening and reviewing my a couple of my songs.

I play a mostly rock, country and some blues (some of it slide as I own/play a Dobro and an Emmons Pedal Steel).
If you look into my profile pics, you will see the instruments I personally own and play.

Thanks for the comments and I will review some of your songs as well in return.

Randy

Hello Kyle,

Thanks for listening and reviewing my latest rock song.
I will give you a review back today on one of your songs in return, as I always do with everyone...if they have a song posted...some don't.

I am glad you like the the country and rock songs I put out. This is what I used to play back in the late 60's and up until about 1981. Then I went to work in a power plant, and shift work started = no more band playing!

So to counter act...I had to become a 1-man-band. My drums are all loops..unless it is a simple part, then I create it on my Korg M3. That machine has hundreds of drum samples you can input with the keys.
I should use the Korg in more of my songs as well.

Basically I start out with a single track like probably everyone else does, and then add in all the other parts one at a time. Then I spend about a month or more tweaking it all to perfection as best I can.

I make sure when I do the parts separately, in the software, I 'zoom in' to make sure that part is lined up with the last part to sound as tho 'seemless'. I suppose others also do this.

It isn't possible for me to always make a solo part without mistakes. Sometimes I'll play half a dozen notes at a time, and then do some more until that part is done.

Anyways, more than you wanted to know. lol
Thanks again,
Randy

Hi ya MLTPjames,

Thanks so much for listening/reviewing my latest rock song. As mentioned below in my last reply to Allen, I love rock and country. I really go for the older style rock that I played in the 70's era.

I am deep rooted in country as well....so that is why you'll hear mostly country songs and rock from me, more than Blues.

I appreciate your comments and will review a song of yours today.
Randy

Hi there Allen,

Thanks a lot for listening and reviewing my latest rock song. I will give you a review back today. I love country and rock as you can tell. I also do Blues with some slide, but haven't done any in probably a year.

I am working on another catchy rock tune spaced out for vocals to fit in. Another fellow said he's like to sing to one of my tunes, so I am trying that approach for the next song. So far, so good.

Thanks again Allen...I always appreciate hearing from you.
Randy

Hi ya Topvega,

I appreciate your listening and reviewing my latest rock song. I just listened to your slow country song, and left a comment there for you.
Glad you liked this rock song as it is one my own favorites. I am into solid drums and bass and tasteful leads. At least that is what I aim for when I start out. Sometimes just listening to a particular drum beat will start the wheels turning, and get me into making a whole song out from that. It just takes an idea to start with.

Again, thanks for commenting and hope you have a nice day.
Randy

Hello Untilspirit,

Don't believe I have ever heard from you before, so thanks for listening and reviewing my rock tune here.
I appreciate all your comments and will give a review back.
I used a 'Pinch Harmonics' technic to get that squealing sound in some of the short leads.
I found it on YouTube. Gives quite the cool sound. There is a link below here in another review IF you don't know how to get that sound yourself, and want to try it.

I see that you use quite a variety of software. That is great as the more 'tools' the better.

Thanks again,
Randy

Hello there MS Music,
Thanks for listening and comenting on my latest tune. I am glad you liked it and I like your description. I couldn't have thought that one up at all. lol

I haven't forgotten about the Gospel venture. I am experimentiing with it and trying to make it sound interesting and catchy, as most newer Gospel music I hear, is.

So thanks again for your review,
Randy

Hello there /PMK,

Thanks for your nice review and am glad you enjoyed another of my tunes. As for shortness, I almost got it to 3 min. as that is what I shoot for...in case it is ever played on the radio. That seems to be the standard time limit....maybe that has changed?

Some others on different web sites have asked how I get that 'Pinch Harmonics' sound. So here is an easier way to explain it via this video link to YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5O8P-r5Rk

If you already know how to do it, cool....but some don't for sure.
Thanks again and will give you a review back shortly.
Randy

Hi there Bassman910,

Thanks for listening and reviewing my song here.
To answer your question, No, I don't play drums....they are loops that I buy or make on my Korg keyboards.
The Mandolin was also a loop as I don't own nor play one.
I have a 1971 double neck Emmonds pedal steel that I use now and then.

Thanks again for your review. If you have any tracks up, I'll review them.
Randy

Hello there Fernando,

Thanks for the review and kind words on this tune.
I am not into punk rock stuff all that much, but I liked this one, and so here it is. I'll do another one so you can try and sing to it if you want to as I said in an earlier e-mail.

Take care and thanks again,
Randy