Randall822

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 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

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

Hello there J.A.

Thanks for taking the time to listen and review one of my songs. Am glad you enjoyed it. I'll give you a review back.

Thanks,
Randy

Thanks Oneweek,

I appreciate your comment on this country tune. I see you don't have any tracks up yet, so I can't give you a review back.
Again, thanks a lot,
Randy

Hello there DonJuan11,

Thanks for your reviewing this song and your nice comments. As far as I know, this is the first time 'Mizicizmee4ever' has sang country.

She is from a city near me, but I have never met her. If you go to her site on here, you can probably ask for more details.

Thanks again,
Randy

Hi there Allen,

I appreciate your listening to this short song and comments. As you probably already know, this was a 2 part song. 1st part of 'Country Tyme' I put up earlier.
When I started out, I couldn't think of what else to put in it so I faded it out and faded in the 2nd part which worked well overall I thought.

'Muzicizmee4ever' liked the 1st part, so she decided to put lyrics and vocals to it.
Yes, she did an excellent job. So I am looking forrward to trying some other music with her in the near future.

Thanks again Allen,
Randy