Randall822

Hi Kikajon,

So we meet up again. I think I'll probably be answering your comments for a couple weeks! LOL

Anyways, I didn't have a title for this song so I just chose Rock-Made in Japan. More of a general comment, I suppose since a lot of our things in the USA come from Japan and China....music items as well.

Glad you enjoyed it and come back for more.
Randy

Hello again Kikajon,

Thanks for reviewing this country tune. Chicken pickin style takes a while to learn. Basically using at least 3 fingers, including the thumb and using a Fender Telecaster to get the best sound.

I love this style of music and will do another of this type after I finish the classic rock tune I have started.
I'll listen to your music and give a review(s) back as well.

Randy

Hello there Kikajon,

Thanks for reviewing 3 of my tunes thus far. I am not on here as much as I was because of work. But that is fortunately slowing down....as far as overtime I mean....so I will have more time to devote to music.
If you read my profile, then you know I can play several instruments, and if you'll look at my gallery (Pictures) then you'll see the instruments as well.
I play a variety of music with my own style, and also with the big help of loops I piece together to make a song. I don't play nor own drums so I usually use these: www.betamonkeymusic.com

I am using Protools software as well and that puts everything together, and I usually also do my own mastering. Sort of a jack of all trades in the music end.
At the moment, I am working on a classic rock type of tune. Even tho I am OLD, I still love rock.

Later, and thanks again for reviewing my songs.
I hope you'll enjoy most of them.
Randy in NY

Hi DJNoSleeves,

Thanks for your kind review. You'll notice that I only did one Techo-Trance type of tune..ha ha.
Not my normal type of tune, but wanted to try from my Korg M-3. Stuck a little extra in there as well. I'll check out your music now.
Randy

Hello there Allen,

Still exploring eh? Cool. I am at work now. Glad you liked the 'Guitar Hero's' tune. It was a fun one to make. To get the best sound and distinguishable notes, you have to pretty much make duplicate tracks of your instruments.

One track would be sent hard left and the other hard right. Mixing the 2 is called layering...to get a nice full sound. On one track you can keep it dry...meaning no reverb or effects...just basic.
On the other track, you put in the effects you want. Then play the tracks back and 'blend' the 2 together so you get the sound you want. So this way you can have distortion, but the clear track will cut thru and thus the 2 together will sound great...high distortion, yet you can still hear all the notes clearly.
You could also make a 3rd or more tracks of the same instrument, or say an acoustic guitar for a nice sound if appropriate, to add in another sound as well.

Ok....I will check out your page again and see what else you have there. I have been working 4 weeks now without a day off....so the music production is slow for me right now.

Thanks again,
Randy

Hello there Planet (Dave)
Thanks a lot for reviewing this tune. Vicen wanted to add vocals to it, so he did well.
I don't understand Spanish at all myself, but it sounds cool. Hope you are doing well. Myself...still working a lot of hours. 68 hours this week so far....so not as much time to make music now.
Later...and thanks again for the review. I'll have to get to your page and see what's new!.
Randy

Hello there Allen,

Well, the 'Chicken Pickin' style is what I really enjoy, and it takes a lot of practice to get it down right. Basically starting very slowly and playing with at least 3 fingers to get the rolls in.

Not quite so hard for me as I played 5-string banjo as well. I love Rock and some Blues a lot too.
I have 26 songs posted up so there is quite a bit of variety in my work. I need to work more keys into my songs as I have 2 Korg units here beside me.
Glad you enjoyed this tune.
You can also go here and listen to them and also see my equipment I use.....
www.Lafango.com/randall822

....if you haven't been there before. :-0
Later friend,
Randy

Hi Allen.
Looks like your getting into my music.....glad of that. I strive for quality...not quantity. I get my drum loop at www.betamonkeymusic.com or else I play them from the keyboard as I don't own any drums now.
I started to own a 9 piece white Ludwig drum set back in the 70's. But the person I got them from wanted them back.. as they missed playing them.

I am working on a 'Crunch' Rock tune now and then will get back to some more country pickin stuff.
Glad you liked this tune and I hope my music inspires you to play more. I am here all by myself!
Bye for now.........
Randy

Hello there Allen,

Nice that you could get around to enjoy this site more. Yes, there is lots of good talent on here and some think I am one.. ;-) But I am an old guy...just turned 66 Sunday.

Anyways, I am glad you enjoyed my funky tune. It isn't particulary the type I like, but I have a lot of settings on my Korg M-3 that has these types of sounds....so I wanted to try a song in this genre.
If you read my profile, then you know a lot about me already. The Beatles I met in person in France, influenced me to learn guitar. From there I never looked back. Had my own band and did sound for others.
Now my power plant job won't let me play in a band because of the varied work hours....so I make music all myself using a combo of my instruments and loops using Pro Tools.

Presently, I own 4 Fender Telecasters. 2 of them are limited edition Buck Owens guitars...more for an investment.
If you want to hear some "Chicken pickin" tele sounds, then check out this tune I put together a short time ago. It is called 'Randy's Chicken Pickin'. I love that style and will do another.

Okay, take care and if you have any questions, let me know.

Randy

Hello there Brian,

Thanks for listening and reviewing one of my tracks here. Guess the 'features' part throws up these songs now and again for a revisit, esp. for those who miss them the 1st. time around or more.

I am doing a 'Crunch Rock' type of tune now that you may also enjoy. Hope to have it up in a few days by my 66th birthday. ha ha.
Thanks again for listening...I'll check out and see what you have up as well.

Randy

Hi there Rei,

Thanks for you taking the time to listen to this short tune and give a review back. I agree with you 100% about the track.
The voices were added in and and sent to me, and I posted as is with no redoing by myself. So the voice does stand out more on top... looking-in.

I am working nearly 3 weeks now without time off and so I figured I wouldn't have time to properly rework the song for awhile.....so I felt it was good enough to send out as is.

So again thanks again for listening..I'll get over and see what else you have up that I haven't listened to before and review it. ;-)
Randy

Hello there Bilbozo,

Nice to hear from you. Been a long time for sure. I see you on Facebook as well, but I am not that active as many are in playing the Farmville game or the Mafia one.
Anyways, glad you got to listen to this revision. Your right about it being too short. 'Vicen' wanted to try it and so I told him to go ahead. Came out pretty well too I think.
I haven't done too many songs lately as I have been having a lot of overtime at work.

I am currently working on a Rock-Crunch type of tune. Has a blazing lead, but it is a loop this time.

Presently, I'll be working 3 weeks without a day off. So gotta get it while I can as a lot of folks are out of a job these days.

I'll stop over to your profile and check out what you have up as its been awhile. ;-)

Thanks again for the review,
Randy

Hi there PikeNinja,

Thanks for taking a listen to one of my country tunes. I am glad you enjoyed it.

I have a couple fairly new country tunes up with one that has 'chicken pickin' in it if your interested and the last one was actually a Waltz with my pedal steel.. Really cool stuff and not so easy to play.

Right now I am concentrating on a Rock-Crunch type of tune.
I'll check out your music and well and leave feedback.

Randy

Hi Vicen,
This tune is a little short unfortunately, but at the time, I couldn't think of anything else to put in it once I got up to speed. Glad you like it though.

Randy

Hello again Vicen,

Glad you enjoyed this track. I left you feedback and more on one of your 3 songs I just gave reviews on. Waltz's are usually slow, but not always.
If you go out and play in clubs, you'll eventually be asked to play one during the night.

Randy

Hello John,

Thanks for your compliment. Left you a review on your track as well. Thanks again,

Randy

Hello there Rei,

Again I apologize for the delay in my response(s). I am glad you also enjoyed this tune. Since I have 2 Korg units here, I need to make use of them more, and that is what I am trying to do in my future tunes as I can.
I am not a great keyboard player by any means, but since I can do anything I want in 'slow-mo' and then speed it up to the proper tempo without degradation, it makes it much easier and anyone can do it.

So I haven't heard of that artist you mentioned. But 66 is just a number as I plan on keeping going for at leatst another 10 years if I can.

The next tune I am working on is a Crunch type with mostly guitar and some ideas I have had for a long time. Nothing spectacular, but have to get it out of my head. :-)

Thanks for your review.
Randy

Hello there Rei,

A little slow in getting back to you. Am glad you enjoyed this tune as it is a different than my normal songs. I wanted to try a funky mix as I have the keyboard that can do it and also gives me ideas for new tunes.
I will check out some more of yours and give feedback as well. I know a lot of artist are on Reverbnation, but I haven't gotten there yet. myself.
On Lafango (old Talenttrove name) I have over 156,000 plays now of my 26 tunes posted thus far.

Take care,
Randy

Hello again Rei,

So you found another one you like. Great!
Believe it or not, 'Chicken Pickin' style is my favorite, but it has taken me a long time to master it. I still have more to learn....and I will post another one soon.
It is basically using a pick or thumb pick and your other 2-3 fingers to play all the rest of the melody and chords at the same time.
When I play 5-string banjo...not so much lately, your using usually 3 fingers playing rolls forwards and backwards.
Pedal Steel is simuliar, and also Dobro that is featured in some of my Blues tunes.
Anyways glad you enjoyed this tune as well as the waltz.

As far as fine wine goes...I'll be 66 next month and I'm certainly becoming as aged wine. ha ha,

Thanks again,
Randy

Well...... hello there Rei....!

Your right, it has been a long time since we wrote. I see you on Facebook tho still. I guess I am not that great on keeping in contact with everyone I know...so...sorry about me not writing either.
I am on FB, but not that active...playing in the Farmville or Mafia Wars games as most of my friends do.
I don't have that much time to do that these days.

Anyways, I am glad you enjoyed the waltz. I wasn't sure how it would go over as most waltzs tend to be fairly slow and possibly boring. I didn't want that to happen, so that is why there are quite a few different instruments playing.

I have gotten a quite a bit of feedback on it and all is good so far..so I am happy with that. Not sure what I'll do next...possibly another country one as I love the 'Chicken Pickin' sound and I have been practicing that technic lately on my Tele.
Also I have a desire to do another heavy rock tune as well. So we'll see...

Thanks again Rei, and glad your back! I'll now go over and see what you have up new.
Randy

Hello DextDee,

Thanks for taking a listen to this Spanish style tune. I would like to hear your Spanish Treat if you have it done. Let me know when it is available as I am not on here everyday.
Thanks agin...will take a listen to some more of your tunes today.
Randy

Hello there Djtiina!,
Thanks for your comments about my latest waltz tune.
At this time I already have another party interested in doing the same thing, except not on Youtube. So I will have to say 'no' for the time being....perhaps later on you can.
I did see your work and it is nice.

Thanks for your interest.
Randy

Hi Paulie,

Not sure if you heard this Country-Cajun mix I put together or not....so just wanted to steer you to it is all via the link below.

I am glad you like the music I do....I'll make more. :-)
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/17739

Randy

Hi there Paulie,

Thamks for your review of this waltz tune. I played a lot of them in the band I was in 25 years ago. Now I am just doing music at home myself.
So I am glad you enjoyed it. Sorry for the delay in responding to you. I see you don't have any songs up, so I can't review any of your work. :-(

Randy