Hi folks,

Thank you to those who have given a listening to my latest home efforts on the Korg PA80.

ANDREA
I am sorry to hear it takes you that long to download just one of my songs, I can well imagine how discouraging this must be. At the same time I am counting my blessings as many here in Holland do, where most people are connected by Cable and are online 24 hours a day with a pretty fast connection.
(it takes me about 4 minutes to download one of my songs............)
I am glad that at least you liked the one you picked and will be in touch personally.

DONM
I don't understand about you getting the same song with the "unindentifiables" but there it is I'm afraid. AFter all IUMA is offering a service which is totally free, so I can't complain too much.
"can't help falling in love " is of course one of the two Elvis songs on this new CD, the other being "Love me tender" in a totally different arrangement, which is one of my favourites really. (it was on my previous CD but this is a remake really).
All of the songs are of course great hits form that outstanding era of popmusic, the
sixties. But I very much like to totally rearrange the song with the instruments and styles that the Korg PA80 offer me. I know many people do not like this and want to hear a song as close to the original version as possible. Not me though. I can understand this for party purposes, but then I think where is the challenge ? It is not very likely you will outdo the original artist if your version is (almost) identical. The PA80
has given me (perhaps more than any other keyboard) inspiration to fiddle with the arrangements and come up with this CD.

DNJ
Thank you for your personal email. Though critical of my performance, I do treasure your evaluation, which I am sure is anything but perfect. I will try and answer you personally as well ,but part of the answer lies in the following reply that is addressed to the queries of BEACHBUM:
(and 7 out of 10 will do for me son !!!)

BEACHBUM:
I record all my stuff literally in my livingroom (if the missus isn't there!!).
The KORG PA-80 (as well as the old Roland E70 which I use almost exclusively for the righthand acoustic piano) go into a Roland
8 channel mixer, as does the Shure SM58 microphone. The reverb on the singing comes from an old Alesis Microverb 3.
I then record LIVE AND IN ONE TAKE into a
DAT recorder. (digital audio tape). As the recording is in stereo only I am unable to make any changes afterwards. So in fact I am very limited in these respects.
I know I should change and start hooking up to computer etc. and get a vocaliser but for
various reasons I have not yet done so.
So there you are really................

greetings,
john

P.S. if you decide to give some of my songs a listening don't forget to choose for the download option as the streaming certainly doesn't do them (or any recording for that matter) justice...............