General Music Chat

Hi guys

I recently picked up Adobe Audition recording and mixing software and included with it was a huge selection of sound loops. One that caught my ear was a selection of single notes and chords played on the Japanese instrument called a Koto. I was feeling out the software and decided to include them in a little tune. Click my profile and check it out and let me know what you think.

I can't really call this a completely original tune since I used loops for all the drums and some of the guitars. The bass and keyboards and some of the guitar are all me.

It could definitely use a screaming guitar lead over the second section but while my guitar playing has been known to make people want to scream I can't play a screaming lead.

Sweet.

Good job.

At 1:52 makes me think: ELP meets Dixie Dregs.

Both of which were early faves of mine.

That was diff. I enjoyed the listen though. Thanks
Cool cat.

Thanks guys

I was in kind of an early Kansas sorta mood when I did the keys solo but ELP meets Dixie Dregs works too LOL.

Hey Koolin,

THAT IS WAY COOL...Man, I had to go back and read your post to rememeber that sound was in your software...I would KILL to be able to get my banjo to sound like that..Great arrangement too!!!.I wasnt expecting what came after the intro... ...Yeah,sounds more like Bela'Fleck meets ELP... Do something else with that sound...Man ,I gotta get that sound some how....


John

Cool, thanks Kidd, glad you liked it.

Koolin,

That sample loop sure 'nuff sounds like a koto to me! (sometimes it takes on a banjo aspect). Kool job on the "Ying and Yang " composition.

I must admit that about the only koto music that I am famillier with is from an album that I have by the bamboo flute master, John Kaisan Neptune. He has two koto players and percussion accompining him on that recording.

Howlin'