Ron Thal: Alternative Matters interview

Another remarkable thing is that you releasing those songs in different formats. What’s the deal on that?

I didn’t want to release a bare mp3 on iTunes and leave it at that. I wanted to do something different, so I asked people on my forum what they wanted and they came up with lots of ideas. So I decided to release different versions of each song. For guitarists I have the so-called “player pack”, it has transcriptions on the lead guitar parts, which features the notes, picking and all that kind of stuff along with some remixes to accommodate that. Transcribing the songs was actually the most difficult part. I’m a big a studio geek, so I came up with a special “producer pack” for people who like to to play producer. It features all the different elements used in the song, so people can put in their multi-track software and create their own mix.

You can make your own Bumblefoot remix. Nice! How are people reacting to it?

Exactly, do your own mash-up! People are really enjoying it. Last year I released a transcription book of my very first instrumental album and people really tried to nail that stuff and I really liked that. I’ve received some great reactions from it from guitar players. more

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