theanatomyofguns Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Share your remixes, sampling tips and tricks, software you use etc in this thread. I'll start, here is a track I made using samples from "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles, "Release The Beast" by Breakwater, "Fire" by The Young Punx and "Technologic" by Daft Punk (a "mash up" if you will) - http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?eywtxjd0tdd We could also use it as like a Wheres Wally? but with samples PS: Inb4 everything ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 on phone so can't hear track but i love remixing... I tend to cut the original track into a series of micro samples (usually half a bar at the very most) and stitch it back together in a different order, rather than record a load of new parts. I'll post some examples tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I can't seem to do good remixes at all, always sound either generic or a total mess Probably don't give it a go often enough. Sampling.... I use an Akai Z4 and Sampler and Simpler in Ableton mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 i've done a few hardcore remixes.. don't know if anyone here would be interested in that sort of shit! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell_A Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 i've done a few hardcore remixes.. don't know if anyone here would be interested in that sort of shit! haha Lay it on me, my bro's rlly into it so im kinda used to it by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Lay it on me, my bro's rlly into it so im kinda used to it by now haha wkd just to clarify i mean dance hardcore.. not saying you dont know that already ! just some people assume "hardcore" is RAWRRR ill get some ready to upload to this thread 2moro (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 http://www.myspace.com/coupandpete harder generation innocence spaceman and that original new song idea thingy theyre me, dont flame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 i have a piece i made from many many samples from songs i like. i'll try and put it on soundclick because its like a where's wally type song, spot the samples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3chris Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OXY2SWL6 Downloadd if your a mentalist, its a hardcore remix of Armin van Buurens in and out of love. what do you people think? ps, i know it does not sound like muse, i know there isnt a whammy to be seen on it and i know most of you wont like it ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybar=] Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 can someone give me a dummies guide to remixing!? i love listening to remixes, i would love to make some remixes i just have no clue how! i have cubase se3, reason, and a juno g?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 ;6370285']can someone give me a dummies guide to remixing!? i love listening to remixes' date=' i would love to make some remixes i just have no clue how! i have cubase se3, reason, and a juno g?![/quote'] There is no hard and fast method and I suspect everyone does it differently... This is a basic rundown of my method: 1. Find the 'hook(s)' and isolate them from original track - could be vocals/bassline/riffs/etc 2. Cut up original backing to create loopable building blocks for new chorus/verse/breakdown/etc 3. At this point you should know whether you need to replace any instruments... Drums usually, often bass (synth and bass guitar) - although as a rough rule you want to keep any 'signature' sounds, whether instrument or synth (see 1.) 4. Arrange building blocks into rough song structure 5. Add in hooks and rearrange structure as necessary 6. Now you should have a bare-bones mix and it's time to add any extra parts and polish. All this is much easier with stems/multitracks - if you're working from a stereo mix you're pretty much limited to cutting it up, rearranging sections and perhaps adding a cheesy beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maneachicken Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Any ideas where we can get some original stems from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_man361 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Any ideas where we can get some original stems from? you usually have to buy the rights, which isnt cheap. nine inch nails and radiohead, along with a few muse songs, are available though.. the multitrack files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Any ideas where we can get some original stems from? Generally speaking, you can't. Occasionally they get released (see theman's post), sometimes they are leaked (normally just vocals) and often universities will have multitrack masters via old industry types with connections... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superimposition Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 How do people come up with decent hooks? Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 How do people come up with decent hooks? Any tips? Work out what it is that makes the original good, discard the rest and build from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superimposition Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 http://superimposition.tumblr.com/post/35580070173/a-remix-of-a-few-jb-utili-tracks-dont-know I went ahead and tried to make something Autechre/Squarepusher-ish. Second attempt ever when it comes to remixing, critique would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 sometimes, i like to french house/filter house/nu-disco/nude-dusco/whatever, and then it goes here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 sometimes, i like to french house/filter house/nu-disco/nude-dusco/whatever, and then it goes here: You need an editor. Lots of raw ideas there for someone to work with but no focus. Particularly regarding structure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 You need an editor. Lots of raw ideas there for someone to work with but no focus. Particularly regarding structure... this is relevant to my interests, but i don't quite get what you mean. Am i right in saying that you think that there's the bones of tracks there, but, they need a lot of tidying up and refining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatic Hammer Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 this is relevant to my interests, but i don't quite get what you mean. Am i right in saying that you think that there's the bones of tracks there, but, they need a lot of tidying up and refining? Partly yes - from my quick skim through the other day it seemed there wasn't much structure. It's quite important to have fairly defined intros/themes/buildups/breakdowns/outros/etc (and to have them at standard lengths - generally multiples of 16 bars) because it gives the track tension/energy and the DJ something to work with that is predictable to mix. Once you've got a working structure, then you can refine the transitions and embellish a bit - maybe stretch out a breakdown by an extra bar to maintain the suspense/etc. Can't really comment on the sound itself because I'm listening through shitty built in speakers but the other reason I think you'd do well working with someone else is that it's often hard to self-censure. People often cram too many ideas into one track or do the opposite and let one idea run on far too long. Obviously both of those things come down to feel and are totally subjective but I find a second opinion helps - at the very least you have to think about and justify why you've done something! As an example, I think your Rach track is a brilliant idea but it needs a serious re-edit. Don't just let the track play over your bass/drums, cut out the bars/phrases that really pop and stitch them back together to re-make it in a dance-able way. Repeat stuff so it gets rammed into everyone's heads, then move to a new section and FUCK SHIT UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 those kind of tips/criticism are really super constructive, so cheers! It really is appreciated. looking at my tracks, I get what you mean by all of it, and I can think of good examples by big name artists that would serve as a good example of how to do some of those things very well. I've been getting friends of mine to give me their opinion, but that's always going to be biased. On the plus side, this is all just a hobby for me at the moment. I still have uni to finish off, so for the moment, I'm just making tracks as a hobby. However, what is very helpful about me going back to uni in january is that I've been in contact with the dj society. It's probably a good place to get opinions. As much as I'm going to go try those kind of things myself, do you think it would be worth my while, for example, to go do a set of lessons in ableton? I've seen some very good online ones, and there's a few places around that do them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 you usually have to buy the rights, which isnt cheap. nine inch nails and radiohead, along with a few muse songs, are available though.. the multitrack files. But where do you ask to buy them, i would love the stems to the globalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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