Remixing presentation
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Remixing musicA very very very short introduction
What is a remix?
A music remix, in general, is a reinterpretation of a pre-existing song, meaning that the “aura” of the original will
be dominant in the remixed version.
– Jim Jarmusch
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your
imagination … Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother
concealing your thievery — celebrate it if you feel like it.”
Pick your remix - two choices
Sheezus by Lily Allen
OR
Breathing The Bass by Stangeztep
Garage BandA tool for working with audio recordings and
synthesised music
How Garage Band works
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A quick look at its features
Setting up the project
Create a new empty project in Garage Band
Set the tempo to the correct tempo for your chosen remix
Sheezus is at 130 bpm
Breathing The Bass is at 174 bpm
Drag audio files in from Finder to Garage Band workspace
First things to do
Lower the volume on all tracks BEFORE you first play the track, they will be up too high by default
Listen to each track individually first to hear them in isolation
Basic approach to remixing
“Artistic” techniques of remixing
Arrangement: Moving audio around the timeline
Leave some parts out at certain points
This is especially effective with drums and vocals
Effects: Changing the sound of audio clips
Add new material: Compose new musical parts
Mixing!: Setting the volume levels of each track so that…
The overall volume shouldn’t be too high, to avoid distortion
The listener can hear the important aspects of the music
Generally, the vocalist or soloist will have preference over backing instruments
Small embellishments should not be very loud
–Dr. Seuss
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the
thinks you can think up if only you try!”