MTF Wk 11 - remix city

Commonly, people delved into their mixes without hearing the original (thus minimising the chance of simply recreating the original). Where this didn’t happen, people still, to varying degrees, avoided simply putting the song back together. This said, I personally preferred mixes that bore little resemblance to the original, more creative I think (though I suppose, less demonstrative of one’s ability to mix sounds the way they are intended. Scott H. – If I Had My Way • Constructed without hearing the original though (as a result of keeping the lyrics intact I think) it has become essentially the song with a different backing. • Endeavoured to create space and succeeded well Ben – If I Had My Way • Chopped up samples and created a remix with a techno feel • Chopped and distorted guitar to create new backing for a verse Scott P. – What You Are • Having not heard original, uses samples to create a song that has half the duration • Use of backwards vocals Stewart – My Secret Bliss • Approached task as an arrangement rather than a remix because the samples were already highly produced • Had to chop drums to make them fit • Changed guitar tracks to mono for something different • Got very nice musicality out of the vocals, made them sound busy • Mentioned idea of building mix around the vox, which made me think that what you choose to mix around makes all the difference to the end result. As does having an idea beforehand about what style you want to mould your samples into. Jake – My Secret Bliss • Fades the vocals in and out (much to my liking) • Highlights the whistle – double tracks, delays, has to boost 1kHz frequency to compensate for phase issues. Daniel – My Secret Bliss • Techno head thus steered clear of vocals and brought cool little electronic samples to the fore using the EQ • Drums and bass are the most prominent instruments in the mix • Very spacious mix – this leaves headroom for panning to be effective • Aimed to incorporate layers Simon – What You Are • Wanted to multitrack but couldn’t find information on it. • Thin intro, good use of builds. • Good, techno treatment of vocals. • Primary vocals in the first minute are a section of the original vocals sample reversed • Had the problem of running out of tracks, had to ‘track stack’