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Ok, so my 21st birthday is in late August. Generally, my friends have been throwing parties for my friends who drink on their 21st. Booze. Music. The Whole Shabazz. What I want to do for mine is make a mix cd or multiple mix cds for the the Music. I have never even attempted to mix any music together. What I need from you guys is recommendations: Best Mixing Program? Techniques? tempo changes? nay? yay? Any certain songs that you know of that flow well together? Any certain genres that flow well together? I have months to do this and I'd like to make it really awesome (this is, if i stick to it and do it) Also, it's mainly going to be electronic, but I'd like to throw some curveballs in there. Perhaps some ambient with a simple homemade beat on top for flow purposes. Cut up metal riffs to match some beats. I'd like it to be really fucking awesome, so when people leave, they want a copy. Making several copies and giving them to whoever liked the music at the party is also an idea I would like to do. Also, a posted playlist would be sweet too. |
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i am doing one at the moment using technique: timestretching: i highlight a loop in a track (as accurate as possible, zoom right into the waveform), then in soundforge you can enter the amount of beats that are in the selection and it will work out the bpm of the track, so do this with two and then use the timestretch function to stretch by bpm tempo changes: i like them songs/genres that go well together: not sure really, the stuff in mine has been quite diverse so far, the most recent one was gescom - keynell 3 and kraftwerk - numbers, i thought that sounded ace i've been working on it on and off for a few months and i've been cutting up/looping loads of stuff, i'm trying to fit in ~1 track per minute. it's good that you have a long time because it will probably take ages if you're going for a similar kind of thing. |
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I used Sonic Foundry Acid to make a mix once. |
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its pretty simple, horse's method works fine, other people ive heard use recycle. or maybe its reaktor, i forget which. as for song choices, its your birthday! play whatever the hell you want! |
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I use Mixmeister, this program works in an other way than most mixing programs..so if it doesn't work with Traktor or any other mixsoftware try Mixmaster. Try to avoid huge tempo changes, I only use it when there is no other choice. Any genres can be mixed, as long as there is no voice overlap. Good luck! |
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I'm using my decks to do mine but I mix it all down in Cool Edit. I beat match with my decks and record it making adjustments. In some cases I've played with the tracks and cut sections out but it's all personal choice. If you're not using decks at all then horsefactory has the right idea. Try not to limit the music style as well. If you like a track then try and chuck it in there. There's nothing wrong with mixing completely unrelated music genres. |
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The most important factor: Have fun! |
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I mostly use acid, but I'm not very skilled, so don't mind me. |
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i usually just make compilation cds of my fav tracks and take them to a party = i just throw some mp3 into a cdburner project, burn audio cd and run to buy some beer before the meeting. if anyone wants them afterwards, they take them. You could mix some tracks live, do some djing, why not ? |
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hey thanks guys! :) you've all been quite helpful horsefactory +5 points |
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i just started picking out possible songs. i think i already have too many and i'm only on B :( afx - fenix funk (analord10) - untitled track one 2 remixes by afx) - untitled track two (2 remixes by afx) animal collective - winters love (sung tongs) - sweet road (sung tongs) aphex twin - track 3 disc one (selected ambient works 2) - track 8 disc two (selected ambient works 2) - alberto balsam (i care because you do) - ventolin [cylob remix] (ventolin remixes) - fingerbib (rdj album) - girl/boy song (rdj album) - flim (come to daddy ep) - iz-us (come to daddy ep) - vordhosbn (drukqs) arovane - tascel_7 (atol scrap) astrobotnia - untitled track four (astrobotnia 2) - c*nt (astrobotnia 3) autechre - lost (anti ep) - slip (amber) - piezo (amber) - leteral (tri repetae) - overand (tri repetae) - rsdio (tri repetae) - second bad vilbel (anvil vapre) - second scout (anvil vapre) - we r are why (we r are why) - laughing quarter (envane) - draun quarter (envane) - tewe (chiastic slide) - pule (chiastic slide) - yeesland (cichlisuite) - krib (cichlisuite) - tilapia (cichlisuite) - acroyear2 (lp5) - rae (lp5) - vose in (lp5) - corc (lp5) - arch carrier (lp5) - left blank (ep7) - outpt (ep7) - liccflii (ep7) - zeiss contarex (ep7) - vi scope poise (confield) - eidetic casein (confield) - uviol (confield) - dial (gantz graf) - cap.iv (gantz graf) - 6ie.cr (draft) - surripere (draft) |
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- p:ntil (draft) - sublimit (untilted) black dog - object orient (bytes) - phil (1) (opener of track 4) (bytes) - phil (7) (opener of track 10) (bytes) - jauqq (bytes) - 3/4 heart (bytes) boards of canada - an eagle in your mind (mhtrtc) - telephasic workshop (mhtrtc) - turquoise hexagon sun (mhtrtc) - pete standing alone (mhtrtc) - amo bishop roden (iabpoitc ep) bola - amnion (soup) - aguilla (soup) - tibular vader (fyuti) - magnasushi (fyuti) - eluus (gnayse) - effanajor (gnayse) bochum welt - interlude (martians and spaceships) |
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Thats a BIG list! |
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i've been making compilation for years, i love it. i used to give compilations of my fav tracks for birthday presents. my friends usually liked them. you need to consider what kind of party it's gonna be - if you want people to dance then some of those autechre tracks are not very good choice imo |
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What I like to do, and I'm not very good yet, is just whip open Traktor whenever I think of a mix that might work and try it out. Usually while doing that a track which could come next pops into my head. It may be better not to force a tracklist, cause sometimes a mix brings out otherwise forgettable tracks. It's also fun to put rap acapellas over some tracks, try that. |
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