Newbie in need of help?

Ged1985 · Joined: May 16, 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Sunderland

Hi,

I'm wanting to remix a song byu a rock band youcodenameismilo.

I'm having difficulty remixing it and was wondering if anyone can shed some light on where I should start really?

Am i to just pick part of the songs to remix?

Ive heard remixes of rock songs and the beats seem to be more intense and more electro in parts, such as the killing in the name of by sebAstian remix.

The tune of the song is there but more grungy and dirty electro.

How do I keep the song sound the same but make the beats more dirty etc...

Appreciate ANY and ALL help thanks in advance.

Sorry if I have been Very Happy

a little brief but Im new to this.

blue hell · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject:

Ged1985

You seem to have a certain style in mind, some footsteps you'd like to follow. Maybe you could give us some hints as to what style that is? Not that I'd be any good to help you thereafter, but maybe others would Very Happy

Ged1985 · Joined: May 16, 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Sunderland

style, lets say sebAstian, erol alkan esq?

something along those lines.

i just want to remix the song yb not really chanign the song i t self, but messing with the beats, making them more dirty, skipping words and adding a different style to the song.

any help?

im also interested in making my own electro/switch remix type tunes, where would i start with this?

zaya · Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Australia

i know what you mean, but im in the same position as you. Any help would be appreciated ! Basically implenting the same beat of the original song and changing it over into a electro pattern for a mix.

elektro80 · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:30 am Post subject:

Obviously getting your hands on the full set of audio files from a song project is best. That way you can mess with the various parts and layers any way you want.

Oskar · Joined: Jul 29, 2004 Posts: 1751 Location: Norway

I'm really not knowledgeable in that particular area, but I should think getting the full set of audio files, like elektro80 says. To get those, I'd suggest just getting in touch with the band themselves or their representatives. If they're wary of giving you access to these files, you could maybe try and ask around locally for bands who might be up for entrusting their songs to a "mad scientist." It's a bit like what I had to go through when I was booking my own gigs - for every gig I got I had to accept at least five rejections. Good luck!