In need of advice

1337 · Post by **1337** » 23/05/2005 - 8:04

Hello all,

I know I'm probably going to sound like a total retard asking this, but where can I find some remixing software? I'm a total newbie to this and have never done it before, but I'd like to give it a go. Also which programs do you think is best?

1337

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 23/05/2005 - 9:15

The main ones that seem to be used by remixers here are (in no particular order):

Reason
Fruityloops
Cakewalk/Sonar
Cubase
Trackers (various)
and occasionally ACID.

Just google for the demo versions.

For editing WAVes the main ones seem to be:
SoundForge
CoolEdit
WaveLab

CoolEdit is free.

In terms of raw material, some people just put in the notes by ear, some record samples of the SID to use as part of the piece, and some use SID2MIDI to get a MIDI file out of a SID. The output is very complex, so you need to be pretty skilled in MIDI sequencing.

Generally the remixing process would be as follows:

Pick nice tune you have idea for
Learn tune
Put notes of tune into program
Apply imagination and emotion<--- big step

Get feedback
Apply feedback <--- another big step
Repeat until feedback == "WOW"
Release.

Chris

ifadeo · Post by **ifadeo** » 23/05/2005 - 19:02

http://www.kvraudio.com/

is a good starting point for music software....!

cheers ifadeo

Post by **LMan** » 24/05/2005 - 13:32

Hey,

you might also want to check out this:

http://remix64.com/?about_getting_started_as_a_remixer

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 24/05/2005 - 13:42

LMan / Remix64 wrote:Hey,

you might also want to check out this:

http://remix64.com/?about_getting_started_as_a_remixer

I want to change what I wrote at the bottom, from

"We'd be delighted to help", to "We'd be delighted to help, unless you're the normal kind of pond slime who infests that vile cesspool otherwise known as the music industry".

Much better ring to it, I think.

Chris

Post by **LMan** » 24/05/2005 - 13:48

Hehe. Do I detect a nuance of bitterness there?

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 24/05/2005 - 13:59

LMan / Remix64 wrote:Hehe. Do I detect a nuance of bitterness there?

Don't know where you're getting that from what I said

Post by **tas** » 24/05/2005 - 16:37

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 24/05/2005 - 19:36

1337 · Post by **1337** » 25/05/2005 - 1:15

Thank you all for your advice and help. I'll certainly check all this stuff out, if I get too stuck I'll ask for more assistance.

I guess I'm going to have fun. I know it's been done a million times but I want to do all the tunes from The Great Gianna Sisters. That was my fave game. Also I want to remix the tune from The Hellrun Machine... and I haven't heard any remixes of that as of yet.

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westerling · Post by **westerling** » 06/06/2005 - 13:41

IÃ‚Â´ve bought something called Quadrasid.

ItÃ‚Â´s is a VST plug-in. Check it out:

http://www.refx.net/pro_QuadraSID.htm?lang=eng

Post by **tas** » 07/06/2005 - 16:05

westerling wrote:IÃ‚Â´ve bought something called Quadrasid. ItÃ‚Â´s is a VST plug-in. Check it out:

http://www.refx.net/pro_QuadraSID.htm?lang=eng

A review of which is available right from this website.

DHS · Post by **DHS** » 07/06/2005 - 16:10

Quadrasid?

Never heard!

Zzr · Post by **Zzr** » 19/07/2005 - 18:42

Greetings.

just registered to the Forum, so -> hi everyone

if you want to have a great freeware synthesizer with alot of the old Sound / Noise / Protracker Feeling

http://www.buzzmachines.com

this one is the tool i use since over 6 years already, works a bit like reason
(connect machines, generators+effects together)

mmh for those who worked with the old trackers : it features a machine wich works like those old things including all effects ^^ 01 pitch bend up 02 pitch bend down 03 slide and so on

regards

Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 02/08/2005 - 3:18

I'd like to add

Audacity a Free Wave editor software which also allows Mp3 Conversion and VST Support.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/