Remix: There is many differnt ways to remix a song... matter of fact its unlimited. Some common ones I've noticed are using the same structure and just using differnt sounds, taking the samples and making a song out of it, make a completly new song but just use the melody of the orig.

Reconstruction: Not sure about this but I think its when a producer likes a certain song which the seqencer file is either lost or very very very very very rare. In this case they remake the song complely.

Mash-up: I've only listened to one mash-up before (Pepa's Swing to gravity, very good btw) and I think it's taking two different songs and just mashing them together at the right time. Basically its like mixing two songs back and forth the same time.

This should give you an idea.

well remix can be something really close to the original, for instance "cosmicman - i love you (shane 54 remix)" even the sounds are almost the same. using the same melody and/or riffs, same sounds, same vocals or samples. or sometimes the remix can be something that sounds really little like the original, maybe just using only one sound from the original or just been influenced by it. in most cases it's something between these..

remake/rework/reconstruction, usually used by the original artist when he makes a new version of his own song. or sometimes when a remixer makes it sound almost like the original it might be called remake.

mashups/bootlegs are when you mix two songs together, can be just mixed with dj software, or done in a similar way you would do a complete song.

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Remix: Theoretically, taking a song apart into its component pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. The key here is that you're just working with one song, and its component sounds.

Reconstruction/Rework: Same as Remix. No difference.

(note: once upon a time a remix meant working with the original material and ONLY with the original material. ie: no extra drums, pads, leads, etc....that weren't represented in some way in the original work. That's not the case anymore, and hasn't been for several years)

Cover: A foreign artist reproducing an original artists' work as close as they can possibly get to the original artists' recording, or in a way that's native to the foreign artists' style. Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses at Night is a cover of the 1984 hit by Cory Hart. Orgy - Blue Monday is a cover of the original 1983 hit by New Order, though both songs sound radically different. The big difference between this and a remix is there is no manipulation of the original productions' sounds. It's essentially a recreation using the modern artists' arsenal, rather than relying on samples or the original song's elements.

Mashup: A foreign artist putting two songs together (or instances of two songs together) to produce a new song. Usually, this will be the vocals from one song set against the melody and/or groove and/or instrumental of another.

any other questions?

What about a Dub or Vox?

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Originally posted by kaivaal What about a Dub or Vox?

are you serious?

I think I am still hosting that mash up if anyone wants it.

There is no difference. It's like that episode of South Park where the aliens use the word "Marflar" for everything, only in reverse.

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Originally posted by Ishkur Reconstruction/Rework: Same as Remix. No difference.

RECONSTRUCTION - is usually done when someones riped a song from a live set, theres no lead in or out, so someones uses elements from the song (drumbs,kicks,base) and adds a lead in and out, or just redoes the song, so people can burn it/play it well before its released.


REWORK - is just a small alteration to a song, if you look at any of PvDs sets theres always a few pvd reworks in there, he just changes the song to his liking so it fits with his style better, usually altering the kicks and/or baseline. Basically there's just not enough change to actually call it a remix, so its called a rework.

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Originally posted by Wyndham RECONSTRUCTION - is usually done when someones riped a song from a live set, theres no lead in or out, so someones uses elements from the song (drumbs,kicks,base) and adds a lead in and out, or just redoes the song, so people can burn it/play it well before its released.

Where did you get this from?

That's not called a Reconstruction, that's called a bootleg, or an illegal studio edit.

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Originally posted by Ishkur Where did you get this from? That's not called a Reconstruction, that's called a bootleg, or an illegal studio edit.

ish, what he said is the term "mp3 reconstruction"

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Thank you. What about like Song - Song (Blah Mix) or Song - Song (Blah Remix) is there any difference? And what is a dub?