As a newbie producer im becoming more and more interested in trying to remix tunes. What is the general process that goes into doing a remix? What i mean is where do you begin and what are the key things that you need to remember. For example, do you need the midi file of the original, need to know what key its in, etc, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.

This shouldn't be all that much different than doing an original track. The only real difference is that you may have some samples to work off of and you generally know what key or compatible keys you can write the track in. If you are using samples from the original track, then you'll obviously have to either write your track in the same or a compatible key, or pitch said samples up or down to fit whatever key you decide to write in.

A MIDI file might be helpful, but honestly, most producers can figure out the parts without the file. I'll usually just bang out the parts on the keyboard to figure out what key the original track is in.

Also, you'll most likely need the original parts without any effects, as sample from the original tune usually produces unfavorable results (with a few rare exceptions).

Oh yeah, one other very important thing you'll need: permission. Anyone that is asking you to do a remix should provide you with the remix stems.

Grab a MIDI file at www.nonstop2k.com import it to your sequencer and have fun.

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There is a book specifically written on this subject. im 2 lazy to find it but I have it at home somewhere.