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Newbie guide to making trance/remixing?
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| jamtran |
SO i want to make trance.
Few questions.
Best software? Reason or ableton?
Also whats difference between remixing current tracks than making original one. Obviously a lot more work and thought needed to make new projects.
But when one remixes a track what is the purpose..Just to add in extra musical concepts/ideas into the current track, remove pieces? Change tempo of parts etc...that is what remixes are all about? |
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| Trancelover03591 |
You can make quality music on either (and many other DAWs). It comes down to personal preference. One thing about Reason is that I don't think you can use non-Reason VSTs with it.
Here is a link to a comparison of some DAWs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar...l_audio_editors
I would start with originals. If you can make good original tracks then later you might start to receive official remix requests.
Remixes aren't necessarily easier either. A lot of times you might only keep a few elements of the original when you remix a track. One reason for a remix is for a known artist to give a track their own unique style and feel. |
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| jamtran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancelover03591
You can make quality music on either (and many other DAWs). It comes down to personal preference. One thing about Reason is that I don't think you can use non-Reason VSTs with it.
Here is a link to a comparison of some DAWs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar...l_audio_editors
I would start with originals. If you can make good original tracks then later you might start to receive official remix requests.
Remixes aren't necessarily easier either. A lot of times you might only keep a few elements of the original when you remix a track. One reason for a remix is for a known artist to give a track their own unique style and feel. |
Ah I see thanks for that.
Reason is the only programme u can make your own sounds? things like ableton you have to buy DLC sounds, insturments etc to use?
I mean in Reason u have all the knobs and can make any kind of sound easily. This is not possible or not as advanced in other software?
I also have m-audio keyboard controller this works well with Reason...but with ableton i been struggling to get it to work..Think its a soundcard/win7 problem though with my audigy soundblaster...maybe ill need new better soundcard also?
As for remixes so the point is really just for an artist to take a tune he enjoys and make his own take on it? But how is this done? many ways?
Take sample and loop
Edit bits in and out
Add in your won bits over original
etc.
there are many ways to remix a song? |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by jamtran
As for remixes so the point is really just for an artist to take a tune he enjoys and make his own take on it? But how is this done? many ways?
Take sample and loop
Edit bits in and out
Add in your won bits over original
etc.
there are many ways to remix a song? |
Most today's Dutch DJ's were inspired by Ben Liebrand who is a master in mixing. Adding or combining samples and tracks brings in something special compared to the originals.
Listen to these for instance:
The right one is a really old one, (although he made older ones), but probably it will show why remixing got popular and what makes it cool.
Not trance, but I think these show it better. |
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| jamtran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance-MB
Most today's Dutch DJ's were inspired by Ben Liebrand who is a master in mixing. Adding or combining samples and tracks brings in something special compared to the originals.
Listen to these for instance:
The right one is a really old one, (although he made older ones), but probably it will show why remixing got popular and what makes it cool.
Not trance, but I think these show it better. |
ah right i see.
And remixing and creatign own mixes is no easier than making original tracks? |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by jamtran
And remixing and creatign own mixes is no easier than making original tracks? |
Well, difficult one, personally I don't think you can say in general one or the other is easier, especially if you look at Ben Liebrand's mixes where he joins tracks most people wouldn't even think of mashing up.
Others maybe have a different view on this. |
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| jamtran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance-MB
Well, difficult one, personally I don't think you can say in general one or the other is easier, especially if you look at Ben Liebrand's mixes where he joins tracks most people wouldn't even think of mashing up.
Others maybe have a different view on this. |
sure guess it depends what type of remix u wanna do... a slight edit would be easy a full on rmeix putting 2-3+ songs together and all kinds of stuff is asgood as making an original track but maybe harder trying to integrate several samples |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by jamtran
sure guess it depends what type of remix u wanna do... a slight edit would be easy a full on rmeix putting 2-3+ songs together and all kinds of stuff is asgood as making an original track but maybe harder trying to integrate several samples |
I don't know if you can see this one, but it's nice. Armin and Ben in a late night talk show during the ADE a few weeks ago.
Armin shows a mix Ben made in 1984 with beats of Janet Jackson and the vocals of the Dutch weather forecast on top of that.
Armin, eight years old, got it from a friend on tape and was like:"How (the hell) does he do that?"
This was what inspired many of my age in the 80's and 90's. |
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| jamtran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance-MB
I don't know if you can see this one, but it's nice. Armin and Ben in a late night talk show during the ADE a few weeks ago.
Armin shows a mix Ben made in 1984 with beats of Janet Jackson and the vocals of the Dutch weather forecast on top of that.
Armin, eight years old, got it from a friend on tape and was like:"How (the hell) does he do that?"
This was what inspired many of my age in the 80's and 90's. |
LOL dutch people speak funny |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by jamtran
LOL dutch people speak funny |
In the south we have a different accent, probably still funny to you, but closer to German. That way we don't sound too funny for Germans, as Dutch trying to speak German maybe even is funnier.
It's a challenge to speak Dutch... Lira took this challenge, which I think is awesome. |
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| jamtran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance-MB
In the south we have a different accent, probably still funny to you, but closer to German. That way we don't sound too funny for Germans, as Dutch trying to speak German maybe even is funnier.
It's a challenge to speak Dutch... Lira took this challenge, which I think is awesome. |
lira? |
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