Monday, June 25, 2012

How to take a lot of songs and mix them into one song

take a lot of songs and mix them into one song


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The act of combining the best elements of several songs into one extended mix track is, in essence, at the heart of deejaying. You, too, can create an extended dance track at home to bring to a party or give to someone by using one of the many digital music editing programs. If you don't want to spend several hundred dollars for an advanced editing programs, download freeware from the Internet.

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Instructions

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      Make a list of the songs you want to use in your mix. Focus on the songs' style, version and tempo. While you can manipulate tempo later, choose songs that are not more than 3 bpm (beats per minute) apart. For example, you don't want to follow a hard rock song with bluegrass. Choose the long mixes, such as the club or extended version, with a longer intro and ending so you can blend two songs together more cleanly.

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      Open an audio editing program that also allows you to convert your songs into MP3 format and rip your music to CDs. There are many free programs out there to choose from, including Audacity. Create a new file.

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      Cut up each song into manageable segments- splice these into the final mix using the program's editing tools. Find the cue points where the two songs will blend together seamlessly. This will generally occur at the song's phrase beginnings, which occur about every eight beats.

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      Tweak the blends between the songs. Add some effects to further enhance the mix. Adjust the frequency, and raise or lower the bass, treble and midds. Vary the pitch to slow or speed up the tempo, or use the program's master tempo tool.


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