mixing/remixing programs?

[NomineDetracto]

anyone know of any good programs or software for mixing & remixing songs?

i'd really like something that can load a song and then split the tracks, like, take out the vocal track so i could do stuff with just the vocal track or just the guitar.

i have no clue what programs would work, or if there are any released for public use.

 

[NomineDetracto]

yeah, that's kind of the consensus... that splitting tracks is pretty much impossible without the original recordings.

someone said i could do it by isolating pitches... but i don't know if i'd be good enough to do that.

 

[just_mills]

You cannot get one section of a track out of song that has multiple; The only possible way, is if, say there was a drum pattern that was by itself for a small section of th esong - Drag that out and then tweak that, as you please. Same applies for anything else, that was a solo section of the song.

You can mix with EQ and frequencies all you like, with overlaying tracks, but in the end you will generally end up with a very "tinny" sound, which is rubbish.

Within some software, there is a tool called "Vocal Cut", this basically raises the hi-end, and alters the mid somewhat, and literally makes it sound like you're listening to the radio through metal earphones; It's unfortunate it does actually DO what it SAYS.

I honestly don't believe you're going to have ANY luck separating individual tracks from a whole song.

..If you do, PM me, and we'll make millions, haha


By the way, are you familiar with editing/sequencing software?
If wanting to create/remix tracks, or infact create something completely new, I'd recommend (for starter) Cubase and Reason; They have user manuals online.
Purely for editing I suggest Abode Audition (also known as Cool Edit Pro).
If you were knew exactly what you're doing/want to do, I'd suggest using ProTools; which is very advanced.

Best of luck to you anyways

 

[NomineDetracto]

well, i'd like to remix stuff, but i don't really have funds to do it right, so i was just looking for something that might help me get started.

i'll look into some of the stuff you suggested, thanks a lot!

 

[andysayshi]

As discussed above, you really can't extract individual tracks from a standard stereo mix with any real quality. Essentially, most higher-end remixes of tracks these days are done by producers with access to the original multi-track recordings of the songs. Otherwise, remixes are often constructed with samples (very short edited pieces of sound, often an individual instrument/vocal sound or single drum beat/hit) and loops (a short piece of a track edited to loop seamlessly, like one or two bars of a drumbeat). These are then usually mixed with all new material to make their use more seamless.

There's no definitive application to use, but if you're just starting out, take a look at GarageBand or Soundtrack Pro on a Mac, or Sony's Acid on PC, for decent looping and editing tools to get you started. The other pro apps mentioned above (Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Adobe Audition, Ableton Live, Reason etc) are great tools, but expensive and more complex.

 

[marcelloNYC]

Ableton Live

 

[Paws]

Getting an acapella version can be done by using the "full" version and an instrumental one of the song, both being the exact same length, then load them up in Audacity or a similar program and inverting one track as mentioned above.

To remix a song, take any music program of your choice.

To make a DJ set/mix, you can use Mixxx.