A few questions about mp3 mixing

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Hi,
I was wondering if its possible to do any of these things using downloadable programs when mixing music.
1)Change the speed/timing of the music, (also can this be done without making the original music higher pitched?)
2)Change the actual key of the music? (eg move a song a whole step up from being in the key of A to B?)
3)Take/remove just the bassline/singing/percussion sound of a piece of music and mix it with another one?
4)Mix an unlimeted number of songs?
Thanks
 
The Bull said:
Hi,
I was wondering if its possible to do any of these things using downloadable programs when mixing music.
1)Change the speed/timing of the music, (also can this be done without making the original music higher pitched?)
2)Change the actual key of the music? (eg move a song a whole step up from being in the key of A to B?)
3)Take/remove just the bassline/singing/percussion sound of a piece of music and mix it with another one?
4)Mix an unlimeted number of songs?
Thanks
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Hey dude. I'll ahve a crack at these:

1) You can change the speed but I don't think you'll manage it without changing pitch. Maybe with some high-end software.

2) Hmmm. Possibly, again, depends on the software and whether it's pitch-perfect in the original key.

3) No, not unless you can grab a section of the bass/drums/vox by themselves...you can't split a mix into its component parts.

4) Not sure what you mean...?
 
thanks 4 reply. by the last question i mean how many songs can be mixed simultaniously?
Is there any way/where of getting the individual component parts of songs for mixing?
 
I think I know what you are trying to do. Sampling, right? Something like taking a classic rock song and adding a new hip hop drum beat to it? Things like the pros are doing? I asked about that once, because I wanted to know how it was done. Turns out the answer is that they will actually record the classic rock song over again, and then add in their drum beat, change the pitch, et al. It can't be done with any decent results by trying to do that to an MP3, .wav, .ogg, or any other full mix. You need access to the original tracks, or record them yourself, like the pros do.
 
You need the "original track" meaning the recording of the drums by themselves, or the vocals by themselves. Components which were mixed or blended together to make the original song. You cannot strip individual instruments or vocals out of a finished song with any kind of software or hardware. You either need to get the track or record a new version yourself.
There are cd players that will slow down a song while retaining the original key but it sounds wonky - good for learning lead breaks though....
 
The Bull said:
How do I get these original recordings?
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What song(s) are you referring to?

Most recorded songs are property of someone (artist/label/record co) You have to know who has it and then convince them to give/sell/license you a copy of the individual track(s) and permission to use them...

If you rip off a sample and make a bunch of money off it, you're bound to be sued....
 
As has been said. To get the original tracks, you need to license them from the people who own the original recording.

As to speeding up and slowing down and changing the pitch of audio, it's possible Audacity and other music software can do this. The results are less than perfect, but they're not bad (especially if you're already working in MP3 format).
 
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