Monday, March 12, 2007
theme #10
Hey!
This is the last episode of the CONFERENCE before it will change to its new form
it will be bigger, better and totally different
but one thing will be the same
the open minded conversations about the world of mashups
to close the current format is style we will release a free pdf magazine
with the all the themes, the best comments, interviews with the experts and more fun
if you do graphic designs or you know someone who does
make sure to read our call in 4 designers!
next week a bonus question will be launched
which will be online till the the magazine release date
we still have the usual things and rulez dont forget them!
your feedback is important! this is what the whole CONFERENCE about!!!
this is an interactive project ;-)
make your voice heard, tell us what you think about the current theme
you can do it by commenting the article
or if you want to take part in the real time chat visit the forum board
please, do NOT copy/repost/republish the CONFERENCE articles anywhere
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for more information get the press release pdf
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have fun and have a nice read and thanks for your support!
the CONFERENCE team
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What do you believe to be more challenging - producing a Mashup or a Remix?
prologue by Simon Iddol
I think they have different difficulties
you have more possibilities when you make a remix
but in the same time it means more work
to make a mashup sometimes is easier
but there can be real problematic situations
dealing with "pre-made pieces" from other songs
IMO a mashup is a more difficult,
just because of the limited possibilities
with the original elements
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Adrian & the Mysterious D
Producing a remix is much easier than creating a mashup. For one thing, you only need to be concerned with ONE song, not two or more. Adding beats, filtering parts, and cutting up the arrangement of a song are all relatively easy compared to matching the key and tempo of two completely different songs, and making them work in a way that appears effortlessly seamless.
AGGRO1
A remix, deffo'...assuming they are of equal quality. Making a mash/boot, you are already using a backing that has been produced(structured/EQ'd/Effects thrown on it/mastered...etc.). So, half the work's been done already. Doing a remix(one from the ground up) you have to do all of that on your own. So, obviously, it's more work in that.
ComaR
As I'm not a "real" musician, I think it's more challenging to
produce a remix 'cause I have to compose everything from scratch.
Perhaps a musician would think the reverse, he could compose easily a
new instrumental but would think it's too forcing having to use
another instrumental to mash.
DJ Earworm
For me, a remix is more challenging. With a mashup so much of the
music is already there, you just have to recognize how to put it
together. With a remix, you are making up the rhythms & basslines, and
it requres a lot more effort to make it interesting. With a mashup, you
have a head start, since all of the components are already interesting.
DJ Zebra
You can put more of yourself in a remix, but it's more exciting to create a good mash-up. Ask the artists of the original song if they want to hear it... they are more curious if this is a mash-up. You'd better be good !
Eve Massacre
They challenge in a different way. For me a remix is more challenging as
you have to put in more of your own creativity. (Of course there also
are people whose remixes sound like done on presets, and that'd be not
challenging at all.) I find bootlegs are easier to make if you have a
good idea and the songs go well together.
Go Home Productions
Both are as challenging as you want to make them.
If you find slapping 2 songs together challenging, then so be it.
Remixes are more fun.
Loo & Placido
A remix is certainly more challenging, because you have to put more work and efforts in it, and play around with more elements, and you need more skills to achieve a good remix than a mash-up, but don't get me wrong, creating a good mashup can also be very challenging, but just not as much as a remix in my opinion.
On another hand, you can do a quick mash-up that will have much more impact on the people than a remix you spent 2 weeks working on, that's why mashups are so flattering for people doing them... II know it's unfair, but you know, life is so unfair :D
Party Ben
I don't really differentiate between mashups and remixes when I'm producing them -- sometimes they turn out more remix-y, and sometimes they turn out more mashuppy. Alls I know is, they're more difficult when Bohemian Rhapsody is in them.
team9
Mash ups are generally pretty easy. If you’ve got to force something together then give up. Out of the two, I’d say remixing is harder because you need to put a little more thought into it – not much though ;) I’m trying to put an album of originals together at the minute and that’s killing me more than anything.
+++theme#10+++ends+++
that's it for this week
tell us your what you think, which one is more challenging to make a remix or a mashup?
discuss the theme on the CONFERENCE FORUM
+++ the CONFERENCE Team +++
This is the last episode of the CONFERENCE before it will change to its new form
it will be bigger, better and totally different
but one thing will be the same
the open minded conversations about the world of mashups
to close the current format is style we will release a free pdf magazine
with the all the themes, the best comments, interviews with the experts and more fun
if you do graphic designs or you know someone who does
make sure to read our call in 4 designers!
next week a bonus question will be launched
which will be online till the the magazine release date
we still have the usual things and rulez dont forget them!
your feedback is important! this is what the whole CONFERENCE about!!!
this is an interactive project ;-)
make your voice heard, tell us what you think about the current theme
you can do it by commenting the article
or if you want to take part in the real time chat visit the forum board
please, do NOT copy/repost/republish the CONFERENCE articles anywhere
but fell free to link the site
for more information get the press release pdf
or contact us
have fun and have a nice read and thanks for your support!
the CONFERENCE team
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What do you believe to be more challenging - producing a Mashup or a Remix?
prologue by Simon Iddol
I think they have different difficulties
you have more possibilities when you make a remix
but in the same time it means more work
to make a mashup sometimes is easier
but there can be real problematic situations
dealing with "pre-made pieces" from other songs
IMO a mashup is a more difficult,
just because of the limited possibilities
with the original elements
+++theme#10+++starts+++
Adrian & the Mysterious D
Producing a remix is much easier than creating a mashup. For one thing, you only need to be concerned with ONE song, not two or more. Adding beats, filtering parts, and cutting up the arrangement of a song are all relatively easy compared to matching the key and tempo of two completely different songs, and making them work in a way that appears effortlessly seamless.
AGGRO1
A remix, deffo'...assuming they are of equal quality. Making a mash/boot, you are already using a backing that has been produced(structured/EQ'd/Effects thrown on it/mastered...etc.). So, half the work's been done already. Doing a remix(one from the ground up) you have to do all of that on your own. So, obviously, it's more work in that.
ComaR
As I'm not a "real" musician, I think it's more challenging to
produce a remix 'cause I have to compose everything from scratch.
Perhaps a musician would think the reverse, he could compose easily a
new instrumental but would think it's too forcing having to use
another instrumental to mash.
DJ Earworm
For me, a remix is more challenging. With a mashup so much of the
music is already there, you just have to recognize how to put it
together. With a remix, you are making up the rhythms & basslines, and
it requres a lot more effort to make it interesting. With a mashup, you
have a head start, since all of the components are already interesting.
DJ Zebra
You can put more of yourself in a remix, but it's more exciting to create a good mash-up. Ask the artists of the original song if they want to hear it... they are more curious if this is a mash-up. You'd better be good !
Eve Massacre
They challenge in a different way. For me a remix is more challenging as
you have to put in more of your own creativity. (Of course there also
are people whose remixes sound like done on presets, and that'd be not
challenging at all.) I find bootlegs are easier to make if you have a
good idea and the songs go well together.
Go Home Productions
Both are as challenging as you want to make them.
If you find slapping 2 songs together challenging, then so be it.
Remixes are more fun.
Loo & Placido
A remix is certainly more challenging, because you have to put more work and efforts in it, and play around with more elements, and you need more skills to achieve a good remix than a mash-up, but don't get me wrong, creating a good mashup can also be very challenging, but just not as much as a remix in my opinion.
On another hand, you can do a quick mash-up that will have much more impact on the people than a remix you spent 2 weeks working on, that's why mashups are so flattering for people doing them... II know it's unfair, but you know, life is so unfair :D
Party Ben
I don't really differentiate between mashups and remixes when I'm producing them -- sometimes they turn out more remix-y, and sometimes they turn out more mashuppy. Alls I know is, they're more difficult when Bohemian Rhapsody is in them.
team9
Mash ups are generally pretty easy. If you’ve got to force something together then give up. Out of the two, I’d say remixing is harder because you need to put a little more thought into it – not much though ;) I’m trying to put an album of originals together at the minute and that’s killing me more than anything.
+++theme#10+++ends+++
that's it for this week
tell us your what you think, which one is more challenging to make a remix or a mashup?
discuss the theme on the CONFERENCE FORUM
+++ the CONFERENCE Team +++
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Eve Massacre
Go Home Productions
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