This ISN'T a remix (Definition of a remix)
DJCire
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Over the past few years (maybe longer) the concept of a remix has changed and is all outta wack. I recall remixes with new beats (not always better but definitely different) and sometimes different lyrics, but mainly it was a different beat. Now, all the remixes coming out just add more rappers/singers to the same track - so should this be called a remix? I'm sketchy on this, cuz a remix as I know it to be has a different beat, but does a track constitute as a remix if it only has different rhymes (but the same beat)? I say hell nah... Then again it is mainly the jiggy/mainstream katz that do this (i.e. chingy, 50/all of g-unit, dupri, etc), but I guess my thang is, if you're gonna call it a remix, then that shit needs to sound different.... And there are some indy heads doin this too - I guess I'm venting... But my ultimate question is:What is considered a remix???
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Still, there are differences. When you have the same musical track that has a whole bunch of different singers or emcee's on the same beat, that's usually considered a "version" not a remix.
in my mind a remix is taking at least some element of the original song and making it into your own creation. Whether it be grabbing just the bassline, a keyboard riff or what have you. Really, it all depends on the what the remixer has in mind, but thats pretty much it. It's not that strict of a line to follow.
then you have the 're-edit' where this is more like grabbing an original track and extending something of it to make it more DJ friendly, like extending the beginning of the track or extending the break, so you can mix easily in or out of it.
Then you got your mash-up where i'm not even going to get into, but that pretty much is comprised of mashing up two tracks in real-time or doing that in te studio (where some ould consider that to fall in the 're-edit' category.
anyway, hope this helps.
peas.
differant vocals over same beat = version
differant beat under original vocals = remix
differant structure than original but still uses the orginal for the source = re-edit
taking beat from track 1 and putting it under vocals from completely differant track 2 = mashup
this is a remix
THIS IS A REMIX
WE WILL NOW TAKE THE TIME
to remix it
Break It Down Like This!!!
I always called this a blend. Is this a new word?
blend is also acceptable.
you might want to crawl out from that rock though
I'm kind of stuck under the rock. Hopefully the internet will help me the learn the latest terms for matching bpms
I think they were just trying to capitalize on the success of the origional.
those tracks where both on the single (cassette version) so I don't how it would be ATCQ trying to capitalize.
anyhow as for the mash-up phenom any inkling for what the first comercially released one woulda been?