Following up my
experimentation with new software Ableton, here is my new mixtape!
Click the player to have a listen:
Using the new software has made the mixing process MUCH easier - with
the ability to beat match quickly, tweak individual mixes between tracks
as much as you want and a clear visual layout making the whole process
much more enjoyable – with the added bonus of no longer having annoying
bugs and sound glitches keep popping up - as I have mentioned in
previous posts.
The only
time I did use Sound Studio for this mix however, was for layering the
samples in the intro. Although this probably could have been done easily
in Ableton too, I foolishly only put together the intro after having
mixed the first few tracks (as I was just playing around with the
software at that point), meaning it was easier to just make the intro in
Sound Studio, and then import it into Ableton as a single track, making
it easier to shift the whole mix along to slot in the intro after. If that
last sentence didn't mean anything don't worry about it – it wasn't that
much of a big deal. Suffice to say, Sound Studio may still have some
uses for me – especially for quick little edit jobs.
Onto
the mix itself, similar to the last mix, this was once again inspired
loosely by the TV series Fringe – namely dealing with Olivia and her
alternate universe counterpart dubbed ‘Fauxlivia’. All tracks used in
the mix were alternate remixes of tracks I had used in previous mixes
(they can all be heard HERE)
Just
as Olivia had been ‘replaced’ by Fauxlivia – who masqueraded as her
‘undercover’ for some time – I wanted to evoke the feeling of something
familiar but different. Like the feeling you had heard the track before
(by recognising the lyrics) but know that it wasn’t the same track. Not
only did I want to capture this sense of a dichotomy – but also for the
simple reason of being able to use tracks that didn't quite make the cut
the first time around when I had previously found myself having to
choose between several different remixes of the same song.
Of
course this approach benefits those who have listened to all my mixes
before – for those of you that haven’t – I guess this will just be
another kickass mix!
Upcoming ideas for mixes (now that Ableton makes them a much more
exciting prospect) include a Summer-y one (for when the sun comes out)
and artist specific ones – so stay tuned!
24 April 2012
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