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Easy Mixing

Sidhu123

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Hey!

I've been hearing some of the mixes posted on this site. They sound awesome!
It's inspired me to try making some of my own mixes.

Can someone tell me what the easiest program to use is, to make mixes? I've never attempted making a mix before. I thought I'd start off with an easy program and work my way up.

Thanks!
 

RaviBrar

King Brar ;)
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Sidhu123 said:
Hey!

I've been hearing some of the mixes posted on this site. They sound awesome!
It's inspired me to try making some of my own mixes.

Can someone tell me what the easiest program to use is, to make mixes? I've never attempted making a mix before. I thought I'd start off with an easy program and work my way up.

Thanks!
loll searchh upp some threads on how to mix, Swi's tutorials helped many using acid pro i believe, but i think some easy programs are soundforge, virtual dj, mixcraft etc. i havent used em all but i've heard :)
 

Sidhu123

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RaviBrar said:
Sidhu123 said:
Hey!

I've been hearing some of the mixes posted on this site. They sound awesome!
It's inspired me to try making some of my own mixes.

Can someone tell me what the easiest program to use is, to make mixes? I've never attempted making a mix before. I thought I'd start off with an easy program and work my way up.

Thanks!
loll searchh upp some threads on how to mix, Swi's tutorials helped many using acid pro i believe, but i think some easy programs are soundforge, virtual dj, mixcraft etc. i havent used em all but i've heard :)
Thanks! :)
 

Saab

Today is a gift
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If I were you, i would also pm people like Swi, Kush, abhigames, armaan, and the like about mixing. They will at the very least offer you helpful pointers.

Good luck!
 

Sidhu123

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Saab said:
If I were you, i would also pm people like Swi, Kush, abhigames, armaan, and the like about mixing. They will at the very least offer you helpful pointers.

Good luck!
Thanks! I'll be sure to try to get in touch with them:)
 

karan923

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Does any one know how to get a full working version of Mixcraft? I seen some youtube videos, and the nachoone and what not codes do not work any more. I also saw other torrents that require you to change the date on your system in order for it to work, but that can lead to other problems on the comp.

I don't want to have to deal with all that BS. I just want to download it, and have it working fully. Acid pro seems to be working for every body, but Mixcraft is hard to get a full version.
 

thisguy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIl5UGRg1A

I'm not sure if its the most up to date version
 

karan923

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That didnt work. I did every thing they said, and it's still making me purchase the software.



Edit: Never mind. It did work. Even though the sign for "purchase software" is still there, when I click on it, nothing happens. Also, in the demo version, after you're mix is done, the guy says some thing like "go to this website and purchase it" blah blah. That didn't happen so I'm guessing this is the whole thing.



thisguy said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIl5UGRg1A

I'm not sure if its the most up to date version

Thanks a lot.
 

yraparla

SwizzeeMusic.com
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Hey man,

mixing is a lot of fun, but the most frustrating thing is when you have a creative idea and you just don't have the technical experience to execute.

I recommend spending the time to learn Acid Pro 7, it's the easiest program to crack and despite what people say, I think it's a fairly easy program to learn (if you understand music...beats, pitch, etc). Learning to execute is key, and you might as well spend the time learning one of the best programs, ya know?

I made my tutorials for fun, so they're not very technical nor very detailed...but they will give you a sense of how to move about the program, where to find features, how to set up projects. As you start messing around you'll develop you're own method and system for projects.

Abhi's step by step tutorial is a great starting point too, as he provides the raw music and checkpoint files so you can make sure you're doing things right. Start with his and my tutorial and in less then 4 hours you should be good to go to make your very own mix

If you have any questions, Abhigames, Kush, Armaan, and Karan923 are all very knowledgeable and have helped people in the past. RaviBrar, Jasraj, and many many other people are always willing to help clean/critique mixes and stuff so just keep posting on here and you'll get all the help you need.


Anu already posted Abhi's tutorial, and you can find my tutorials here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ProfessorSwi
 

Sidhu123

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Swi said:
Hey man,

mixing is a lot of fun, but the most frustrating thing is when you have a creative idea and you just don't have the technical experience to execute.

I recommend spending the time to learn Acid Pro 7, it's the easiest program to crack and despite what people say, I think it's a fairly easy program to learn (if you understand music...beats, pitch, etc). Learning to execute is key, and you might as well spend the time learning one of the best programs, ya know?

I made my tutorials for fun, so they're not very technical nor very detailed...but they will give you a sense of how to move about the program, where to find features, how to set up projects. As you start messing around you'll develop you're own method and system for projects.

Abhi's step by step tutorial is a great starting point too, as he provides the raw music and checkpoint files so you can make sure you're doing things right. Start with his and my tutorial and in less then 4 hours you should be good to go to make your very own mix

If you have any questions, Abhigames, Kush, Armaan, and Karan923 are all very knowledgeable and have helped people in the past. RaviBrar, Jasraj, and many many other people are always willing to help clean/critique mixes and stuff so just keep posting on here and you'll get all the help you need.


Anu already posted Abhi's tutorial, and you can find my tutorials here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ProfessorSwi
Hey! Thanks for the support :)
I've downloaded MixCraft already. I'll download and try using Sony Acid Pro :)
 

Sidhu123

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So, using MixCraft, I've started gathering the songs I want to use and have started finding the starting and endings I want to use. I put them all on the display thing and will decide what other songs/sounds I want to mix them with. Is this a good start? :S
 

Sidhu123

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Is that even what your supposed to do?:p

1. Choose what songs you want to use
2. Find starting and endings
3. Put them in the order you want
4. Mix them with the other songs/sounds you want to
 

yraparla

SwizzeeMusic.com
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so depends on what you want to do...there four main types of mixes:

-megamixes (basically just a whole bunch of songs put together so they play non stop)
-team mixes (here you care about the dhol beat, and making it danceable)
-remixes (usualyl some type of dhol remix or something)
-mashups (just overlaying songs together in a creative way)


so yes, for a megamix or team mix just find the songs you want, beatmap them cut em up, and put them next to each other. Use effects for transitions and maintain rhythm through the whole thing
 

Champion09

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Swi said:
so depends on what you want to do...there four main types of mixes:

-megamixes (basically just a whole bunch of songs put together so they play non stop)
-team mixes (here you care about the dhol beat, and making it danceable)
-remixes (usualyl some type of dhol remix or something)
-mashups (just overlaying songs together in a creative way)


so yes, for a megamix or team mix just find the songs you want, beatmap them cut em up, and put them next to each other. Use effects for transitions and maintain rhythm through the whole thing
i feel like this should also be a little Sound Effects-like topic by itself. so many peeps come on here asking about mixing and if we can just make a topic with what swi just said and maybe a link to acid pro tutorials from him peeps can get direct access to it...just a thought
 

yraparla

SwizzeeMusic.com
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great idea. I collated all of the mixing posts into a big-ass post awhile ago. I'll dig it up and sticky something for people, thanks champion
 

RaviBrar

King Brar ;)
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i recommend you download mixcraft, acid pro etc. and learn the basics for each program and see what works best for you and continue from there :D
 

Sidhu123

Member
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Well I've made this MegaMix over the past like 3 days. I put it together whenever I could find myself time to do so.

Can someone please check it out and rate it on a scale of 1 - 10 (1 being horrible and 10 being excellent) for a beginner like me?
Also, please leave comments and suggestions on how I can improve it.
Don't be too harsh! :p

First MegaMix Trial.mp3 - 44.99MB
 
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