[mb-users] Question about Remix type

Edward Branham ebb at usa.net
Sun Oct 15 03:39:46 UTC 2006


A remix is an alternate version of a song, different from the original 
version, created through an audio mixing process.  The original song is 
altered by adding or subtracting elements, looping segments, changing 
the relative frequency, volume, length, or almost any other aspect of 
the various musical components.  A song may be remixed to give it a 
second chance at gaining popularity, to make it more danceable, or to 
alter it to suit a different music genre or radio format.  See 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remix

Many people initially confuse the term with remaster.  Remastering is at 
heart, simply the process used to move a master (the entity which is 
duplicated to make a product) from one media to another.  The result is 
not intended to alter the original to a different song.  This term is 
most often heard in conjunction with CD or DVD re-releases of items that 
were originally released in the pre-digital age.  See 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remaster





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