www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DQkScJ94qg.........this got my juices flowing, plus my great love for music, was the reason for my purchase of MMM.
Can't be on my own, surely, as a complete-beginner, who has faced the frustration of selecting the best tunes to mash/ mix.
Would be really grateful if another user could advise me about ways to get a little success. I really need a non-technical springboard from which to progress.
Thank You
An interesting piece, but a little incoherent I think.
For someone to create even a basic tutorial for what you ask would take a great deal of time and effort. It would be better if you took the time to read the owner's manual and learn how to use all of the features of the software. Then, if you have specific problems or questions, we would be better able to help you.
With that said, in a nutshell...
First, find two compositions that are very similar in rhythm and tempo. Then, create a new arrangement and create a basic drum track and set the tempo to closely match the two tracks chosen. The purpose of doing this is to "lock in" the desired arrangement tempo. If not used/needed, the track should be set to "mute".
Then, import the two tracks (or more) you want to mix/mash into separate tracks in the arranger. Use the "Bar and beat recognition" feature of the Remix Agent to find and assign a tempo to each of the tracks. When the bar/beat (tempo) is found by the Remix Agent, use the "Assign Tempo" feature to timestretch the tracks to exactly match the arrangement tempo. This will ensure that all audio object will be of the exact same tempo, thus making the remaining editing/remixing much easier and accurate.
FYI....the example you provide uses copyrighted material and is therefore considered a violation of copyright laws. Be aware of this when doing this sort of thing for anything other than your own personal use.
Thank you for your corrective response. Apologies for rambling without logical or meaningful connection. You got my meaning ok though, eh?
I've tried the User Manual to find answers to my question.....................complicated to say the least. I'd ask you please to list for the benefit of us bloggers, the page numbers from the Manual to which I'd have to refer to get to better music-mixing. I'm not asking to be spoonfed, and have produced a couple of mixes already.
To be shown an example of simple, succesful mixing/ mashing, using recognised tracks, would provide lots of encouragement. Am I the only MMM beginner to have encountered the need for better selection of starter-compositions?
I'll try your slightly wordy method, and hopefully to get closer (by process-of-elimination)
NB, which aspect of copyright laws was being violated, please?
Corrective response? Are you referring to your other rant? If you are referring to my use of the word "incoherent", I was specifically referring to the audio track you offered as an example - not about what you said or how you said it.
I'm sorry, but you ARE asking to be "spoonfed", and I am not going to do it. I am going to require you to put in the effort to reseach these topics on your own. I've pointed you in the right direction. It's up to you to learn how to do it.
If my posting is "slightly wordy" that is because that is what's required to explain the point clearly and accurately. I'm sorry to say, that is something that far too many people these days do NOT know how to do.
The aspect of copyright laws that is being violated is publicly playing copyrighted material without the proper permissions and licenses. Any music you have purchased, or possibly didn't purchase, only allows its use for your own personal, private enjoyment. It does not give you license to broadcast or distribute the material publicly.
OK. You'll always be right. Please accept my apology.