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Hi all,
I'm Looking for a program to create a music mix. I've been given a number of complete songs, and I have to make a megamix/mashup from them.
I could use mixxx, and record the output, but this requires me to mix the songs together in real time. This is a skill I don't have.
It would be nice to have a program that watches me do the typical mixing actions like starting a track, fading it in, fading the other track out, stopping the track, changing the tempo, pitch or both of a track and so on. Then I would like to go in and adjust the timing of the before mentioned actions, and then let the program re-do the mix using the list of actions as inputs. The output of this process would be a perfectly (or at least good enough) mixed set.
Basically I'm looking for a program that is the DJ equivalent to autotune for singers, as it make it seem like I know how to mix a set.
I've looked at Audacity (tenacity), but that program is not aware of the beats in the music.
Does anybody know such a program?
Is my assumption about mixxx not being able to adjust a previously done mix correct?
Cheers,
Cedric
Last edited by cdwijs (2021-11-07 18:38:35)
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Mixxx can be controlled via a MIDI controller, so in theory you could record those MIDI events e.g. in Qtractor, tweak them and then feed them back to Mixxx later to create the final mix. (But maybe first google around to see if anyone else has tried this and if it really works in practice.)
Reaper also seems to support offline mixing and beat detection (https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=188562) and does not need external hardware, so that would be another option. A DJ MIDI controller and a personal Reaper license seem to cost about the same, so not much difference there.
On the Open Source front, I don't see very much else that is suitable, although there are some projects that promise completely automatic mixing, e.g.
Might be worth a try, at least they are free. The end result might turn out better than expected...
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no software is going to make you sound like you know what your doing, you have to pick tracks that work together and this requires trial and error, back when i used to record trance/electro mixes i would get a list of tracks i liked and start mixing them together till i found 2 that match nicely then write down the method i used to mix them together, then move on to the next one etc.
here you go, this is one of my lists:
instructions:
the key
nothing set in stone (start with bass up, let the mid and high play to end)
open my mind (start with bass up, wait for the break to bring mid and top down)
crystalise (start with bass up, wait for the break to bring mid and top down)
saviour (start with bass up, keep mid and high till break !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
when you come home (start with bass up, wait for savior vocal then kill top then mid on break)
waiting for the thunder (start with bass up, slowly bring down mid and top till break)
freedom (start with bass up, very slowly bring down mid and high till minor break then 50% cut mid and high till major break)
letting go (start with bass up)
a thousand seas (start with bass up)
out of nowhere (start with bass up, leave mid and high till end !!!!)
why (start with bass up, leave mid and high till the drop after the break)
take everything (start with bass up, keep mid and top then add a loop till the break!!!!!)
all over again (leave mid and high till the break)
sun and moon (loop mid high till the big break)
track names:
Betsie Larkin & Ferry Tayle - The Key (original Mix)
XiJaro & Pitch, Madwave - Nothing Set in Stone (original Mix)
Bryan Kearney & Deirdre Mclaughlin - Open My Mind (original Mix)
Stargazers Fenna Day - Crystalize (extended Mix)
Michele C, Drival - Saviour (Extended Mix)
Kaimo K - When You Come Home (Myde Extended Rework)
F.g. Noise Lauren Ni Chasaide - Waiting For The Thunder (killing Time) (extended Mix)
Exouler - Freedom (extended Mix)
Delta-s Kate Louise Smith - Letting Go (ikerya Project Extended Mix)
Marlo Feat. Roxanne Emery - A Thousand Seas (dan Stone Extended Remix)
John OCallaghan feat. Josie - Out of Nowhere (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
Giuseppe Ottaviani Feat. Clara Yates - Why (original Mix)
Gareth Emery & Emma Hewitt - Take Everything (standerwick Extended Remix)
Bryan Kearney & Plumb - All Over Again (Extended Mix)just a note on my list where it says "start with bass up" that means killing the bass on the current track the moment you start the next track, you should never have the bass up on both tracks unless you know what your doing.
also if you dont know about "phrase mixing" and how electronic music is constructed with beats, bars, and phrases you should go look it up cause it changes everything when you know, then just simply becomes counting the mix in.
when you record your mix make sure you leave plenty of headroom, record the mix low and then use audacity too master it afterwards and bring the level up and balance it all out.
good luck!
[EDIT]
forgot to mention i set track cue points so i know where each track starts and ends too, that info is not in the list !
Last edited by jonno2002 (2021-11-02 02:51:16)
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It turns out the auto DJ functionality of mixxx can be used to create a basic mix. Here is my workflow:
Prepare mixxx:
1) create a MIDI loopback port with this command:
# modprobe snd_virmidi midi_devs=1
2) Get this * extension, so autoDJ gains the ability to beatmatch. Tweak the extension, and put it here: ~/.mixxx/controllers
3) Start mixxx, and enable the extension. Then restart mixxx again.
4) Set auto DJ to this mode: “Fade at outro start”.
Prepare the songs:
5) get a list of fun songs, and put them in a new crate (so you know where they are)
6) In each song, define:
a) the start of the intro. This defines the start of the fade in.
b) the end of the intro. This defines the end of the fade in.
c) the start of the outro. This define the start of the fade out.
Start the mix:
7) Select all the songs in the crate, and choose add to dj queue
8) Enable auto DJ. Now the first song should start to play from the start of the intro. When the first song hits the start of the outro, autoDJ will start the next track from the start of intro, and crossfade until the first track hits end of intro.
* https://mixxx.discourse.group/t/auto-dj … g/15962/30
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