Sup Mixsters! I just got to know one hell of a Christmas gift called MM Fusion. For the better part of ten years, I have been mixing and designing full length sets on tables, some take weeks and others take months, but however long, it is a fantastic feeling when the mix is complete and I can move on to the next journey. It's a hobby that won't go away. I've already submitted a set called Voyager (took no time at all on Fusion), which is a Deep Trance set using some Coldharbour cuts and some upliftng progressive stuff. Look for it and give it a ride. Enjoy!

Hi Eclipse. Welcome to the club Looking forward to hear your set.

Robert

Whats up fam. Been a Pro 5 user for about 4 years now. Lookin forward to jumpin in on some discussions here and dropping some mixes, too!!

A'yo mixers. $20 Julio here. I'm new to the MixMeister program but quickly adapting thanks to some help from a friend. He's around here somewhere. Hey Kevin where you at?! You sick of me always being on your computer? Tough shhhh!

I've been re-creating, in MixMeister, a mix I originally created back in '04 recorded straight from wax and edited on Pro Tools then mastered with T-Racks Mastering Suite. I'd like to go into detail as to how I plan on doing that, but then I'd have to kill you

Once completed, pop on over to All Mixxed Up for a listen. I might just expose what tools I am using to make this mix wizardry happen. Kevin, thanks for putting up with me while using your pc and 1200's... but dammit I want my Serato back already!!! Who do you think you are, ME?

Peace

Welcome to the boards, $20 Julio...and good luck on your endeavor to re-create your masterpiece. As for your tricks, I think I got my own covered! LOL Anyways, let us know when you upload your set...I'll give it a proper listen!

Evolushun, thanks for the reply. Are you the same DJ that collaborated with Kevin on TPS Reports? Volume 2 was pretty dope. I got a copy of that around here somewhere. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of my mix. If you like Hip Hop, you should enjoy this mix. Hopefully it will be wrapped up by next weekend. Kevin says I need to edit some words if you know what I'm sayin.

Peace

That would be me. I loved that set and believe it or not, I have only heard it in its entirety one time! LOL I do enjoy Hip Hop so before you edit it, make sure I get a copy!

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Originally posted by $20 Julio:
Hey Kevin where you at?!

its about time you got here. hey... dont even sweat it about using my pc so much... its all good . i cant wait for this mix to get aired here... youve put alot of creativity into it and its bound to show. oh... your serato... yeah about that... MUWAHAHAHAAHAHA! see ya later Fulio! and pick up some beer before you come over.

Hi DJ Eclypse, the ill Messiah and $20 Julio!

Have already heared your mix Messiah, you know! Well mix sir!

Have seen your february - upload, Eclypse, hope to catch it soon!

And welcome back $20 Julio. You are a friend from Kevin (plur). That is cool . Hope to hear you soon too!


Greetings,

Holger / "DJ Mojito" / "Mojito".


I say: A day without music is a lost day for me.

Hi to all from me
I use MM for couple of months in a club and it was soooo good to find this fantastic program!!!
It's also a pleasure to find others who use it as well as to find useful topics with tips and trics for creating cooler mixes
Oh, I create my mixes mostly in the commerce music of house, dance, rnb and hip hop.

Hi mitko_z, and welcome to the forum

It would be great to hear some of your sets on MMRadio


Be sure to let us know if you need any help

Neb.

I just realized there are a ton of new folks around that I haven't said hello to. Sorry for the late entry, but what up everyone!

Newbie here, been on Mixmiester the last month and it's been great, no more vdj static

Hello to all ~

Welcome aboard Peilo!

aloha! I'm wanting to get into mixing but i have sort of a specific want out of this program and i'm not sure that it does it... actually i'm not even sure if a program exists to do this but i'm sure this is a good place to ask...

will MM in any form split say the vocal track from the music track so i can mix the vocal track of one song with the music track from another? or do i have to find instrumental versions of the songs i'm interested in mixing?

You have to find separate accapella and instrumental versions ... think of it this way: You can't unmix paint. Once you have purple, there is no method to turn that back into blue and red again....

And that is not a limitation of MixMeister ... there is no progarm to "unmix" music that gives acceptable results.

thanks! i'll probably still get this program to make my own mixes, just have to look for those versions... again, thanks!

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Originally posted by BadLag:
will MM in any form split say the vocal track from the music track so i can mix the vocal track of one song with the music track from another?

from my good friends at beat-boot-ique... man i miss them. HERE is the direct link (although you must be logged in to view). also for great diy (do it yourself) acapellas and instrumentals please visit GYBO (Get Your Bootleg On)... to get the full benefit of the site it is best to become a member.

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Making Acapellas

1. THE PHASE CANCELLATION METHOD
Get an instrumental of a song, invert the phase (sometimes referred to as flipping), and mix it with the original.. If done right everything besides the vocal is canceled out. You can do this in any sequencer like cubase or acid.. The instrumental must be exactly the same time/pitch however. and mp3s might not work if they are badly encoded. Zoom right in to see the 2 waveforms next to each other (look for kick drum hits) and line them up.

2. THE KNOCKOUT METHOD
using 'knock0ut' you can spectrally subtract one piece of audio from another. Start by extracting the center mono of a track (soundforge or cooledit will do it with the pan/expand feature). then try and make an instrumental out of loops from the track and 'knock them out' of the vocal parts. This can work even if the instrumental isn't exactly the same as the song.
http://www.freewebs.com/st3pan0va/

3. OTHER METHODS
Besides these methods you can try Cool edits (now audition) noise reduction feature, which is very powerful. Analyse a bit of instrumental and get a profile (6000 or 4096FFT is a good size).. reduce than from the whole song.
You can also try the soundhack spectral plugins and Voxengo's Transmodder to further reduce spiky nosies like drums.. (don't ask me how .. its all trial and error).


You will NEVER make a totally perfect acapella with 2 and 3. You can however make something good enough to work in your mix

SOUND FORGE

Fortunately, Sound Forge has a special Mid-Side conversion feature (normally used for another purpose) that pretty much makes this process automatic. Without it, the process would be much more involved (ie. having to remove the vocal first, converting to mono, phase inverting, and recombining with a mono version of the original file).

Here's how to do it the easy way in Sound Forge:
1 ) Open the original audio file.
2 ) Choose Edit;Select All to select all the data in the file.
3 ) Choose Process;Pan/Expand.
4 ) In the Pan/Expand dialog box, choose the Normal Mix Of MS Recording preset.
5 ) Click OK.
6 ) Choose Edit;Selection;Set.
7 ) Choose Left in the Channel parameter drop-down list.
8 ) Click OK.
9 ) Choose Edit;Copy.
10 ) Choose Edit;Paste Special;Paste To New.
11 ) Save your new audio file.

Depending on the type of material that you're processing, the results will vary, but they'll never be perfect. Anything that was in the middle of the mix will now be in your new audio file, whi