... sounds like the best answer so far. Bringing a second question : a
re-edit is usually done without the original artist's authorization,
while a remix is "commissioned" by the artist, right ?
Gwendal
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Churchill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:42 A
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To: Cobert, Gwendal; 313
Subject: Re: (313
edits
what is the difference between an "edit" and a "remix" ???
A re-edit, in the original sense of the word, uses only the final
two-channel (stereo) recording of a song, which is then cut
up, extended,
shortened, reversed, put through effects etc. These days this
would most
likely be done in audio software like Pro Tools, Logic or
Cubase, but in the
old days it would be done by cutting and splicing
quarter-inch reel-to-reel
tape.
A remix, on the other hand, is generally done by someone
who's been given
access to the original multi-track tape (in the old days) or
individual
sounds, loops, samples, beats etc (today). The remixer can
then use as many
or as few of the original building blocks of the song as they like, in
conjunction with musical elements created themselves, to
create a new track
which uses any number of parts of the original.
The primary difference being that anyone with a copy of the
record can do
their own 'edit', but to do a proper 'remix' you need the
original producer
to provide you with the song's original 'building blocks' in
isolation.
Cheers,
Tom
