Remix contest 2 - The second try

[Juho L]

Last time this thing didn't work. What about now when we have some fresh blood on the forum. Anyone interested in a small remix contest? The idea of this contest is not to remix with a taste of blood in your mouth. The idea is to just have some fun and see what kind of version people get from a certain track. It's interesting to listen to the results, it's fun and it offers a great way to get away from your producing routines.

Like I wrote in one introduction thread last week, most people forget to have fun an be silly from their serious music producing, and when they forget to be silly, they tend to recycle the techniques they know. This contest is a good way to relax and just have fun with music instead of tweaking your serious tracks while wrinkling your forehead. And what's the best, you can now force yourself to learn new tricks and do things you never dared to try before. We could pick a totally absurd track for remixing so that you can be a MacGyver of music. Last contest just flatted when most of the people said they didn't have time for this kind of nonsense. Let's hope we have better results this time. This is not an ordinary nonsense. This is that kind of nonsense that develops you as a producer.

I repeat: This is not a serious contest. We don't contest to see who's the best. We just have fun. In the end when everyone has their remix done, we could gather the links in one thread and then start an open voting (i.e. everybody pick top-3 with three points for the first place, two points for second place and one point for third place). The winner gets a virtual medal or something.

[saba]

I'm in.
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[Hollowcell]

I repeat: This is not a serious contest.

I'm too serious for such trivial nonsense. Then on the other hand I enjoyed turning Juho's and Matsa's serious track into "candy" music. I think you said "candy" juho. I specially enjoyed chopping your hammond to peices, so yeh why not. I'm in too!

[jasedee]

Hmmmm........Ummmmm........Well...........Uhhhhh........Ahhhhhh....

Will there be a tight time limit for this project????

OK......I guess I am in too. Life's too short to be serious all the time, lets have a bit of fun!

edit: P.S I have 6 CD's full of acapella MP3's......perhaps this will be usefull in deciding what song to remix?? Should I post a list?

[Juho L]

Will there be a tight time limit for this project????

I think a month would be a good limit. Everybody should come up with something in that time.

OK......I guess I am in too. Life's too short to be serious all the time, lets have a bit of fun!

edit: P.S I have 6 CD's full of acapella MP3's......perhaps this will be usefull in deciding what song to remix?? Should I post a list?

Great! Sure! Where have you got those CD's? I'd gladly get my hands on accapella material.

[jasedee]

Will there be a tight time limit for this project????

I think a month would be a good limit. Everybody should come up with something in that time.

OK......I guess I am in too. Life's too short to be serious all the time, lets have a bit of fun!

edit: P.S I have 6 CD's full of acapella MP3's......perhaps this will be usefull in deciding what song to remix?? Should I post a list?

Great! Sure! Where have you got those CD's? I'd gladly get my hands on accapella material.
OK....a month sounds good.

I guess I will scan the list and post it on my website.......it is almost like a short novel though, you can fit alot of MP3's on 6 CD's!!!! A friend sourced them from the net, and lent them to me......score!

[jasedee]

*see other post for list of acapella's

[saba]

Could you, like, put those in a text file, and like, link it.
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[jasedee]

Could you, like, put those in a text file, and like, link it.Sorry, see new post in "General Discussion about music" forum for full list of MP3 acapella's...

[jasedee]

Where's the enthusiasm????

Lets get this show on the road........

[Juho L]

Seems like this goes exactly like the last time. We get only few participants.

[Hollowcell]

OK, so lets start this off. Juho is gunna start as he is the originator of this post I think.

What was the last remix comp by the way? Are you talking about the forum colab Juho?

[jasedee]

Even if there arent too many participants, it will still be fun.

Pick a song Juho......

[jasedee]

62 views and ONLY 4 contendors???? Maybe the others are too embarrassed to put in a worthy effort......

(How do you like my reverse psychology?)

C'mon guys......It's all in the name of fun! We wont tease you (too much).

303?

tomer=trance?

Panopticom?

Digital Screams?

Anyone else I've missed out?? Blank....you're not getting away that easily....

OK....I will even make my remix a trance number, which I will despise making, if it gets more people to join. How bout it?

[Juho L]

OK, so lets start this off. Juho is gunna start as he is the originator of this post I think.

Ok then.

What was the last remix comp by the way? Are you talking about the forum colab Juho?

Not the co-op. I tried to start a remix contest a year ago or so and I just got bohoo answers.

[Drammy]

Id be interested - my problem is time - I drive around the UK staying in hotels and all that so I only get a little time in the studio each week. Weekends are spent cathcing up with the missus - (che<tongue>ek)

Let me know what accapella you choose - I have the same list but with a hundred or so more - I got 2 DVD's full. Some of them are of excellent quality.

Whats the consensus, female or male?

Female, female, female! Thats my vote.

[jasedee]

Time is an issue for me too......Work during the day, school at night, and studying/mixing at any free chance I get. There are not enough hours in the day!

But I figure why the hell not....it will be a laugh. I am famous for taking too much on and stressing out....but I enjoy the challenge.

Good to have you on board martynreid....and Im sure there will be allowances for busy people ;)

Oh yeah....how come you got DVD's???? I feel ripped off.....oh well, didnt pay for em'

[Drammy]

One good thing is I have just bought a MachineDrum so at least I can sequence some beats whilst stayiong away from home!

As for the DVD's I did pay for them - about ?15 I think.

If I remember correctly I bought them off Ebay.

[Juho L]

Buahahaha! I found one classic on the list: Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You

Any objections? No? Good. Let the games begin!

[Drammy]

Samantha Fox!

Thats all I've got to say!

[Hollowcell]

OK Sam Fox it is. (She likes it when I call her Sam).

You start it off Juho and then link us to the file/files. OK?

[jasedee]

Im starting to get excited!

The link below will take you to the acapella for the song.

http://stickychicken.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/samantha_fox-i_only_wanna_be_with_you.mp3

Or if that doesnt work, click on my home page URL in my signature below, and navigate to the 'sounds' page.

Im not sure if we should make the whole MP3 available, or if Juho wants to go through it and choose certain parts...whatever.

Here we go.....

Edit: maybe we should post a link to the original song so people have some idea of the original feel?? Time to own up guys....anyone out there with a copy on CD??? If not we can grab the MP3 from somewhere

Edit 2: Hmmm....can only seem to find a cheesy dance remix of the song. Looks like we were beaten to the idea. Bet the guys that did the remix pulled in a bit of cash too....Well, I reckon our efforts will be much better!

[Hollowcell]

Well, I reckon our efforts will be much better!

Or at the very least, funnier!

[jasedee]

Still waiting on interest from tomer=trance, 303, DS........

[Juho L]

Ok. I'll start my project now. Beware.

[Juho L]

www.kolumbus.fi/juho.lepisto/Samantha_Fox_-_I_Only_Wanna_Be_With_You.mp3

There's the original (the original Samantha Fox cover. Originally this was Bay City Rollers hit) in case you guys didn't find it.

Seems like that accapella is from some weird remix.

[Juho L]

The chords: | E | C#m | E | C#m | A - B | A - B | E | C#m | A | B | A - B | E (- B)|

[jasedee]

That link that you posted.......is that really the Original Samantha Fox version????? It sounds like a cheesy trance/eurovision remix from 1999!!

I remember something alot different.....maybe it was the baycity rollers version I can recall?

Anyways, I have started mine too......it is going to be a dark nu-skool breaks remix.......with LOTS of Virus.....

Mine will be called "C-Strain Remix".

[Juho L]

That link that you posted.......is that really the Original Samantha Fox version????? It sounds like a cheesy trance/eurovision remix from 1999!!

Buahaha! Listen to those 80's counds! You really can't misplace that track on a timeline.

I remember something alot different.....maybe it was the baycity rollers version I can recall?

Probably yes. The original was recorded in somewhere around late 70's (correct me if I'm wrong).

Anyways, I have started mine too......it is going to be a dark nu-skool breaks remix.......with LOTS of Virus.....

Mine will be called "C-Strain Remix".

Mine will be called the maj/sus chord artistic jazz mix.

[Hollowcell]

OK Juho, do your worst to the track, then from your lead we will do our worst and ironically we will come out with something better than that! Maybe....hehe

[jasedee]

OK Juho, do your worst to the track, then from your lead we will do our worst and ironically we will come out with something better than that! Maybe....hehe
This is not a collaboration, is it???? I thought it was a contest where we all submit something......but HC sounds like he is talking about a collab.....

Am I confused?

[Hollowcell]

OK Juho, do your worst to the track, then from your lead we will do our worst and ironically we will come out with something better than that! Maybe....hehe
This is not a collaboration, is it???? I thought it was a contest where we all submit something......but HC sounds like he is talking about a collab.....

Am I confused?

Oooo, maybe I am!

I just assumed it was a colab remix actually. I tend not to read Juho's posts in detail - maybe that's the problem. Hhehe.

Shit, so I should have downloaded the files when I was on the cable the other day!

[jasedee]

Can we have some clarification here please Juho? either way I dont mind, a remix contest or collab......

Mine is slowly transforming into an 80's electro based breakers remix a la herbie hancock! Wierd

[Juho L]

Just do what you like. I'm going win anyway. BUAHAHAHAHA! Not really... Or am I?

[jasedee]

Not really... Or am I?
Yes, probably! But it will still be fun....

[Gopal]

I'd be keen to give it a go. Can anyone post an accapella of the original?

[Juho L]

I'd be keen to give it a go. Can anyone post an accapella of the original?

The link is on the previous page.

[jasedee]

Here you go.....

SamFOX (http://stickychicken.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/samantha_fox-i_only_wanna_be_with_you.mp3)

or if that doesnt work...click on the "MyStudio" link in my signiture, and go to the "Sounds" page, and head to the bottom of the page.

[jasedee]

Hmmm.....Do I dare bring this back up? Seems we have all been keeping quiet, how much time is left?

I have been doing some work on the track, but nothing I am too proud of. I had some troubles in fact being creative with the arrangments, and am left with pretty much no changes to the vocal arrangement (Apart from FX/Dynamics processing) and have made an 80's style electronica beat (calm down DS!) and big nasty bassline. It is not much really, but will be ready for posting in the next couple weeks.

Anyone else?

[jasedee]

Well......here it is.

Havent spent too much time on it (Like, maybe 12 hours in total) so hope you are not expecting too much.

It is quite minimal, too long and not enough changes, but, I dunno, I kinda like it.

An 80's style electronica crossed with nasty breaks about sums it up....

So, anyone else?

Only wanna be a Bootleg (http://fileserv1.soundclick.com/fastk9/HiE/strataliving+virusforumremixcontest.mp3)


You can find the thread Here.. (http://www.sunesha.nu/virusforum/viewtopic.php?t=2835)

C'mon u lazy B*stards! Put up......

[3o3]

I kinda like that track jasedee: i love those small effects that make it sounds more electric. Hey why didn't you throw in a vocoder in there aswell? that would be pretty cool i think.

[Juho L]

G??. Still undone. Heck. I'll se if I can make something this week.

[jasedee]

I kinda like that track jasedee: i love those small effects that make it sounds more electric. Hey why didn't you throw in a vocoder in there aswell? that would be pretty cool i think.
Im still not very good with the Virus vocoder, and the only other I have is the 'Orange Vocoder' plug in, that I can never get sounding really great.

I guess I dont know how to use them properly...

[Juho L]

The first one I started: www.kolumbus.fi/juho.lepisto/Juho_L_-_FoxRmx1.mp3
Got stuck with it. Lacks a solo. I'm quite satisfied with the background. But for a remix too banal and ordinary. It's g??.

This one I did today: www.kolumbus.fi/juho.lepisto/Juho_L_-_FoxRmx2.mp3
I had the background ready so I just fiddled with the vocals and added Hammond & lead. Very quick and still unfinished.

These remixes suck. Hoho. Maybe I'll make a third one later.

[jasedee]

These remixes suck. Hoho. Maybe I'll make a third one later.
What are you talking about???? These Remixes are fucking great!!!!!

You have completely turned the song on its head.....a "true" remix per se, and not just changing beats/b-line like mine..

It reminds me of the title track to "twin peaks".....spooky!

Edit: 8O the second one is great!!!! Very funky and pornographic. Cool vocoder

[Juho L]

What are you talking about???? These Remixes are fucking great!!!!!

Thanks. Maybe my ears are just tired for those. The first remix is too ordinary. I just played ProTools pop -like piano with jazzy chords and that's it. Nothing special.

You have completely turned the song on its head.....a "true" remix per se, and not just changing beats/b-line like mine..

The second one is actually more like a real remix. It doesn't have anything original left. Hoho. Maybe I'll slice up the C part vocals and make a whole one later. Bloody laborious to slice up and loop the vocals. Takes an eternity.

Edit: 8O the second one is great!!!! Very funky and pornographic. Cool vocoder

Not a vocoder. Kontakt tone machine (ring mod?) with totally "abused" looping to create those nasty noises. Quite nice, although I'd like to have it more soft and transparent.

[Juho L]

I just realised that I had forgot to add my review of your remix.

Kinda funny track. Those drums seem strangely uplifting... Nice. Ok minimalistic version. The bass seem to go wrong in the C-part - Really stings to my ear.

[3o3]

This one I did today: www.kolumbus.fi/juho.lepisto/Juho_L_-_FoxRmx2.mp3
I had the background ready so I just fiddled with the vocals and added Hammond & lead. Very quick and still unfinished.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I'd watch the porn-movie just for the music if they ever used this one.

[jasedee]

The bass seem to go wrong in the C-part - Really stings to my ear.
Yeah...thats my favorite part!!!! It's kinda off, and a bit dark, and controversial.

[pDc]

Nice stuff Juho!

1:-
Classy piano and good work with the vocals. If they re-made the song today, I think it would go something like this :D

2:-
Very funky!
Some crazy fx on the vocals. Is that just straight granular synthesis? Maybe listen to BT and make it a little more crazy next time!
I love the lead sound that comes in at 0:42! Any tips on how you made it? Please? :)

[Juho L]

Nice stuff Juho!

Thanks.

I love the lead sound that comes in at 0:42! Any tips on how you made it? Please? :)

G??. It's an ordinary Moog lead. Just LPF on one or two saws.

[beta one]

Hey people :)

Nice to see a virus message board here!

I found this contest by accident and I'm sure it's long over by now. However, I did a little snippit of the mix anyhow, just for fun. Took me about 2 hours to do what I've done. Fun.. that's why any of us do this stuff, right ? :)

It's just another take on the track.. I love the variations that got posted.
I'm into house and dance music, so this is what I came up with.

Comments welcome, of course; post for all to see.


Details for anyone curious:


-Sequenced in Cubase VST PC.
-Recorded through a Beringer Eurodesk 32 channel board.
-All synth sounds are from the Access Virus C desktop.
-Soundcard is a M-Audio Delta 44 PCI.
-Midi is via a M-Audio USB MidiSport 4x4
-Kick is compressed outboard using a DBX project 1.
-Vocal (filtered) samples are on a K2000 RS, as are all percussion sounds.
-Entire Mix EQ'd, compressed, normalized and mp3'd in Wavelab 3.0.


Here's the link:
http://betaone.trance4rm.com/beta%20one/beta%20one%20remix%20-%20Samantha%20Fox%20-%20I%20only%20wanna%20be%20with%20you.mp3



Thanks.. this was fun.
James d. (beta one)
Canada

[jasedee]

~Welcome Ti Planet Virus~

Glad u came on board for the Remix project. It wasnt really too sucessful, these other lazy members are all too busy (But I reckon scared, just between u and me ;) )

:) Anyways, I thought ur track was cool....I really liked the intro, and the vocals sounded awesome! Great to have someone with some enthusiasm here, maybe we can get these other mutinous dogs to stop tickling their nuts...... ;)

Cool tune!

[tranzash]

Welcome beta one :)

Nice track.

[3o3]

Welcome beta one!

[Juho L]

This Beta one's remix sounds nicely fat. Yay! Very good overall sound. I like it. Although it seems to end too soon. What a shame. I'd really like to hear the whole thing.

[beta one]

Hey everyone :)

Thanks.. glad you like what's happened with it thus far..
I only did about 2 minutes of the track cuz I didn't wanna spend too much time on it, but wanted you all to hear the sort of stuff I do with _my_ Virus :)

I think I'd only ever really _fully_ produce it if the intention was to get it released properly; just that there's a lot of work and production involved in getting a track to where i'd consider it 'release material' .

Else.. I may yank out the vocals and write a new original song around it; using a similar chord structure.

I love this.. keep chattin, guys.. also.. let's see your studios..hear some of your other work! :)


beta one... out.