![]() ![]() in my mashup, The Clash – London Calling being played by a live drummer somewhat out of phase) requires minute adjustments at different points in the “mashing” track. Absolutely needs the ability to adjust phase sectionally (ie.(Editor’s Note: This is probably iTunes’ fault.) Other than that, it is primarily self explanatory. Everything dragged and dropped right in, but the program had difficulty processing MP4 files. With zero experience with the program I was able to figure it out in 2 minutes. The interface is nice due to this lacking though, nice and simple. Talk About The Process: The workflow is enjoyable… however limited. Tracks Used: The Clash – London Calling / Blondes – Spanish Fly (Brenmar Remix) Need “save as” option for project files for making new variations.Couldn’t slice tracks – I’m guessing because it’s just referencing files, not saving a full project file.Allow exporting into a more feature-filled DAW.I knew going into the process that the program was brand new and not a complete DAW solution, so my expectations were relatively low. The autokey/BPM detection is nice, which allowed for easy trial and error of ideas. Talk About Making The Mashup: It felt like a really simple version of Mix Meister, just watered down. Tracks Used: A1 Bassline – Why Do You / Hot Dolla ft. No additional editing besides silence trimming.Less than ten minutes editing the actual mashup (more allowed for key analysis).Although we’re sure that you’ll point out exactly what is and isn’t awesome about our mashups in the comments. We set a few basic rules for ourselves, and then got to work! Our results and impressions of the software are below.ĭisclaimer from participants: It’s worth noting that these most certainly aren’t the best mashups in the world – we don’t claim to be world-class mashup producers, and especially considering we were only allowed ten minutes sitting down with a brand new piece of software. So we decided to challenge ourselves – myself, Zach and Mitch each had a crack at the program to see what we could whip up in less than ten minutes (the official Mashup webpage claims one can get a mashup rolling in just 5 minutes). Quite honestly, we think it would make an awesome mobile app – mashing songs on the go, please! Ten Minutes or Less: DJTT Makes Mashups ![]() It’s fun, but don’t expect to become the next Hood Internet after using this software. What Mashup does really well is help budding producers conceptualize their ideas, or allow veterans to quickly play around with mashing two tracks together. That’s about where the editing tools end – and it’s at this point that we realized that this tool is by no means a replacement for professional DAWs, nor is it a replacement for a standard audio editor like Audacity or Cool Edit Pro. ![]() You can adjust track BPMs and phase correct songs on an entire-song basis, as well as adjust four different envelopes (three band EQ and track volume) per track. Mashup gives you some very simple editing tools to get your idea into place. ![]() Taste aside, Guetta is determined to highly compatible. Below, all of the other songs that you’ve analyzed then display a “Harmonic Compatibility” – essentially how close they match in key to your project on a scale of 0 – 100. When you choose a song to start with, you drag it into the top window, and it lays it out on a beatgrid. The process of getting started with Mashup is super simple. First, drag the tracks that you want to mash up or consider mashing up into the lower panel of the program, and it analyzes them, revealing the BPM (and once you’ve started a project, the Harmonic Compatibility). In addition to taking a look at the software’s features and foibles, we challenged some of the DJTT staff to try and make their own mashups with the tool in under ten minutes – read on for the results and reviews. Released to the public earlier this week, Mixed In Key’s Mashup is a new simple audio program designed around the creation of super simple key-matched mashups. ![]()
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