For this project we were supposed to remix some Kanye West song, but I did not because... I dont like Kanye West. I remixed My Violent Heart by Nine Inch Nails instead. This project was a difficult mess. Remixing a song that I know very well proved difficult because I always wanted to place each part with the other parts it went with in the original song. Remixing a song in general was difficult. I had stuff cut and pasted all over the place, the final piece consuming 23 lines of the playlist.
There isnt a whole lot to say about the remix really. Just alot of cut, paste, and added effects. There was one long bass note in the original song that I had to recreate in sytrus because I somehow broke it and saved it... So I made a new one, its not great, but I like it. It has the same effect as the original. When I played it along with the drums (especially towards the end of the remix) the bass overpowered a bit, slowing down the drums temporarily and when the bass note ends the drums suddenly speed up to catch up with themselves, at least thats how i would describe it. I noticed afterwards that it does this slightly in the original song, but mine has more of the effect since the bass has more power. I added a ton of effects to everything. Theres either distortion, delay, or the vocoder on basically everything. As with almost all my projects, the vocoder gives you this crumbling noise in the background when its not in use. Luckily its not very apparent this time. The drum parts at times seem to be a little... not on beat? But i dont know of any way you could fix that, its just been to cut up to change much.
Overall I think it sounds cool, but gets boring at points, and doesnt keep the same feel throughout the song. Thats hard to avoid though since the original song is also like this. It switches from very quiet to very loud a few times throughout. But I hope you like it anyways. Finally, I would like to thank Trent Reznor and anyone else who helped write the song for the sick parts used here and the brilliant idea of letting me download the multilayer tracks from your website. Ill probably upload my remix to there eventually.
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Sometimes it's easier to remix a song you don't like for the same reasons you mentioned in your post.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for low end to kick in when the distorted guitar part comes in (I like the line a lot- great use of panning). The bass and drums don't come in until 1:45 and I think that's a bit too long to wait. Then the bass and drums depart at 2:10. Why?
You have proven to be a master of effects. All of your sounds are balanced, and well-processed.
I'd like more continuity in this piece- theme and variation. You mention in your post that you were striving for this effect, but did not achieve it. Keeping a common thread through your piece is a good idea wether it be a drum beat, or a synth line. The continuous part can vary- like changing the pitch or chord, but should remain somewhat consistent.
The bad side to having nice Bose headphones: The bass you hear in music tech class will not be as nice out of your home computer speakers... These speakers suck. :'(
ReplyDeleteI really like this, it's got a dark feel to it which i like. Usually I go for faster songs from bands like RATM, Mudvayne, Lamb Of God. But I really like this. The vocals fit in really well with the drums and that funky swoosh noise. Great job.
ReplyDeleteYou have all the effects perfectly fit in there, and it sounds really good for the most part. I looked up the unremixed version on Youtube, and I think yours sounds a bit better in my opinion. I liked the techno and metal feel, because that's the kind of stuff I listen too. How it changes tune somewhat randomly sounds pretty good to me. Good job
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