Completed Remix

I have now completed my remix in the styles of the producer Timberland. The guide track that I used to create this remix was 'Too late to apologize by One Republic' I have made my arrangements of the beat similar in style of this track with a slight difference in tempo as the vocals I used were slightly faster than those of the One Republic track. I have edited and rearranged the vocals in the way I think it sounds best adding effects where necessary to enhance the flow of the track. Here is the Guide track used for the remix:

And the link to my remix is at: 

http://soundcloud.com/barry-boom/nebula-remix-barry-boom-mp3 

Hope you enjoy it.

Mix creation & Sample Test CD

Creating The Backing Track

From my last seminar on Production Master with Dj Fever I was able to gain a better understanding of producing a remix and how to arrange a backing track using samples taken from other tracks. With the knowledge gained I set out to obtain a sampler and was able to borrow a Roland SP-404, displayed below.

Not having much knowledge of this hardware I was still able to work out the basics  through the manual. I began editing and recording samples and was able to obtain the ideal drum set samples from http://www.free-loops.com/ I first had to work out the tempo of the track but as it was a sort of hard rock genre and I was transforming it to a Hip Hop/RnB genre my calculations of the tempo was more approximate than accurate this lead to the vocals having to be adjusted to fit the beat. This was not much of an issue though as using Logic 9 flex time feature I was able to adjust the vocals as needed. The other instruments used in the track was a combination of midi loops some of which I made and others from the Logic loops library. Using a guide track to assist with the arrangements of the track, I was able to compile a backing track much in the styles of my selected producer which I believe is a fairly good backing track for my remix.

The Sample Test Mix

After making the necessary adjustment ie: cutting, editing and rearranging the vocals, I was able to make a rough mix of the completed track and burnt it onto CD at 16bit, 44.1kHz. During the mix I was a bit concerned with my levels on the bass and with some parts of the vocals arrangements and that's why I burnt it to CD to have a listen through a different playback system.

I have listened to the track in my car and as i suspected the levels on the bass was to high so it ended up drowning out the mids and tops. A possible solution to that I think, would be to remove or significantly reduce the compression on the Kick as the sample used was already treated and compressed so I think its a bit over compressed why the level are so high. As for the bass, this was done through midi and some slight adjustments on the EQ and compression should sort this problem I believe. Much analysis could not be made on the mids and high as the bass drowned out the quality of their sounds.

I will now go back and make the necessary adjustments and then see what the results will be when burnt to CD again and listened to in the car.

Timberland Samples

Here's a sample of timberlands beats, you'll notice with most thes beats he uses a variation of samples, instruments as well as sounds created from everyday natural materials or vocal samples.

Track Selection

Timberland has established himself with a unique style of producing beats, using various percussion instruments and samples. His style unique because of the varied found sound he incorporates in to his beats.

After much research I have decided to do my remix based on the producer’s One Republic single ‘Too late to apologize’. Below I have given a track analysis of the single and will look to recreate a similar mix using similar samples and instruments.

I will be using the track titled Nebula for my remix with intentions of making a backing track of a hip hop genre to go with it, I have started working on it and its been going well. I am currently working on the instrumental and editing the vocals.