Hi Jim,
>I am used to the term "remix" meaning to take the original tracks and mix them again, possibly changing EQ, levels, or even adding effects. Remixing to make the bass stand out better, etc. This seems also to be what is meant when you get a "remastered" CD like Pink Floyd, and all the older groups come out with.
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>I also am slightly aware of it meaning in rap/house/whatever-else-l-am-hopelessly-out-of-touch-with that you take someone elses mix (or your own...from the same CD) and do what I described above, but where the result is radically different than the original.
It tends to be more than EQ or added instruments. As a general trend, a "remix" in the manner we're discussing here is usually longer, more danceable -- often completely non-dance genre songs are turned into dance remixes -- and add a capella or broken-down parts (just bass and drums, etc.). Sometimes, samples from one part of a song are triggered into another part. There are no hard-and-fast rules; the end result is supposed to be intriguing and danceable -- everything else is up for discussion.
Go down to your local record store and rummage through the 12" LPs for some ideas. Also, look for CD singles with a "house remix" or something similar along with the original track.
Regards,
-BW
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