# How to do a remix **URL:** \ **Category:** Music Production\ **Created:** [February 12, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655 "2012-02-12T00:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dylanmc111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dylanmc111](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dylanmc111)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/1 "2012-02-12T00:31:06Z")
**How to do a remix** Hey guys just wondering how a remix is done? Do u have to get all the individual parts separate like the kick etc? thanks ---
**Author:** ![JahVomit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jahvomit/32/13332_2.png) [@JahVomit](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/JahVomit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/2 "2012-02-12T13:33:21Z")
What do you want to do a remix with? Just cut up loops, or samples of the track. If you want just the voice try finding an acapella on the internet. You can also make acapellas your self with the original version and the intrumental. Check YouTube for how-to videos on that. ---
**Author:** ![fullenglishpint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fullenglishpint/32/12539_2.png) [@fullenglishpint](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/fullenglishpint)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/3 "2012-02-12T13:43:16Z")
Check out beatport play (I think that’s what it’s called). They release track stems free of charge for remix competitions all the time. ---
**Author:** ![dylanmc111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dylanmc111](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dylanmc111)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/4 "2012-02-12T13:52:41Z")
I always wonder how a producer does a remix of a classic 80s tune or even a modern day top 40 track. So they just snip parts out of the original track? ---
**Author:** ![fullenglishpint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fullenglishpint/32/12539_2.png) [@fullenglishpint](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/fullenglishpint)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/5 "2012-02-12T13:59:12Z")
Pretty much. Sometimes there’s an acappella available, or with a lot of work you can isolate the vocals from a track using very specific EQing in a DAW. ---
**Author:** ![fullenglishpint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fullenglishpint/32/12539_2.png) [@fullenglishpint](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/fullenglishpint)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/6 "2012-02-12T14:00:03Z")
If it’s a modern track most big name producers will just ask the original artist for the stems. ---
**Author:** ![dylanmc111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dylanmc111](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dylanmc111)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/7 "2012-02-12T14:14:20Z")
probably going to sound like a total newbie, but what are stems?😮 ---
**Author:** ![fullenglishpint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fullenglishpint/32/12539_2.png) [@fullenglishpint](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/fullenglishpint)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/8 "2012-02-12T14:39:57Z")
stems are the individual parts of a track (vocals, percussion loops, synth leads, etc). Go here: [http://play.beatport.com/](http://play.beatport.com/) and download a few (they’re normally free) to see what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![dylanmc111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dylanmc111](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dylanmc111)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/9 "2012-02-12T14:50:11Z")
> [@fullenglishpint](#): > > stems are the individual parts of a track (vocals, percussion loops, synth leads, etc). > > Go here: [http://play.beatport.com/](http://play.beatport.com/) and download a few (they’re normally free) to see what I mean. I never knew about this! would this be a good way of learning ableton for a newbie? to do a remix ---
**Author:** ![fullenglishpint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fullenglishpint/32/12539_2.png) [@fullenglishpint](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/fullenglishpint)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/10 "2012-02-12T14:51:13Z")
absolutely. Don’t expect anything particularly amazing to start with, but it’s a really nice way to play around. There are a million and one tutorials on youtube. ---
**Author:** ![dylanmc111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dylanmc111](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dylanmc111)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/11 "2012-02-12T14:55:59Z")
thats the problem I feel, theres so many tutorials, its hard to know where to begin when your a newbie! ---
**Author:** ![AdamPollard55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@AdamPollard55](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/AdamPollard55)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/12 "2012-02-12T14:56:50Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11FED0E4F2BE6953](http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11FED0E4F2BE6953) I did a tutorial series that might be some help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dylanmc111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dylanmc111](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dylanmc111)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/13 "2012-02-12T15:00:57Z")
is this what it looks like?! a breakdown on how to do a remix from start to finish?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Henrimartel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@Henrimartel](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Henrimartel)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/how-to-do-a-remix/37655/14 "2012-02-13T08:00:16Z")
So, if you can get the vocal files (If you want to remix a song with vocals) that makes your job easier. Once you have the vocals then you can build the track around that, making sure the melodies and bass u create work with the melody of the vocals. Getting the vocals by itself is a rare thing, even though [play.beatpor.com](http://play.beatpor.com) has some vocal tracks. Now, majority of time you’re going to have to take the existing songs and EQ out as much of the instrumental as possible. That is an art form to itself and will take a while to get right. But once you “Ripped” the vocals then you can easily produce the rest of the track. If your remixing a song without vocals then you just have to figure out what the “Main melody” is and sequence it in a DAW and build your track around that. other than that remixing is an open field, you can do what ever you want or think sounds good. Listen to other remixes and see how they are different than the original to kind of give you some ideas. My personal suggestion would be to do this in a DAW like logic, protools, ableton, etc. as you will have more control over the remix in regards to making it as original as possible; not having to rely on sample loops, as well as giving you more control over EQs nd compression. But you can do just fine using traktor or serato… you’d just be limited to using premade loops and nor as pinpoint EQing. just try it and fuck around, that way you’ll you see what specifically you want to learn. Henri