LPA Monthly Mix-Up November: Mashups

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  1. _Depression

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    Audacity is to more high-end music programs what Paint is to Photoshop. There's certainly the potential to create amazing works of art (see here) but it's much more restrictive in terms of the tools you can use to make said art. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not terribly difficult to do a passable job using Audacity, but it certainly has limitations.
     
  2. UncertainSound

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    I used Audacity for mashups in the past after I started having problems with Sony Acid... definitely don't suggest going that route. Audacity is great for recordings... that's about it. I use it to record drums from my music and most people use it or other instrument recordings who don't have the money for other software, and I think lots of people use it for podcasts. It is by no means a proper mixing program. You're better checking out Sony Acid, Magix Music Maker (and by that I mean DON'T use Magix ;) ), Mixcraft (what I'm using and is pretty cheap), FLStudio, or something similar to those with beat matching, pitch correcting, audio effects, etc.
     
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    Working for the radio station and radio classes at my university, I use Audacity for recording everything from student projects (usually little 0:30 - 3:00 pieces) to creating commercial spots for the radio station. Audacity does a damn good job at those things, and the best part is that it's fairly easy to learn (though I swear, some people just don't get it even after an entire semester of using it 3 times a week).

    I really don't see myself doing much in the sense of audio work in the near future (or distant future), so I'll stick to using Audacity and occasionally Virtual DJ Free (which I learned about thanks to my friend who makes club mixes using the Pro version).

    ...As an aside, I remember years ago when I was much more into making music, my parents got me a Magix program for Christmas... I got so frustrated by that piece of crap, I never touched an audio mixing program again.
     
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    Trust me, they're not all as frustrating as Magix. Mixcraft has become such a life saver when it comes to mashups (except has some issues with ogg files, which is my only complaint so far) and creating my own music. I am currently using it to create backing tracks to play when recording some upcoming acoustic videos and for recording some music over the holidays.

    In regards to this contest, based on the amount of feedback from my latest mashup I am changing my entry to "Linkin Park vs. Pendulum", unless I get more feedback from another mashup. If only I can enter my Avenged Sevenfold vs. Pussycat Dolls mashup :p
     
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    made a better mashup than my first one. ALL i have to do is upload it on youtube! :D now...how do i do that?
     
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    Step 1: Sign in with your Google account (create one if you haven't yet).
    Step 2: Once your account and profile is set up (if you're a new user), click the "Upload" link at the top of the page.
    Step 3: Upload the video you created with your mashup and set the appropriate title, description, tags etc.
    Step 4: After it finishes uploading, edit any additional info you need and/or include annotations if you need to.
    Step 5: Link it here, sit back, and watch the view count go up.
     
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    have to do it after school...hopefully today. do i just copy the address thing and copy it onto here?
     
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    Wow this was fun to do, as ive never attempted a mashup before.
    so i opted for a remix mashup, really hope you people like it...............http://soundcloud.com/glen-orpheus/somewhere-i-belong-remember

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    this has the clean version of the acapella, but will most probably do a Dirty edit too......(",)
    thoughts and comments are always welcome
     
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    Yours is great though and everyone seems to love it. I wish you luck my friend.

    This is probably one of my favourites and I think is a very possible first place contender. Amazing job! :)
     
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    This is masterfully done, I hope you place in the top ranks.
     
  12. Glen Orpheus

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    than very much UncertainSound, means a lot, hey and don't forget, its free to download if you like it enough to put on your mp3 player, Wink Wink :)

    i really appreciate your inspiring words Shadey, that is, if it was meant for me....oooops!
     
  13. Casual D

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    Current List Of Mash-Ups Submitted For November:

    ThePrototype: Linkin Park / Fort Minor / LIGHTS - In The End vs What I've Done vs Petrified vs There They Go vs Everybody Breaks A Glass

    RUS-UAE: Linkin Park / Linkin Park - Blackout vs Brokenfoot

    Reflectionist: Linkin Park / Linkin Park - "Blood Cure Breakdown" (Linkin Park megamix featuring Bleed It Out, Given Up, One Step Closer, Crawling, Blackout, Cure For The Itch, Empty Spaces, Numb and much more)

    ptto911:
    Linkin Park / Kanye West - Hell Of A Life Vs Wretches & Kings

    Lief92: Linkin Park / Nine Inch Nails - The Catalyst vs Beginning of The End

    Hypersonic: Linkin Park / Linkin Park - Empty Spaces Vs Foreword (LOL)

    Yaseen Alam: Linkin Park / Harry Potter - Potter And Kings

    lpmaskmancick: Jay-Z/Linkin Park/BOB/Hayley Williams - Numb vs Airplanes

    (BG): Linkin Park/Fluor - Blackout vs Mizu

    Darkspine Sonic: Linkin Park / Beastie Boys - Wretches & Kings vs An Open Letter To NYC

    Classic Sonic
    : Linkin Park / Linkin Park - Wretches & Kings vs Pale

    zwieR.Z. : Linkin Park / Hollywood Undead - Wretches & Kings vs Undead

    Luciano: Linkin Park / Nirvana - Polly vs The Messenger

    leftshoe18: Linkin Park / Jay-Z - Waiting For The End vs Moment of Clarity

    RCMixes:
    Linkin Park / Black Eyed Peas - Wretches & Kings vs Imma Be

    feelthless: Linkin Park / Mikko - Don't Apologize

    wtf_link: Linkin Park / Queen - I Want To Black Out

    UncertainSound: Linkin Park vs Pendulum- Blackout vs The Vulture

    MajiksMonster: Eminem / Fort Minor / Linkin Park - Sing For The Moment vs Not Afraid vs Feel Like Home vs Waiting For The End

    DJIntensity: MIA / Linkin Park - Waiting For The End vs Paper Planes

    SteveDoninger: Linkin Park / Jay-Z / Drake / Lil' Wayne / Kanye West/ Eminem - Forever Lying From You

    Hybrid: Linkin Park / Garth Brooks / Tricia Yearwood - The Message In Another Eyes

    Jovertop: Linkin Park/ Linkin Park - Wretches & Kings vs High Voltage vs Given Up

    ChazCaro: Linkin Park / Linkin Park - Valentines Blackday

    abluasitno: Eminem / Linkin Park / A Few Others - Supermash

    linkingabo:
    Kazakh Superstar / Bomfunk MC's / Linkin Park - Fristajlo vs Freestyle vs Somewhere I Belong

    LinkinPark039:
    Linkin Park / Linkin Park - Enigma (LP Megamix)

    Giorgos [Blind View]:
    Linkin Park / Dream Theater / Busta Rhymes - Linkin Theater

    Glen Orpheus: Linkin Park / Fort Minor / Grandmaster Flash - Somewhere I Belong vs Remember The Name vs The Message
    DJ SID: Linkin Park vs Jay-Z - Numb vs Encore

    DaveCNewton: Linkin Park vs Noisia - Crawling vs Machine Gun

    _Depression: Linkin Park vs Celldweller - Blackout vs Under My Feet

    ENTRY COUNT SO FAR: 32 (wow! Keep it up guys!)
     
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    It was!

    This month has been amazing.
     
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    17 views on my song. So awesome. =)
     
  17. Yurieff

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    When is the deadline, because I will change my entry probably..
     
  18. Glen Orpheus

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    well ive just spent the last hour and a half listening to all the mash ups, thanx derek for putting them all together.
    for me my favourites are (dis-including my own entry of course), the two above by wtf_link and UncertainSound, damn fine work gents
    good luck in the comp guys, may we all deserve to win :)
     
  19. Glen Orpheus

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    the last day for submissions is 18th december dude :)
     
  20. Yurieff

    Yurieff Meow. :3

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