TOP 5 rules of making mashups
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I just came back from the Ableton User Group Budapest workshop
I made a presentation there about making mashups
and about mashup culture in general
yesterday I was planning my presentation
and I collected the five most important rules of making mashups
I posted them already on my private blog
but I think it’s a useful read here on APC too
TOP 5 rules of making mashups
#1 do NOT expect anything, ever
make it for fun and for free
#2 always create full song structure for your tracks
a good mashup is not a ‘Stars on 45’ type of megamix
#3 always use good quality sources
crap will always sound crap at the end of the process too
#4 go for the perfect flow, do not rape the original songs
the style clash is great,
but if the flow of your mix is perfect,
you can do wonders by using things from the same genre too
#5 always tag your mp3’s
don’t forget to credit your sources
and don’t forget to credit yourself either
feedback is the most important thing what you can get by making mashups
happy mixing!
Rule #6 : don’t forget to create cover art for your tracks. People have iPhones now, and music blogs need eye candy…
I agree, but however its not that important
if the producers have one or two images, logos, press photos etc these can be OK for bloggers, it’s more annoying if the images are not big enough!! the coverarts must be 500×500 px or bigger!