The Remix Manual

Product Description

Can you turn a soulful ballad into a hit dance track, or make any Billboard hit your own? With this all-in-one guide to remixing, you can! Whether you’re a professional DJ or producer, or are just beginning to mix tracks, this step-by-step guide will bring you through the entire process of making your own professional-quality remixes. Author Simon Langford, a renowned producer/remixer with over 300 remixes and chart-toppers under his belt, shares his years of experience and expertise in the most in-depth guide on the market. The Remix Manual covers creative processes, technical, legal, and contractual issues, and includes a unique remix “walk-through,” and useful contacts and links. The companion website provides source files that illustrate all stages of the remix, as well as additional interviews, additional “walk-throughs,” a “Buyer’s Guide,” and video tutorials and demo versions of the hottest mixing software.
A working musician and remixer, Simon Langford provides up-to-the-minute information on all aspects of the remix process, from the latest software tips and tricks to timeless artistic advice. While technical aspects are explained in detail, you also get a pro’s advice on how to produce outstanding tracks by being aware of the original’s message, style, and emotion. The creative side of remixing is explored from all angles, as a wide variety of industry insiders weigh in on key issues in exclusive interviews and quotes.

A one-stop guide to remixing from making creative choices to understanding contracts
Author has chart-topping remix experience and over 300 remixes to his name; get a pro’s advice on how to produce outstanding tracks
Website includes samples and example tracks, illustrating the various stages of the remix.

Amazon.com Review

Amazon Exclusive: A Letter from Simon Langford on The Remix Manual

Dear Reader,
It sometimes saddens me to hear remixing referred to in a way that presents it as some kind of “poor cousin” to writing and producing your own material. Of course there are financial benefits to working on your own material but the implication that remixing is somehow inferior simply isn’t true.
In almost all ways the technical process involved in a remix is equally as complex and requires virtually all of the same skills. In fact, in some ways, a remix presents additional technical challenges that original material doesn’t. And to say that a remix isn’t as creatively challenging as original material is equally unjust.
Over the course of my career I have spent far more time working on remixes than I have on original material yet I don’t feel that I have missed out. On the contrary, working on all of the remixes that I have done has given me perhaps a greater and wider understanding of music than I would have had if I had worked purely on my own songs. Anything that you learn while remixing is instantly usable in your own productions. This isn’t speculation; it is simple fact.
Over the last 12 years I have worked with a number of amazing people who have shared their “insider knowledge” with me and shown me great kindness. I have also been very fortunate to have had the success that I have had but, when all is said and done, I am no different from any of you that are reading this. We all have our own unique skills and that is what gives such amazing and inspiring diversity in music. We all need a little inspiration from time to time though and, with that in mind, I would be truly honored if you would allow me to share with you what I have learned along the way in the hope that it can perhaps light a few dark corners in your knowledge.
To all of you about to embark on your musical journey I wish you success, fulfilment and, above all else, the happiness that comes from creating something that moves others.
Dimidium facti qui coepit habet “He who has begun has the work half done.” –Horace
–Simon Langford

Simon Langford’s Top Ten Tips from The Remix Manual

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