{"id":11750,"date":"2014-06-30T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=11750"},"modified":"2015-02-25T18:34:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T02:34:14","slug":"remix-song-without-track-stems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/30\/remix-song-without-track-stems\/","title":{"rendered":"Remix Any Song Without Track Stems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go Beyond Sampling and Looping<\/h2>\n
\"Remix<\/a>

Remix Any Song Without Track Stems<\/p><\/div>\n

Have you ever wanted just the vocal part of a song? Or, how about the opposite, where you wish you had just the backing track? DJs and remix producers go through great lengths to acquire track stems, loops, acapellas, and other bite-size sections of songs for sampling and remixing. In the old days of DJing, the only way to create a loop was to have two of the same record, which made it possible to capture and extend a portion of a song by reversing and crossfading between both pieces of vinyl. When CDJs became available, looping could happen with the push of a button. And now, with computers, DVS systems, and Loop Stations, it’s easier than ever to remix with loops.<\/p>\n

Cut and Paste…<\/em><\/h2>\n

When sampling became available in the 80s, producers created entire songs from parts of songs. (The \u201cAmen break<\/a>” is a perfect example.) However, it’s still very challenging to extract just the vocals from the mix. Unless you have a direct relationship with the record label who publishes the song, or have access to special-issue vinyl sold through DJ records pools<\/a>, getting the individual tracks of a song can be pretty daunting. And the made-for-DJ-records are usually singles that include several mixes of a song and an acapella track on the flipside, not the individual stems. Modern digital record pools typically provide the acapella track, too, but not always. Since vinyl is pressed for a short time, and digital record pools only provide acapellas of songs supplied by the labels, options can be limited.\u00a0 Despite all the hurdles, some of the best samples and loops have been found, and continue to be found, on rare and obscure records. And new shows like\u00a0Fuse’s<\/a> Crate Diggers<\/a><\/em>\u00a0showcase the producers and DJs that have given new life to these obscurities.<\/p>\n

Crate Diggers: Jermaine Dupri<\/h2>\n