jhonny Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Hi all, I want to mess around with making some 'mixed' mixtapes of music (mainly ambient, minimal beats and stuff). I want to do some easy cross-fading/beatmatching to some nice long mixes to work to/run to. I don't really want to do it on the fly with DJ software, but a nice basic easy sequencer would be fine. I've not used any audio software for a long time, so any advice would be great. Also - free is possible! Is there anything out there for this kind of thing? Would Audacity cover it? Edited February 19, 2015 by jhonny Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
andihow Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 you technically could do it with audacity but it'd be a pain because of beatmatching. ableton would probably be your best bet if you dont wanna use something like virtual dj Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide andihow's signature Hide all signatures expnoise.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 yeah pretty much any DAW if you want to pre-mix it all. most of them have ways to warp/timestretch audio files for beatmatching....ableton seems to be the most popular for this though Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 sweet I'll look into getting my hands on ableton. thx! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 If you want something relatively simple for just laying down pre-existing tracks, then - http://www.reaper.fm/ It's what I use for all my mix sets and doing the final mix/mastering of a seamless album (free - with a nag screen, but only 60 dollar for the full thing) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakmassive Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Another cheap option would be trying to get Ableton Live Lite, which comes free with a bunch of hardware controllers and stuff. I got it when I bought the Korg Gadget app on the iPad. There's a limitation on the number of audio tracks you can create, but for a simple mix you could just use 2 tracks. Edited February 19, 2015 by weakmassive Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 cool edit pro could help depending on how much beat-matching you're attempting Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I remember a bunch of years ago there was a program called "MixMeister" which was ridiculously easy to use. EDIT: Turns out it's still around... http://www.mixmeister.com/ Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2293814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 lol i hated that program Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2294067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yeah, it's kinda shit, but it'll probably be a good way for him to get into making mixes. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86766-making-a-seamless-mix/#findComment-2294089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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