A remix is an alternative version of...

A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version.


Changing the equalization, dynamics, pitch, tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of the various musical components.

A song may be remixed to give a song that was not popular a second chance

Remixes should not be confused with edits, which is usually involved for marketing purposes.

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Roots of the remix:

Since the beginnings of recorded sound in the late 19th century, certain people have enjoyed the ability to rearrange the normal listening experience with technology. With the advent of easily editable magnetic tape in the 1940s and 1950s

Hip hop, rap and R&B music (Rhythm and blues)

Remixes have become the norm in modern dance music, allowing one song the ability to appeal across many different musical genres or dance floors. Such remixes often include "featured" artists, adding new vocalists or musicians to the original mix.

The remix is also widely used in hip-hop and rap music. An R&B remix usually has the same music as the original song but has added or altered verses that are rapped or sung by the featured artists

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Copyright Implications

The most important question is whether a remixer is free to redistribute his or her work or whether the remix falls under the category of a derivative work (not original) according to copyright law (partially or completely borrowed)

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