Remixing Techniques: Arranging and Song Form

Course details

In this course, author Josh Harris shows how to create radio and club arrangements, and a radio edit of a club mix. He utilizes four different digital audio workstations (DAWs)—Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Logic, and Reason—and shows how to build different arrangements from the ground up, by adding guitars, drums, bass, and synths. Each DAW explores different types of arranging scenarios. Plus, learn how to add ear candy and take your arrangements to another level.

Learning objectives
Reviewing the different types of arranging: music, remix, and radio/club
Referencing a previous version of the song
Listening to stems
Creating a sketch arrangement
Adding synths and guitars
Developing the drums and bass
Using time stretching
Creating a radio edit from a club mix
Adding special effects like drum fills and delays

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Why did we record this course in four different DAWs
04 - Using the exercise files

1. Arranging - An Overview

05 - A general overview of musical arranging
06 - An overview of remix arranging
07 - An overview of radio and club arranging

2. Arranging for the Radio

08 - Referencing the original or demo version of the song
09 - Listening to stems and deciding on the musical direction
10 - Creating a sketch arrangement
11 - Developing the drums and bass
12 - Adding synths
13 - Adding guitars
14 - Arranging the rest of the song

3. Arranging for the Club

15 - Referencing the original or demo version of the song
16 - Listening to stems and deciding on the musical direction
17 - Time stretching stems and creating a sketch arrangement
18 - Developing the drums and bass
19 - Adding synths
20 - Working from the hype backwards
21 - Arranging the rest of the song

4. Creating a Radio Edit from a Club Mix

22 - Trimming down the club version
23 - Identifying arrangement changes within the body of the song
24 - Listening through the final arrangement

5. Adding Arrangement Ear Candy

25 - Adding a vocoder
26 - Adding filtered delays to vocals
27 - Adding drum fills

6. Final Listens

28 - Listening through the final radio mix
29 - Listening through the final club mix
30 - Listening through the final radio edit

Conclusion

31 - Final thoughts and next steps