Making The Remix: AxWax and The Making of 'If I Was Alone' - The Lorenzo's Music Podcast

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In this episode, I talk with musician AxWax about his remix of the track 'If I Was Alone' from our 'Lorenzo's Remixes, Volume 2' Album. We discuss the creative process behind the remix, including tempo changes, drum sampling techniques, bass line creation, and what synthesizers he used. AxWax shares insights into his production methods and the unique sound he created.

What we discuss

• Music production: AxWax production process for making the track
• Remixing: Remixing the song based on the original stems
• Ableton: The DAW AxWax used to produce the song
• Mixing techniques: How he altered sounds and instruments

Key Takeaways

1. Timewarp: AxWax used Ableton to speed up the tempo of the original track.
2. Drum sampling: He includes samples using famous break beats like the Think beat and Amen Brother.
3. Auto Envelope filters: The bass line was altered to create a unique sound, using envelope filters.
4. Synth sounds: AxWax used a virtual Roland Juno clone.
5. Raspberry pie: A dub siren was built using a Raspberry Pi for added effects.
6. Not bonkwave: The genre of the remix is hard to define, but it falls under bass music.

Links mentioned

• Ableton
• The Winstons
• Clyde Stubblefield

Connect with AxWax

• Website https://music.axwax.eu
• Mastodon https://chaos.social/@axwax

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