to improve the first or demo mix of the song, generally to ensure a professional product.
to create a connection between a smaller artist and a more successful one, as was the case with Fatboy Slim's remix of " Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop.
to provide additional versions of a song for use as bonus tracks or for a B-side, for example, in times when a CD single might carry a total of 4 tracks.
to use some of the original song's materials in a new context, allowing the original song to reach a different audience.
to alter a song to suit a specific music genre or radio format.
to improve the fidelity of an older song for which the original master has been lost or degraded.
to create a stereo or surround sound version of a song where none was previously available.
to adapt or revise a song for radio or nightclub play.
Songs may be remixed for a variety of reasons: Most commonly, remixes are a subset of audio mixing in music and song recordings. The only characteristic of a remix is that it appropriates and changes other materials to create something new. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. For other uses, see Remix (disambiguation) and Remixes (disambiguation).Ī remix is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, and/or changing pieces of the item. This article is about an alternative version of a recorded work.