Remix

A new version of a recording made by altering, rearranging, or adding to its existing material. Remixes can change a track’s structure, sound, length, or intended setting.

Multitrack recording: A recording method that captures separate sound sources on independently editable tracks. Separate vocal and instrumental tracks let remixers change the balance or arrangement.
Dub music: A Jamaican music style built around instrumental versions, studio effects, and manipulation of recordings. Its producers developed influential methods of stripping back and reconstructing recorded tracks.
Extended mix: A lengthened version of a song, often designed for club play. The added instrumental passages give DJs more room to mix and dancers more time.
Cover version: A new performance or recording of a song previously recorded by another artist. A cover usually re-performs the song, while a remix alters recorded material.
Sampling (music law): The legal use of portions of existing sound recordings in new music. Using another recording can require permission from both composition and recording rights holders.
Audio mixing: The process of balancing and combining recorded sounds into a finished audio signal. A remix often rebuilds the original mix by adjusting levels, panning, and effects.
King Tubby: A Jamaican sound engineer and producer known for pioneering dub mixing techniques. His studio experiments helped establish the remix as a creative production practice.
Radio edit: A shortened or altered version of a song prepared for radio broadcast. It serves broadcast constraints, whereas many remixes rework a track’s sound or arrangement.
Re-recording: A new recording made by performing material again rather than editing the original recording. Remixes work from existing audio; re-recordings capture newly performed parts.
Copyright: A legal framework granting creators and rights holders control over specified uses of original works. Copyright shapes which remix uses are licensed, restricted, or contested.

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