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Mike Levine

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Topic Posted on 05/19/2015 at 14:52:50

Professional engineers typically render more than just a full version when they finish mixing a song. They also run a number of variations, which are referred to as "alternate mixes." In this article, I'll tell you what they are and why you should be doing them, too.

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2 Posted on 05/20/2015 at 03:13:24

I noticed you have an instrumental mix and a TV mix. Are they not, essentially, the same thing or does it matter how you render one compared to the other? Obviously you can render both the way you want, but I guess my question is, does it matter with them both being instrumentals?

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3 Posted on 05/20/2015 at 04:51:57

The difference is that the TV mix has background vocals included. It's the full mix minus only the lead vocals. An artist would use it as a backing track for a media appearance ( TV, radio, podcast, etc.).

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4 Posted on 05/20/2015 at 05:03:12

Ahhhh...Got it. Makes sense.

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