I will be simultaneously downloading large video files, converting those files into even larger files that I can work with, and editing the music video. During this time, my computer lags so much because I am doing so many things at the same time. I then change the speed of the clip by the exact percentage of the change I made to its music. I set aside only the clips that I need – if my music only features a 3 second section in a song, I will set aside only that section of the music video to work with.
I love dance music so I feature mostly upbeat instrumentals. I start with laying down the foundation of the mashup by mixing all the instrumentals together first.
I use Logic Pro X to arrange all the music. In order to preserve the highest quality, I do an extreme amount of planning. If you change the pitch more than 3 semi-tones, voices lose too much of its original quality and begin sounding less and less human. If you change the tempo too drastically, instrumentals sound too different. Watch the video above to see me working with it. This year, I used a DJ software called MIXED IN KEY to find out all of my tempos and keys.
I organize all my files by their bpm (tempo) and key. Organization is so important when working with 200 audio files. I usually end up with around 200 audio files.
I instead take the time to visit every “grocery store” in order to get ingredients of the highest quality. I am one “chef” who will not be deceived. It makes me angry when people misuse the word “official” to promote their instrumental remakes and acapella covers. Mashup artists like myself, however, are “chefs” who live in a world full of many deceitful grocery stores that mislabel their produce as “fresh” and “organic” when they really are far from those descriptions. I search all over the internet like a determined chef searches different markets and grocery stores for his ingredients. The first and least exciting part of making Pop Danthology is gathering all the different instrumental and acapella tracks, audio stems, and full songs. Pop Danthology is a huge project that requires about 180 hours of work.
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