We’ve always heard the same example, “A final mix is like a cake. Once you bake it, you can’t get your eggs back.” Well, Audionamix claims to give you all of your ingredients back, so that you can make a new dish with them.

Audionamix (aka Mist Technologies) is a technology company in the cutting edge field of signal processing and High Definition audio treatment. It has developed the first and only technology capable of reverse engineering a monophonic or stereophonic recording into its multi-track components, extracting and separating voice or music from the original mix.

It can be used to isolate voices, remove noise, restore and enhance audio, and thereby enables High Definition True Surround Sound upmixing in 5.1 or 7.1 channels on any original audio recording.

Hear for yourself:
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You can get more info on the Audionamix site.

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Sonik Architects and BT have teamed up to create Sonifi, a sweet little iPhone App that lets you remix four tracks (Bass, Beats, Synth/FX, and Melody) by using the iPhone’s accelerometer and touchscreen. Here’s the official word:

Remix, Record, Control dynamic live FX & beautiful visualizers

AND Stutter Edit™….

LIVE.

Create and explore stunning live remixes, FX and visuals with a true first-of-it’s-kind portable remix engine. Sonifi™ is the world’s first true audio and visual remix application and protocol. Created by electronic superstar BT, this application showcases futuristic new music and remixes of The Rose of Jericho from his forthcoming 2009 artist album.

Sonifi™ is a powerful, portable, real-time remix engine. There are an infinite number of permutations of remixes you can create, mix, save and share….live, and anywhere!!

For iPhone and iPod touch 3.0 users, a revolutionary new multi-player feature has been added. Jam Link gives 3.0 users the ability to link with a friend (via Bluetooth) and remix live….TOGETHER. The mixmaster selects control over “Beats and Bass” or “Melody and Harmony”. Once JamLinked you and your buddy can remix, select tracks and Stutter Edit™ live. This is a first for any application, on any device.

In Sonifi™, four channels of four unique tracks allow extreme flexibility and remix possibilities. The (4×4 matrix of) tracks can be mixed, muted or soloed and contain four completely unique elements and arrangements per-channel. There are four tracks of ripping beats to choose from, four tracks of fat bass lines, four tracks of glitchy synths and FX, and four tracks of cutting edge melodies.

Everything in Sonifi™ happens in-time and on-beat; so making a mix is both fun and effortless. If you are a musician or DJ the sky is the limit! Currently, three discrete real time effects are controllable using the X/Y axis of the iPhone or iPod touch screen : Lo-Fi, resonant high pass filter, and resonant low pass filter.

There are mesmerizing visual elements that respond elegantly to user touch as well as the frequency and amplitude information of your remix. You are not just remixing, you’re visualizing what you are creating.

Finally, Sonifi™ contains BT’s patented Stutter Edit™ technology and is the first application to showcase to its abilities. Instead of using a mouse, USB device, or other input peripheral (like you would with a computer), your phone becomes an instrument!! Simply shake the phone in one of six vectorial directions (left, right, forward, backward, up, or down) and at the next 1/8th note the Stutter Edit plugin will perform an incredible micro-note or fill pattern repeat, some with release crashes and hits. Basically, you shake your phone and sound like a genius.

Endless fun ensues!

Planned upgrades will include downloadable Sonifi™ media packs containing other artists songs and remixes, new visualizer elements and band & artist links.

Let the live remixing BEGIN!!

LANGUAGES:
- English

FEATURES:
- Four channels of four tracks (Bass, Beats, Synth / FX and melody) with arrangement
mapping for true and limitless remix options
- Three studio class X/Y controllable FX (Lo-Fi, High Pass Filter and Low Pass Filter)
- Stunning and interactive visualizers that respond both to music and touch
- Numerous visual behaviors and screen-sets
- Save, Edit and rework your mix
- First ever use of BT and Sonik Architects Stutter Edit™ technology

REQUIREMENTS:
iPhone OS 3.0
Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch (first and second generation)

Sonifi International LLC
Patent Pending Sonik Architects ©™2009

Website : www.btmusic.com

By forcing effects to end on beat, it really makes it an intuitive and easy to use app. The visuals are what really make this App stand out. I think it’s pretty funny that they added in a dramatic pause before …. “STUTTER EDIT.” I’m not sure what the hype is about with that; it’s a great effect, but so are the visuals of the app, the filters, etc.

Here’s a link to the iTunes store to pick it up (it’s $5). And a little video to boot:

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Minneapolis hip-hopper POS lands in the line up covering “Why Go,” and actualy stands out as potentially the only redeeming cover in a list full of boring acoustic renditions by artists like Staind and The Academy Is. He does a solid job at not messing with the arrangement or progression, not trying to imitate Vedder, and yet making the song completely current and styled to his own genre; a great balance of the original track with new flavors, which is what every good cover should be.

Extra super bonus points for being a rapper that didn’t pull the Auto-Tune card too, even though he had to actually sing the song. He holds his own pretty well and what his vox lack, he makes up for in spades with his keyboard riffs.

We’ve all heard more than enough about Lil Wayne and how his biggest influence is Nirvana, mostly because he keeps reminding us of how original and out-of-the-box he is with his musical tastes. POS, while not as well known, cites Minor Threat as a key influence in his music, and I’m actually more inclined to believe him. As a skateboarding, midwestern, black punk youth in the 90s, POS claims that the angst and alienation represented by Minor Threat and other punk outfits struck a strong chord with him, even listing his genre as “hip hop/indie/punk”. A quick listen to the tracks like “Half-Cocked Concepts” and the guitar and drum driven “Drumroll” lend credibility to his claims and help fill in the gaps as to whether or not he belongs on the notoriously punk rock warped tour.

We’ve been seeing a cross-pollination of genres lately, and I’m digging it.

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This video is bananas, and had to be excruciatingly tedious to make. I really dig the song in its own right, and the fact that it was made from found pieces on YouTube raises my appreciation for it even more.

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DJ BC on the project:

“Bowie’s classic glam album, remixed, mashed-up and spaced-out. With bootleg mixes and mashups from myself, ATOM, A plus D (Bootie), World Famous Audio Hacker, and ToToM. Videos from VJ Brewski and AJ ‘Hatperson’ Mazur. (You may remember AJ as the genius behind the now legendary ‘Cooking By The Book’ video.) Art by the very talented Shana B. This record has been in the works since ‘Wu Orleans’ but the arrival of my daughter and some ‘official’ releases distracted me, and drove me to seek help completing it. And I am glad I did. A+D’s MGMT mashup and ATOM’s ‘Star Man’ remix are nothing short of genius.”

You can download a copy here.

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I’m still back and forth on Kanye’s latest release, 808s and Heartbreak. I love the beats and sonic textures, but the auto-tune drives me a bit bonkers after a while. Yes, I just said bonkers. It’s been out for exactly 2 months today, and already a remix has been released. American artist Max Justus has released 8 from 808s & Heartbreak, which is, just as the name implies, 8 songs from Kanye’s new album remixed and available for free download from his site. 

I like the new take on the album. Max uses a lot of lo-fi and bit crushed sounds, which I’m a sucker for. All that noise takes some of the focus off of Kanye’s voice too, which was my least favorite part of the album to begin with. Check it out here. 

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The four best remixes will each win a XBOX 360 and a copy of the new Street Fighter IV game. Runners-up will win copies of Street Fighter IV.

You’ll need to be a trackitdown member, but that’s free. The deadline is February 2nd, so go grab some 8-bit nostalgic magic here.

And for those of you hunting, there’s 200 SFX samples, so I’ll save you the trouble and tell you look in the SFX_60′s for the stuff we all remember.

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Illustration: Pablo

We’ve all seen the remix contests for artists like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails. We’ve heard the mashups of Public Enemy, Jay-Z with Linkin Park and Radiohead. You might not expect to hear a name like Yo-Yo Ma in those ranks though. Well now, classical music fiends can get their shot at remixing some of their favorite cellist’s tunes as well.

Yo-Yo Ma has invited listeners to remix “Dona Nobis Pacem,” from his latest album, Songs of Joy & Peace. Users can collaborate virtually with Yo-Yo by adding counter-melodies or recording entirely new parts after downloading the stems from indabamusic.com.

The winner of the remix contest will get an opportunity to record with Yo-Yo Ma in a unique one-on-one collaboration. The winner’s submission will also be featured on Yo-YoMa.com, Yo-Yo’s MysSpace page, and on Indaba Music. The top ten entrants will receive a signed copy of Songs of Joy & Peace.

You can learn more about the contest, and get cracking on your submission here.

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Thanks, Kyle Starr, for coming up with another great find!

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You can grab it here for free through January 4th.

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More info on the group that does it here (thanks to Kent for the follow up!): http://www.playingforchange.com/

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