Bird 1 Remix Contest: Stems available on Beatport: Available until 18th Oct!
 

Source: http://www.beatportal.com/remix/cont...remix-contest/
Welcome to the Underworld “Bird 1’ remix contest page!

Underworld are one of the most iconic groups in electronic music, from their star turn on the Trainspotting soundtrack - which helped kick off the electronica boom in the U.S. - to their groundbreaking albums and live performances.Now, you can be a part of that legacy. Underworld are offering you the chance to remix “Bird 1,” co-produced by Dubfire, from their new album, Barking. Contestants will have a shot at thousands of dollars worth of prizes provided by Beatport, KRK Systems, Native Instruments, SHURE, JanSport, and Underworldlive.com.

The full contest rules can be found here.


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Surprised to find the multitracks to Bird 1 on Beatport this morning.

http://beatport.com/s/r1bkRb

I imagine more news is coming... But this could be very interesting.

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indeed
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/...ontest/?ref=nf

via http://www.facebook.com/#!/underworldlive

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I challenge someone to use these stems and mix out that chirping synth hit sound!

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Well, this is what some people on here have been asking for. Have at it!

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I hope there is an ambient mix... ala dark and long/dark train --> most 'ospitable

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Hoping for an Extended Mix like Beautiful Burnout got...

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Extended mix of BB? ummm, how did I miss this?

Cnn someone PLEASE PM< me this :)

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Yaaaay! Work on my track for the compilation mat have to go on hold while I get my teeth into Bird 1...

Initial impression is that these are full stems, not the tiny 2 second chunks that made the Depeche Mode one so annoying, and everything is nicely soloed except the percussion.

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Pretty laughable they're charging for this, but if I wasn't waiting for the government to provide me with some money while I look for a job I might consider it.

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Was on the single release for iTunes. Should still be for sale.

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Thanks saintrik!

This is perfect! "Bird 1" just got added to the que of songs waiting to be prepared for the DTM-1 ;)

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Can't seem to find it on iTunes... link?

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It's only on Beatport, at the link in the first post of the thread.

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I think testudo meant the 'beautiful burnout original (unfaded)'... I have it on a promo CD, it's not showing up on iTunes for me... google has results for it though.

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Hm, hard to keep track of the off-topic conversations.

The "Beautiful Burnout" single is unavailable on iTunes UK and iTunes US (never available on US, actually), but it's still on some other places, like iTunes Germany and iTunes Netherlands. The Unfaded Mix is Track 1. As Lx_Nen mentioned, it's also on some promo CD's.

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Bought it. Looking forward to some spare time with Ableton and my headphones..!

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Yes, so go buy it like every other uw fan did. :cool:

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hmmm. sounds like the story of my life. i have ableton and i think i've only tried it out once. i only seem to be good at collecting. not so much at execution - my bucket list is going to be huge!

btw - are these stems good enough to mix a full track or are they partial in which other sounds should be added? i'm still deciding on whether or not I should have a go at this or just be the listener to the fans. :confused:

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I just grabbed these stems last night as well.

What's the BPM you folks are finding to work on it? I think I landed at something like 101.4 before I had to head out the door for work this morning, but I'm not sure that it was exactly right...

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Bird1 is about 127 on the album.

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I'm looking forward to taking part in this. I hope everyone here who has a go posts a link to their remix too.

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Ultradave: If you simply play all the stems at the same time, you get the album version. I've not done a bilnd a/b comparison, but it's close enough for all practical purposes (and I only bought the 320k mp3s for £3, not the wavs for £13).

Sean and BLD: 135.03 is what I'm using, I think it may drift a bit though - needs further investigation.

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Where????

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Thanks for the info Lx.

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Thanks guys. I'll get started on mine this weekend, and will let you know if I get anything working even better tempo-wise. :)

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Check this out!

Underworld Bird 1 - Joe Bellingham Dub

http://soundcloud.com/joebellingham/...bellingham-dub

For this Remix contest, on Beat Portal, I wanted to take the track back to the classic Underworld sound I grew up loving. Dark Train & Biro the Leggy were the inspirations for this remix. I hope you enjoy! Feedback always appreciated. Thanks!

You can spin my remix on BeatPortal November 2nd thru November 16th on the link below.

http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/...remix-contest/

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Nice one. I like the atmosphere and slow build-up. Better than any of the official remixes, IMO.

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Well yours certainly raises the bar higher then the official mixes!

Having checked the tempo thoroughly, it's 135 bpm, rock solid - I was fooled by the stems not starting exactly on the beat. Logic users should slice .84 of a beat off the front of everything to fix this. If you rely on looking at waveforms as much as I do, you might want to boost all the stems by 11db, they are very quiet on their own and can all take 11db without any clipping (don't forget to turn your outputs down to compensate though!).

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Nice Eik...

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MASSIVE LOLS

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Are the stems available forever, or just until the end of the contest?

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The Bird 1 stems are available for purchase until Oct. 18, tomorrow.

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Greets all,

you can hear my Bird 1 mix here too:-

http://soundcloud.com/altboy/underworld-bird-1-altboy

For remix contest on beatportal.

I don't usually do dance mixes, but love Underworld so had to have a bit of fun!

Cheers.

Jez.
:)

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Ive just found your Altboy version. Before i realised it was you....
Was about to type that the Altboy version is the Dogs nuts! its a beauty!
I so want an ambient version of Bird1 hint hint lol :cool:

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Thanks mate, glad you like it!

Just been enjoying Joe's mix on soundcloud too, got a nice early Dubno era Underworld sound to it!

Would be cool to hear some nice ambient versions, might see if I can free up some time to try a version too.

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submissions are tomorrow I think...

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So... for this contest, there is voting among the public. Not sure how it's going to go--but anyone who likes the mixes--especially the people in THIS community, should take the time to go to Beatport and Vote on favorite mix.

Also, for the artists, I'm not sure it's wise to post to Soundcloud before submitting tracks... I think beatport want control of the content... I'm not certain on this, but that's a usual stipulation.

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Bought the stems last weekend - this will be fun! :)

When I first heard "Bird 1" I thought how cool it would be to have single tracks for remixing... so this is perfect for me :D

...just hope I'll manage to finish something in time.

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Today I bought wav files of this beautiful song. This is great chance to remix it.
Maybe I should put this question to another thread, but what software you are using for the remix? Good luck with remix to you all:)