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Trent Reznor Challenges Music Norms
alset_tech writes "Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) has released the new single from NIN's upcoming album as a GarageBand file for fan remixes. Though by no means the first time a major-label artist has released a track to the public for remix, this is the first time such a project has been as open to the common user. The repercussions to 'traditional' IP views in music could be beneficial to all. Note that the license agreement does not allow commercial use of the included sounds. From the download text: 'What I'm giving you in this file is the actual multi-track audio session for 'the hand that feeds' in GarageBand format. This is the entire thing bounced over from the actual Pro Tools session we recorded it into. I imported and converted the tracks into AppleLoop format so the size would be reasonable and the tempo flexible.'"
This is truly playing fair!
Though by no means the first time a major-label artist has released a track to the public for remix It's bad enough not to RTFA, but could you even bother to read the /. post itself?
One accordian solo, coming right up!
And now that I think about it... what sort of cowbell samples does GarageBand come with?
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
To which you replied, " This is billed as the first time an artist has released such a track to the public for remixing, but it probably isn't."
Hello?
Update For for the dupe. Not going well. Appreciate all the hate mail. Really encourages improvement.
Sorry, it was a poor attempt at sarcasm, way to early on a Saturday morning.
Simple logic from the masses:
1) NIN R0x0rs
2) Trent Reznor is NIN so he is c00l
3) Trent Reznor uses a Mac to mix his music
4) from (2) and (3) Macs must be cool!
Disclaimer: The author apologizes for the leet speek. It was simply used it for emphasis in portraying the "true" nature of NIN's younger fan base.
There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand this sig, and those that beat up people who do.
As a person into Industrial music that loves Nine Inch Nails and is big into the Apple platform, let me be the first here to say OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! FUCK YEAH! NINE INCH NAILS FUCKING RULES!
*faints*
[i]"Another reason for all you Winblows users to switch a different os. If Mr. Reznor himself uses a mac..."[/i] Maybe we don't like the 1 button mouse thankyouverymuch. or iTunes support out of the box, or a more secure system, or all those pretty little extras, or ...
damnit all fine I'll get a mac to you shut you up;)
Why? 'Cause all the cool kids are doing it on TV, that's why! Using a Mac? That's hot. Only dorks use Windows, it's so icky.
K, that's enough techy-talk for now. I'm gonna go ride my Vespa up to the common and like, hang out and stuff.
Didn't music used to always be open source? I seem to have forgotten. Hmm, imagine that...
Life is not for the lazy.
5) ???
6) Profi...oh shit, nevermind; this is Mac culture we're talking about....
In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris will still kick your ass.
Yes, the Windows Recorder will do just fine. Muli-track? Just start a few more instances of the program. Feedback and Distortion? Just plug the speaker-out into the record plug. I think that about covers the steps involved in making a NIN sound-a-like track on Windows...
Wow, is this the first time a EULA got modded +5?
Care to explain why?
he said winblows! winblows!!! do you need any other explanation?? that convinced me right there!
Some fan you are. You spelled their name upside-down.
Turn me into a woman ...
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My fantasy come true! It's like he's been reading my diary
Personally, I'll wait for: "Trent Reznor Releases Three Guitar Riffs as Halo 2 Weapons."
Which songs from halo two are you talking about?
Glad to hear that Brian found Jesus. We let Him out a few months ago to get a bit of air and next thing we know...He's gone, poof, nada....
Could someone please post where Brian put Jesus so that we could come and get Him? Oh, just to make sure, our Jesus weighs 27 pounds and is black and white and likes to play fetch...
thanks.....
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Huh?
Maybe they figured out that if they didn't seem to appreciate it you'd make them watch it again until they did ;)
From http://www.nineinchnails.net/lyricshalo3-2.html
Sec-ur-it-y HOLE!
Blue scren your soul!
I'd rather crash
then give you control
94% of Repubs and 21% of Dems voted to renew the Patriot Act
Wow! A fan since all the way back in 95! Just in time to get on the Closer bandwagon!!!!
HTH, STFU, FOAD.
so using entirely free tools you can import your photos off a digital camera, create a photo album, play background music for it, and burn a dvd of it with menus and transitions in less than 10 minutes? that's some great free software you have there.. please tell me where to get it!
look you get what you pay for: advanced software that works a lot better together than ANY free or pay-for equivalent on the market. and as part of that software, you're required to buy hardware that's designed for it. *gasp* software designed to work with other software, running on hardware designed to run that software?! god forbid we have seamless and flawless integration and then have to pay for it.
- tristan
"I want to wok you with some vegetables
I want to taste you in a stir fry...
I want to wok you with some vegetables
With tofu, mushrooms, and rice!"
Actually I'm quite happy, I make a good living using windows based computers...
I'm going to go outside now and wash my boxter s.
GoatPigSheep, the 3 most important food groups
That's the sound of Weird Al shitting a gold brick.
I'm going to go outside now and wash my boxter s.
You can't be making that good a living if you have to wash you underwear out in the yard. Us Unix programmers can afford to use the slot machines at the laundromat.
There is no step 47.
This is huge. If it catches on, it could fulfill the prediction Brian Eno once made about popular music eventually becoming user-modifiable constructs.
Bah, that's nothing new. My mom used to user-modify popular music when she was growing up. She used software called "sheet music" with a hardware device called a "piano." She was even able to add her voice to the mix!
distorted numbers and logical fallacy on your part.
Mac make up more than 50% of graphic artist market. as for musicians on Macs, i bet that too is more than 2%
windows does have 100% of the viruse market, ill give you that much
Very few ordinary folk own a copy of Reason
Is that why that George Bush guy keeps getting re-elected? I mean, ferchrissakes, he's up to four terms now!
Actually, the Mac isn't even necessary, they do it pretty reliably on their own...
(just kidding! hold your fire!)
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.