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This is an educational website, but you don't have to be in a school or university to use it. It takes as its model Kutiman's brilliant thru-you.com site, where he made seven new songs by remixing bits of video shared on YouTube. Included here for free are video tutorials which will show you how to create a basic remix just with the software that comes free on a Mac, or is available free on the internet. Windows users may be able to get the same results with Acid by Sony.

This blog has information about the video series "Everything is a Remix". This series discusses the creative process and how those who create develop the ideas of others to come up with their new ideas. Topics include music, film, technology, copyright, among others. Interestingly presented and remixed.

If you teach Music Technology, you simply MUST check this site once a month at a minimum. The Splice community area usually has at least one active remix contest where you can download professional STEMs (multitracks) to use in your own DAW projects / lesson plans. Your students will LOVE this!

Audacity is a free online, cross platform program that can be used for editing and recording. Educators can use this program to work with students on composition and sound recording technology. Also, educators can make good use of this program for preparing materials for the classroom It is easy to use and fun!

Free, downloadable software that can be used to edit and remix recordings.

The Infinite Jukebox may come as somewhat of a revelation. For an introduction, readers may go to the site and click on a few of the popular tunes listed on the homepage. For instance, selecting Superstition by Stevie Wonder kicks off the 1972 hit in the way you've always heard it. But then The Infinite Jukebox takes over, matching beats and rhythmic patterns to create intelligent patterns for where the song can go next. No simple loop here. Instead the song plays for as long as the listener would like, but with seemingly infinite variety. Once users understand the basic principle, they can upload their own MP3s for free and let The Infinite Jukebox reorganize them into epic soundtracks for their working day.

This quirky creation create an infinite musical loop from any song you select - and by infinite I mean never-ending. You can select a track from the site's vast library or upload a song of your own, which the site will analyze and use to create a pattern. This site could be beneficial for use with classical music to make easy background music.

Pretty innovative program that remixes your favorite tunes so that you can listen to them over a long period of time! No need to use the "repeat" button anymore when you like a tune. It is INFINITE!

Audacity is an audio editing tool used to alter recordings and export them into various formats. Used as an educational tool students are able to record, edit, and add digital effects to recordings to remix or compose creative musical products. Music educators may also find it valuable for editing recordings of performances or demonstrating the properties of sound. In order to export a song file to MP3 additional instillation steps are required, see the FAQ for more information.

Users are aware of the chord progressions that they are working with. They are not preset progressions. There is a great amount of creativity and independence in this program. This program can be used to kick start a compostion project.

This is an amazing resource for any type of music class! Scott Bradlee has taken modern pop music and re-made it into jazz versions. This is a great way to introduce students to the fact that a great deal of music has been borrowed from other genres and that music is an ever evolving art form.