DDR and audio recording software

GroovySapphire · Trick Member Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: DDR Paradise

Believe it or not, some DDR songs sound better when messed with in audio recording software.

Refer to figure A--

The Subject-"Butterfly"

Materials required:

1 MP3 of "Butterfly" (I used the full version for this experiment, but the short version works fine)
1 piece of audio recording/mixing software (I use a free program called Audacity)

Procedure:

1. Load "Butterfly" into your software

If you've learned your key signatures in a music class, we learn that "Butterfly" is in the key of C# minor, the relative minor of E major...and for this experiment, we're going to transpose downward, which leads me to step 2 (note: this may be different depending on your software):

2. Open Audacity's Effects menu and select "Change Pitch"
3. From the drop down menus, select "C# down to A"and click OK

If you did it right, the result should sound something like this:

A lower pitched "Butterfly"
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gasm · Trick Member Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Location: Montreal

Thanks, that was great. I'm gonna try some for myself now

Edit: OMG, I got freckles to sound like cher was singing it

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elementis0 · Trick Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004

heh good idea. how much does this software cost. Is it free? if so where can i get it. i wanna try some of this myself

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GroovySapphire · Trick Member Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: DDR Paradise

I use a free program called Audacity for my experiments...head over to audacity.sourceforge.net to get it.

If you've done something like this, share your experiments with us!

My next experiment is coming tomorrow...
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Da-Risin-Smoke · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject:

that is cool; try it with speed over beethoven, or do you remember me.

try not to give out more of this "free software" unless it is free/shareware, or this will be locked.

- Da-RiSiN-sMoKe
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GroovySapphire · Trick Member Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: DDR Paradise

Our next experiment is "Waka Laka"...and this time, we're going to transpose it down a step, from Eb major to D...

It sounds something like this:

"Waka Laka" lower pitched
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Haberdasher · Basic Member Joined: 02 Jul 2005

GroovySapphire · Trick Member Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: DDR Paradise

Thank you!

If you have any suggestions for an experiment, tell me!
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gasm · Trick Member Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Location: Montreal

Its always funny to hear a high-pitch afronova or a demonic It's Rainin' Men.
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GroovySapphire · Trick Member Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: DDR Paradise

How about "It's Rainin' Men" in the original key?
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