Can you remix a heap of Garbage?
Sonic Foundry announced that its Acidplanet.com Web site will act as the platform for a new “Mix Garbage with Acid” lounge at Garbage.com.
End users can visit Garbage.com, download a variety of loops selected by the band, and use Acid XPress, a scaled down version of Sonic Foundry’s award-winning Acid Pro, to create their own songs. Compositions uploaded to the Garbage lounge will be reviewed by Garbage band members and may illicit one-on-one email feedback from the band. Garbage is developing the B-side to an upcoming album where they will include various compositions they review.
“As we see more technological advancements, we want to ensure that our fans have the opportunity to be a part of what we do. We do a lot of remixes ourselves, but this is the first time we’ve involved our fans and the hottest and most innovative software technologies from Sonic Foundry,” stated Butch Vig, drummer for Garbage. “Our combined efforts with Sonic Foundry on our latest Garbage.com Project launches us and our fans into a whole new music experience.”
“Our fans are very web savvy and very creative-as they’ve shown us with the numerous remixes of our songs over the years. We feel the Acid software is ideal for the fans we attract and want to continue to encourage their creativity,” stated Shirley Manson, lead singer for Garbage.
“Our technology continues to be a leading force in audio development,” stated Jeff Conover, vice president of marketing, Sonic Foundry. “The Garbage.com lounge is a new and compelling forum for both of our audiences and we look forward to additional partnership opportunities with such an innovative band.”
About Acid Family
Sonic Foundry’s Acid family of music creation software offers a full line of loop-based music composition tools for beginners through Professionals. The Acid Product family includes Acid Pro 2.0, Acid Music, Acid DJ, Acid Hip-Hop, Acid Latin, Acid Rock, Acid Techno, and Acid XPress. Each Acid Product includes Professionally recorded loops that users can layer to create original, royalty-free music in minutes. The simple, elegant “paint and play” interface means that with just a click and drag users can combine and mix loops, make real-time changes to pitch and tempo, and control the volume, pan, and effect envelopes for each track to create the perfect mix. The versatile Acid Program also allows users to add their own instruments or vocals to their music creations easily by simply plugging into their PC sound card.
source: hitsquad.com