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"Self-mixed MP3s
why can’t digital music be sold in a format that’s “mixable”? I remember reading about the Nine Inch Nails guy releasing a song for Garageband so peeps could remix it, but this is slightly different.
What I want is a file format that carries each track — unmixed. Then I want a “mix” file, say in XML, that contains the artist’s preferred mix of the tracks. But then I want to be able to tweak it and mix my own version.
Most (good) artists would probably freak at the idea of a “lay-mixer” like me being able to mess with their track, but how cool would that be?
It wouldn’t be very hard — it actually would remove a step from production — and with each track separated and more easily “fiddled with”, it might lead to better audio compression technology.