Recommended software for mix/ medley/ mashup?

[uk_lefty]

Good evening. My band wants to do an ambitious medley. We have a few medley type bits in our set but as we need to specialise more in a particular era we want to do one big medley arrangement to cram in some songs with recognisable parts but that are a bit too weak to play all the way through. 

 

In order to get us a rehearsal reference point I want to take sections of various songs and make them into one track. In my head I know which bits of which songs. But I don't know technically how to do this without a double tape deck! In the MP3 streaming world I'm a bit lost. Any help or advice is gratefully received.

 

Thank you!

[Dad3353]

28 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

... In order to get us a rehearsal reference point I want to take sections of various songs and make them into one track...

 

This is very easy to do using Reaper on a PC. It should be possible to talk you through it, too. Download and install it (it's free, fully functioning, to trial...) and see how it inspires you. 

[WinterMute]

GarageBand if you have a Mac, or Reaper as Dad says.

 

GarageBand is a free app on any Mac instal, it's a bit cartoonish, but it's basically Logic X without the pro stuff, it works very well.

Edited October 15, 2024 by WinterMute

[pete.young]

Audacity will do this on PC or Mac.

[Dad3353]

6 minutes ago, pete.young said:

Audacity will do this on PC or Mac.

 

It would indeed, but it would be a bit more 'fiddly' than Reaper, for instance, in my opinion (I use both, but for different things; each has its uses...). 

Edited October 15, 2024 by Dad3353

[BabyBlueSound]

If you'd choose Reaper (which I really suggest  ), here's the easiest way to learn it, Kenny explains it really well: