How old were you? (starting remixing)

[The Nameless]

How old were you when you started with Re-Mixing?

[Nigel Simmons]

6.5

[Rexy]

I don't know if this is a question suited for the lock, but it looks harmless enough.
I actually uploaded my first remix on the web when I was 17, but I've actually been getting used to studio software since the age of 12. I wonder if I can find some of those old Acid demos stashed away somewhere... O.o

[OverCoat]

I got into music when I was about 14. So that's 5 years ago by now.

[WesPip]

Well, I started really appreciating good music about 5 years ago, as OverCoat said [and apparently he's about my age too], but techno stuff, particularly remixes, only about two years ago, even though my older sister was a raver and listened to a lot of jungle and whatnot. Up until recently [well, within the last year and half], everything she listened to seemed really repetitive to me. Luckily, I've since come to my sense [though I still prefer a good rock (or derivite thereof) song to about 95% of techno].

[The Orichalcon]

10. I played E1M7 from doom on the piano and mixed it up a little. :)

[Rexy]

Well, I started really appreciating good music about 5 years ago, as OverCoat said [and apparently he's about my age too], but techno stuff, particularly remixes, only about two years ago, even though my older sister was a raver and listened to a lot of jungle and whatnot. Up until recently [well, within the last year and half], everything she listened to seemed really repetitive to me. Luckily, I've since come to my sense [though I still prefer a good rock (or derivite thereof) song to about 95% of techno].
I understand your sister's appreciation in techno, which somehow ended up being a passion I grew into taking in from the days when working with Acid and whatnot. Today, my brother is more into the electronica scene than me but I actually appreciate elder mix tapes more than those from these days. I don't know if they're the same in your country, but trance mix tapes have turned more like hip hop mix tapes with these annoying MCs rapping over the top; in the cases of what he's getting, they're mainly doing it for the entire instrumental parts of the CD.

That said, up until recently, mix tapes were listenable to me and now they're just plain annoying. :P

Apologies to those who were offended by this, but there was something about that experience that I needed to get out of the system.

10. I played E1M7 from doom on the piano and mixed it up a little. :)

Likewise, expect Vega's theme from Street Fighter 2 seemed to be the culprit. :)

[andyjayne]

I got into remixing music on my PC in March last year. I'd been composing music with my PC before that for about 2 years but rarely upgraded equipment. My first computer music was on the C64 and I guess my first remixes were on the C64 too but I was more focused on original music. I started composing music on the C64 when I was 4 and since then I've learnt how to play many instruments. I did a few remixes in my previous bands but nothing serious. Nowadays music composition has taken over music performance for me, I used to be all about performing. I still like to perform but with poor recording gear the performing is just to work out what sounds good quickly.

To answer the question, 4 years old. But for a more accurate representation of progress it would have to be march last year, in which case I was 17.

[MaliceX]

Last decade (1990-1999) - Plonking on a Toy Piano, or CTK-501
1999-2000 - Introduced to MIDI.
2001 - First touched a MIDI sequencer program (WinJammer Shareware 3)
2002-2004 - Submitting MIDI's to VGMusic (WinJammer Professional 5.06)
2004-2005 - Introduced to Audio Production, refining technique on use of XG MIDI. Considering to purchase new equipment.
2006 (now) - Don't know for sure. I think I took a slump and decided to hell with everything and do things when asked, only by my agreement though. Otherwise it's not worth doing. :\ First introduced to FamiTracker. (And boy do I suck at that.) :S

I'm more focused on computer technicalities, but music caught my interest during the process. Mind you, besides the sound card and computer itself, all my audio software is, by definition, technically illegal, however I am not too sure on legalities on XG synth and a now-defunct piece of software known as WinJammer Pro. (Web archive didn't get the final page on the author's website.)

[GeckoYamori]

Started tracking in the mid 90s, before I even had a computer of my own.

[zircon]

I started my first ReMix when I was 15, in late December 2002, finished it in early 2003. Prior I had never touched any digital music software, or wrote anything at all, though I did play the piano.

[suzumebachi]

i first got into music at about 9, but didn't get serious about it until 14. i first started remixing at 16, and got my first remix posted on OCR at 17.

i'm 21 now.

i feel old.

[Navi]

i started "remixing" my junior year of high school (2002) on FL's demo. I would have been 16-17 or so. I'd been playing guitar and writing original midi for about two years before that.

[Nicole Adams]

I started producing music on my computer about 2 1/2 years ago (when I was 19). However, I first got into music when I was 14 with the guitar.

[Xelebes]

First instrument: Electric Organ - 1988-1989

Didn't know what I was soing and just liked hitting those keys. I learned to despise the big red button. I will always hate the big red button. I also hate test tones for some reason too.

Started remixing: around 2002 or so. I made a remix of Clash at Demonheads when I barely knew what the hell electronic music was. At that point I was in the transition from being saddened that I would never have an orchestra to play my music and making my music specifically for computers.

[sgx]

Started making music when I was 16 hooray. I R 22 now.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I started doing midis when I was 14. My first mix I did that I'm happy with (A Star Freezes Over) was at 17 (I'm 18 now)

[Zoola]

made midis at 13, submitted mix at 14, accepted into ocr at 15.



...judge at 16????

[V___]

played piano and cello for a while (from round 8yo to 14ish?), but never did much composing or mixing. Found a Reason demo around 2 years ago which introduced me to the electronic music world, then did a yoshi's story remix 1 1/2 ago (which i submitted strait away... gah)

[Legion303]

I don't remember how old *I* was, but my 2-year-old son sings songs in a flat monotone right now. I think he has a promising career in pop. :P

-steve

[Malcos]

I was 10 when I started messing around on the keyboard, 16 when I started making midis and 17 when my I got my first OCR mix posted. I'm 23 now - damn that seems like a long time ago now!

[Tiled]

Started late 15, got Reason for my 16th birthday, now am 18. Still not on OCR, although I did recently get something I wrote into a show on public-access TV.

[Argle]

21... I'm 23 now. Geesh, I started so late compared to so many other people. Kinda makes me a bit depressed. :?

[k u n g f u c h i c k e n]

16, 19 now.

[-RK-]

Started On my 15th birthday (the day I got FL Studio).

My 17th birthday is on July 14th. Almost 2 years now.

[CC Ricers]

Bumping up this thread.

I'm as old as Arglebargle but I got into playing music sooner. Took piano lessons at 10, then didn't do much for a long time, until 2001. Before using FL 2.7 I was using trackers, which were resource friendly for the old 100mhz Pentium I used to have.

[DrumUltimA]

The first song I ever wrote was in 4th grade.

My first experiences with midi were in 8th grade :D

The first video game related thing I did was probably in 1th grade (midi, of course)

The first serious remix I ever made was during this May

The first serious remix using digital software I ever made started last month :D

[realpolitik]

14, got FL4 as a birfday present without ever using it before

two years later

here i am now


score.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

I got in to piano at age 7. Quit then got in to producing music at age 15 (yay FL). Now Back in to piano. Started trying to remix tracks at 16 (yay Reason!). Now I'm 18 (well, might as well say 19) yay!

[ILLiterate]

Started at 14, now I'm 16

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I started doing shitty midi remixes around 14. My first mp3 remix was around 16. My first GOOD remixes (Town Life on Acoustic Guitar, A Star Freezes Over, etc) were around age 17.

I'm 19 now, btw.

[Synth]

I was 69 when I first submitted to OCR. I'm now 71.

[Rellik]

I started doing midis when I was 14. My first mix I did that I'm happy with (A Star Freezes Over) was at 17 (I'm 18 now)

I started doing shitty midi remixes around 14. My first mp3 remix was around 16. My first GOOD remixes (Town Life on Acoustic Guitar, A Star Freezes Over, etc) were around age 17.

I'm 19 now, btw.

Well, uh, happy birthday :mrgreen:

EDIT: I guess I should probably be on topic in addition... lemme check my join date: I was 13 when I started remixing. Thinking back, that's a lot of memories - the WIP board era, the VGMix noob era, the VGMix not noob, era, the OCR era, the #OCReMix era... cool stuff. Hey want a wip http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer/Music/Rellik_-_Samurai_Lullaby.mp3 yeah I've been watching Samurai Champloo, yeah I can't do hip hop... although I bet it's much easier if you don't have to create from scratch the material you want to sample.

Synth, I didn't realize we had anyone of that age around here, much less remixing - I'll bet you have a lot of peer pressure pushing you towards other interests and activities, and just want you to know you have my respect, at least, for "going against the current" so to speak.

[V___]

Hey want a wip http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer/Music/Rellik_-_Samurai_Lullaby.mp3 yeah I've been watching Samurai Champloo, yeah I can't do hip hop... although I bet it's much easier if you don't have to create from scratch the material you want to sample.

dude... awesome!... that better be worked on and submitted to www.animeremix.org But make up your mind; hiphop or DnB :P

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I started doing midis when I was 14. My first mix I did that I'm happy with (A Star Freezes Over) was at 17 (I'm 18 now)

I started doing shitty midi remixes around 14. My first mp3 remix was around 16. My first GOOD remixes (Town Life on Acoustic Guitar, A Star Freezes Over, etc) were around age 17.

I'm 19 now, btw.

Well, uh, happy birthday :mrgreen:

lol, I forgot I'd already posted in this thread, and didn't bother checking.

[Hatsuden Ki]

Basically I started off doing music with that
- I R NOOB TOOL - MagixMusicMaker, just clutching
pre-rendered .wav datas together and showing it to
my mum :), that was roughly 6-5 years ago...,
but it soon became booooooooooooooooring.
I've started playing the guitar last year and
as my friend told me he's gonna take on the piano/synth
skills for our upcoming band (guess that'll be in a decade :D) I decided to put my interest into Midi-sequencing, as there are many sideprojects from
known drum/guitar players around.
And for the sake of all, I'm 17.

[avaris]

I played a ton of instruments in elementary and middle school(drums,bells,tumpet,baritone horn,clarinet,altoSax, piano, and recently guitar) Taught myself how to play clarinent so my band teacher would let me play sax. I quit band altogether when I was 14 bc I got sick of playin other people's boring music. I started rapping to beats from other rap songs and did that for 2 years. Then when I was 15 started writing lyrics rap/alt rock/and some poetry and using good ol fruity loops 3 to make my own beats. Last winter I started remixing video game music on the demo for fl studio6(can't save anything on that), although just a week ago i got a full version of fl studio 6 xxl and now I am working on about 4-5 mixes. Right now I'm 20.

[Rellik]

Hey want a wip http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer/Music/Rellik_-_Samurai_Lullaby.mp3 yeah I've been watching Samurai Champloo, yeah I can't do hip hop... although I bet it's much easier if you don't have to create from scratch the material you want to sample.

dude... awesome!... that better be worked on and submitted to www.animeremix.org But make up your mind; hiphop or DnB :P

Actually, it's a Chrono Trigger mix :) I only mention Samurai Champloo because it inspired me (the wonderful thing I noticed about the music was that it wasn't meticulous or detailed or especially musical or non-repetetive, but it was all the better for it...)

Hatsuden Ki, I don't think MagixMusicMaker is an "I R NOOB TOOL" nowadays (never used it, but heard that it is in fact rather meritous) - maybe back in the year 2000 it was different, though!

[Synth]

I started doing midis when I was 14. My first mix I did that I'm happy with (A Star Freezes Over) was at 17 (I'm 18 now)

I started doing shitty midi remixes around 14. My first mp3 remix was around 16. My first GOOD remixes (Town Life on Acoustic Guitar, A Star Freezes Over, etc) were around age 17.

I'm 19 now, btw.

Well, uh, happy birthday :mrgreen:

EDIT: I guess I should probably be on topic in addition... lemme check my join date: I was 13 when I started remixing. Thinking back, that's a lot of memories - the WIP board era, the VGMix noob era, the VGMix not noob, era, the OCR era, the #OCReMix era... cool stuff. Hey want a wip http://www.tjhsst.edu/~alederer/Music/Rellik_-_Samurai_Lullaby.mp3 yeah I've been watching Samurai Champloo, yeah I can't do hip hop... although I bet it's much easier if you don't have to create from scratch the material you want to sample.

Synth, I didn't realize we had anyone of that age around here, much less remixing - I'll bet you have a lot of peer pressure pushing you towards other interests and activities, and just want you to know you have my respect, at least, for "going against the current" so to speak.
I'm really 17. How much respect do you have for me now? :o

btw....hurry up and finish your sor2 collab...can you hook me up with the wiP

[realpolitik]

yeah i kinda thought a 69yr old wouldnt say homophoipce

[Synth]

[quote="realpolitik"]yeah i kinda thought a 69yr old wouldnt say homophoipce[/quote

lol :wink:
ok enough off-topic-ness

[SnappleMan]

December of 1992, I was 11. I got a shitty Casio keyboard and a Yamaha electric drumkit for Christmas. Within a week I was recording "covers" of NES tunes on my shitty tape player. Didn't seriously get into "ReMixing" till fairly recently.

[Navi]

December of 1992, I was 11. I got a shitty Casio keyboard and a Yamaha electric drumkit for Christmas. Within a week I was recording "covers" of NES tunes on my shitty tape player. Didn't seriously get into "ReMixing" till fairly recently.

Lies, Snapple came out of the womb rocking out on a six string.

[SnappleMan]

Hah, my first instrument was the accordion. I was learning to play that along side acoustic guitar when I was about 6. Sadly I dropped the accordion when I came to the USA a few years later :(. I'd have totally rocked out like the dudes in that video for Mackies Traction 2.

[OverCoat]

Hah, my first instrument was the accordion.

I have one. Let's hang out :D

[SnappleMan]

http://inverteddungeon.com/triacesuperfan/SnappleMan/Accordion.JPG

[The Joker]

I'd say... around late 2003, early 2004. That's when I started remixing. Up 'til then, I did really crappy originals that I thought were absolutely awesome! I've actually gotten decent know... but I started so late in the remixing game... I was around... 18-ish. i'm 21 today! Hooray Beer!

Diclaimer: Joker does not, in any way, encourage or condone the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Just caffiene, when mixed with corn syrup & caramel.

[OverCoat]

http://inverteddungeon.com/triacesuperfan/SnappleMan/Accordion.JPG

Haha that actually looks like a short-haired me in the back D:

[SnappleMan]

SOC=Blackman?

[OverCoat]

I could be black if this heat keeps up D:

[djcubez]

I started when I was 12.

[SnappleMan]

tell me about it :(

[Hale-Bopp]

I'm about to make some of you feel a little bit better about yourselves.

I didn't start remixing, or for that matter, I didn't even touch MIDI until I was about 26 years old. That was in late 2002. Even then, I wouldn't call my creations back then full remixes. They were more like experiments which I played around with while I got used to the idea of making music on my computer. I don't think I made a remix I cared to share with anyone until much later. Good times though.

So yeah, it's never too late to begin enjoying a hobby like this. Although when you're as old as I am, it sometimes takes a little bit longer to finish what you started, heh. Or maybe that's just me.

[SnappleMan]

Dude, I jacked off to a picture of you showing your nipples.

[Hale-Bopp]

I'm shocked.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Hale-Bopp, you're an old fart? I had no idea.

Anyway, make more mixes pls.

[Xenon Odyssey]

Discovered what MIDIs were in 2002, tried burning them to a CD (which is what lead me here), made plans for all types of remixes in 2003-2004, finally..um...*acquired* FL back in 2005 (at the times my parents were too scared to even put their names online, much less their credit cards and whatnot), and started mixing then.

Then I discovered OverLooked ReMiX (http://olremix.org), and now I'm making shit like this (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=88213).

Which reminds me I need a music box soundfont...crap...

[Dafydd]

Making MIDI's since 1993, starting remixing at... hey, what counts as a remix anyway? Maybe at 2001 or 2002. Of course, the first MIDI's I made were more or less accurate transcriptions (à la VGMusic.com) of game music...