Quote Originally Posted by rhythmtech
i'd hate to see releases sold as loop packs....

imagine the amount of dodgy remixes going around for every track?!?! much as i'm all for music being as accesible as possible, i think this would be a step too far.
Yeah that'd happen for sure, but the opposite may well happen too.

I've heard a few bootlegs which would have sounded far better (than the origional even) provided had the sampled vocal not been put through an EQ to stip away the dominat frequencies that make up the percussion.

This will obviously increase the ammount of illegal bootlegging that goes on, but at the same time may increase the number and diversity of the remixes offered to record companies. It could possibly work in the favour of small record companies. Large ones would never agree to this kind of thing since they charge zillions of dollars for the right to sample anything and seem to be even more picky about who remixes what.

I'd like to hear what some of you record lable honchos think of this. Is the ability to control who remixes your tracks all that important to you? How badly do you find unofficial dodgey remixes impact on your label's image? How often do you get unofficial remixes that you like, but not release since it's not in keeping with the sound of your other releases?