Musimix FAQ

(1)What's musimix for ?

Musimix.com is a database and best tool for sharing separate instruments tracks (no overdubs), backing tracks, playbacks and a musical collaboration tool. You can upload your instrument part of the songs you like and you have recorded and create the complete playback with or without other musicians. Musimix is also a great tool if you and your bandsmate cannot rehearshal for some reasons, or living far from eachother. This website make the perfect bridge to keep working on your compositions, find inspiration, propose new mix and instrumental idea for your songs... Simply use the "private mode" in our uploads page to share with desired members. This website can be used in many other way, it just need your musical talent to take off! Try it's fun and 110% free!

(2) I want to create a new playback, how can i do ?

• You have only one instrument part for your playback ? ==> Click "Upload" on the Top bar menu, then fowllow the steps to tag and upload your track.
• You have more than one instrument for you playback or even maybe all instruments already recorded for your playback ? ==> Click "Upload" on the Top bar menu, then fowllow the steps to tag and upload your tracks.

(3) I don't want to share my instruments tracks with everyone !

Just tick the box "DO NOT SHARE PUBLIC" on the bottom of the upload page. Your i.tracks will not appears on musimix and will not be accessible to anyone. To access your private tracks, click on "My profile" on the top of the page, then My tracks ==> My private tracks.

(4) How can i share my private tracks with desired member(s) only ?

To protect your compositions or intruments tracks you cannot share your private tracks with anyone prior to have him/her added to your "bandmates" list. To add another musician in your bandmates list, click on his/her profile picture anywhere on the site, then on the top of his profile page just click "Add to my bandmates". Finaly, go back to your profile dashboard : in My tracks ==> My private tracks : click on the "Blue P button" and select from your bandmates list who you want to share your track with.

(5) What's the Red, Green and Blue colors "P" buttons for ?

"Red P" means incomplete playback/instrumentation... If you roll your mouse over the Red P button you will see the list of missing instruments to complete the playback. By clicking on the Red P you can propose one or more instruments to the user who has initially created the playback.

"Green P" means completed playback. In that case you cannot add or propose your instruments for this playback but you can download the tracks from this "Green P" playback and re-upload it with your instrument part by creating a new playback ! ==> Menu ==> Upload

"Blue P" means private playback and you will only see this button in your profile Dashborad's pages under "My tracks ==> My Private Tracks" section. By clicking on the "Blue P" you can select in your bandmates list who you want to share your track with.

(6) How can i download the tracks to my hard drive ?

Just click on the down arrows "Download Button" in the last row of any track list. Or click on a track name in the list to access to the track details page and click "Download" button

(7) I have uploaded my instrument parts for a song but it doesn't synchonize with other instruments in musimix sequencer??

Most of the time when users face this problem it's beacause somehow, they are not synch with other track(s) uploaded for this playback... For example:Let's say you're a bass player and you want to collaborate to the playback: "Desire" from U2. The guitar tracks for this song has been already uploaded by another user. What you have to do is: first download the guitar track on your hard-drive, add the track in your sequencer (Garageband, Cubase, Protools whatever...) , then record your instrument over this track. You also want to keep the silences (the moments when you don't play) so your track will be exactly the same lenght as the guitar track. Once it's done, return to musimix and upload your bass track. All tracks now should works perfectly in musimix sequencer !

(8) I want to collaborate to a playback but i don't know how !

Locate the "red p" button on musimix, it means that some (instruments) are missing from the original song instrumentation. When you click on it you will see this list of missing instruments. If by chance your instrument is in the list and you know how to play that song, well click on the red P. At this point you arrive to the collaboration page and you just have to follow the steps to upload and propose your instrument track to the other musicians who has already uploaded thier parts for that song. (PLEASE read point 7) above don't know and want to learn how to record your track synchronized with the others...

(9) I have proposed my instrument part for a playback to another user, what happens next ?

A message has been sent to the playback "author" with your instrument track attached so he can listen to it from his dashboard page. He will also receive notification of your track submission on his personal email adress provided during the registration process. If this user like your instrument part and feels like it works great for the playback he will "Accept your track" and your part will be automatically added in the playback. If he doesn"t like it, he will decline your instrument proposition.In both case you will be also notified on your personal email adress and in your musimix dashboard (my profile) about his choice

(10) How can i attach pictures to my tracks

Easy! Follow this path : My Profile ==> My tracks ==> then click the "Track picture" button on the very right of your uploaded track list

(11) How can i remove my tracks from musimix

Follow this path : My Profile ==> My tracks ==> then click the "Delete track" button from your uploaded track list. Your track(s) will be permanently removed from our servers.