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ACON DIGITAL SAYS that its Remix plugin is the first tool of its kind that’s capable of separating stems in real-time: considering it can take DeepRemix up to 20 minutes to process stems, that’s pretty impressive. Unlike Serato Sample, which is a virtual instrument plugin that separates stems to be triggered as samples via MIDI input, Remix is an audio effect that processes incoming audio as it receives it. Both are plugins, but each takes a unique approach to stem separation within the DAW; which you choose will depend on your preferred way of working with samples.
Stick Remix on an audio track in your DAW that contains the track you want to separate, open it up and you’ll be presented with five faders that correspond to each stem: Vocals, Piano, Bass, Drums and Other, which groups together all remaining instruments. You can mute or solo each stem or adjust the volume to create a new mix. Hit play and Remix will filter out the stems you’re after accordingly: if you want to work with each stem as its own audio file, simply bounce the resulting audio out of your DAW.
Remix doesn’t offer the kind of sampling capabilities that Serato Sample does, nor does it deliver the audio editing power of DeepRemix; it seems squarely aimed at those who want to get their stems quickly with no fuss. Interestingly, though, Remix is equipped with Sensitivity controls for each stem, something not offered by any of our othe
