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The Wub Machine

Upload an MP3 and it will remix it, either as Dubstep or Electro House. Created by Peter Sobot:

The Wub Machine was a great little auto-remixer project - some audio hackery in Python to make a neat script. Unfortunately, I can probably count on one hand the number of people who *actually* downloaded the script and tried it on their own songs. So, I decided to make it into a web app. (tl;dr: go try out the site now!)

I’ve tried it, and posting the results below. I used a chiptune song, one that was originally used in a ZX Spectrum game called Cybernoid. Its beepy, it was a small file (and … er … it was there on my desktop). Here is how it sounds:

Cybernoid - The Fighting Machine - Title Music by Prosthetic Knowledge

Here is the ‘Dubstep’ remix:

Cybernoid - Dubstep Version (Wub Machine Remix) by Prosthetic Knowledge

And here is the ‘Electro House’ remix:

Cybernoid (Wub Machine Electro Remix) by Prosthetic Knowledge

It works really well, although I’m sure proper electronic musicians are not going to lose sleep over this. Fun to mess around with. I didn’t try anything with vocals, but I’m sure it would be effective in the Electro-House style.

You can download the final track or upload it to SoundCloud - a SoundCloud list can be found here

Otherwise, try it yourself here: http://the.wubmachine.com/