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TRENT REZNOR RELEASES TRACKS FOR REMIX ONLINE

Nine Inch Nails Multitrack Master Available as Promotional Experiment
Ahead of the May 3 release of new album With Teeth (Nothing/Interscope), Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor has begun an unusual online experiment. Currently on the NIN Web site, fans can download song “The Hand That Feeds” for free.

But this isn’t just any track giveaway. In this case, Reznor is making available the original multitrack master, meaning all the separate vocal, guitar and drum takes, etc., that make up the complete recording. The idea is to allow fans—those with Macintoshes running Apple’s GarageBand software, anyway—the opportunity to get creative with remixing the tracks.

Reznor explains the idea in a letter that downloads as a “read me” file with “The Hand That Feeds” tracks:

“Hello all,

"For quite some time I've been interested in the idea of allowing you the ability to tinker around with my tracks - to create remixes, experiment, embellish or destroy what's there. I tried a few years ago to do this in Shockwave with very limited results.

“After spending some quality time sitting in hotel rooms on a press tour, it dawned on me that the technology now exists and is already in the hands of some of you. I got to work experimenting and came up with something I think you'll enjoy.

“What I'm giving you in this file is the actual multi-track audio session for ‘the hand that feeds’ in GarageBand format. This is the entire thing bounced over from the actual Pro Tools session we recorded it into. I imported and converted the tracks into AppleLoop format so the size would be reasonable and the tempo flexible.

“So... you need a Macintosh and you need GarageBand 2.0. If you have a newer Mac,
you already have the software. The more RAM you have the better. I did this on a PowerBook 1.67 w/ 2G RAM but it has been running on far less powerful systems.

“Drag the file over to your hard disk and double click it. Hit the space bar. Listen. Change the tempo. Add new loops. Chop up the vocals. Turn me into a woman. Replay the guitar. Anything you'd like.

“I gave this to my crew and band to test out and all work effectively stopped for a while—it's fun to mess around with. I've now heard a country version of the track as well as an abstract Latin interpretation (thanks, Leo).

“There are some copyright issues involved, so read the notice that pops up.Giving this away is an experiment. I'm interested to see what comes of it, what issues are raised and what the results are. Have fun.”

Trent Reznor
April 15, 2005
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