Online music stores offer several versions of the same music, called Original, Radio Edit, Instrumental, Extended, ...
What does each version mean? - Original, or Original Mix, or Original Edit: the track released originally by the artist, - Radio, Radio Edit or Radio Mix: a shortened version of the track, 3 to 4 minutes long: the part removed may be the intro and outro - Extended, Extended Mix: a longer version of the track, often 6 o 8 minutes long, for example with a loop of the instrumental track after the second chorus, - Club mix, club edit: an extended mix with a DJ friendly intro and outro = the intro/outro have a stable rhythm one can dance on, - Dub mix: a remix of a track using a limited portion of the vocal part (for example a few words) playing over a more complete instrumental track - Instrumental mix: audio track with only the instruments, no singing voice: a great format for karaoke and for DJing - Acapella: audio track with only the singing voice(s), no instrument: a great format for DJing
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