Remix your song into afro house
To remix a song into afro house, pick it in your Lyro library or upload your own file, open Restyle and describe the new sound in a few words, for example “Afro house version: log drum bass, congas, djembe, shakers, rim clicks”. Lyro’s studio tools rebuild the whole track in that style and add it as a new version; the original stays as it was.
A song made on Lyro keeps its own lyrics. For your own file, paste the lyrics, or the words are lost. It costs one credit per started minute, with a minimum of 2 credits.
At a glanceAfro house
| Tempo (BPM) | 118 to 125 |
|---|---|
| Keys | minor keys, often F# minor or A minor |
| Feel | four-on-the-floor kick with syncopated hand percussion and a rolling log drum or sub bassline |
| Signature sounds | a rolling log drum or sub bassline, layered hand percussion such as congas, shakers and djembe over a four-on-the-floor kick, and one short motif on marimba, kalimba or a plucked synth |
| Song form | usually a percussion intro of 16 to 32 bars, then the bass, then the motif and the vocal, a breakdown near the middle, the full groove again and a drum outro for mixing |
Lyro keeps your song’s tempo and key. If your song is far from the usual afro house tempo in the table, the remix can come out feeling half-time or rushed.
How it goesThree steps
- Pick the songChoose a track from your Lyro library, or upload your own file and confirm you have the rights to it.
- Describe Afro houseOpen Restyle and write the new style, for example: Afro house version: log drum bass, congas, djembe, shakers, rim clicks. For your own file, paste the lyrics.
- Set how far it goes, then listenThe “How far from the original” slider sets how much changes. The result is a new version beside the old one.
Style words to pasteIn English, as the Style box reads them
Afro house version: log drum bass, congas, djembe, shakers, rim clicks
Tips for this genre
Afro house is recognised by a rolling log drum or sub bassline, layered hand percussion such as congas, shakers and djembe over a four-on-the-floor kick, and one short motif on marimba, kalimba or a plucked synth. Put those sounds in your description:
- Give the melody to a single instrument such as marimba, kalimba or a plucked synth, and ask for a short repeating motif.
- Ask for a spacious mix with wide reverb tails and delay throws (echoes on single words or hits) to get the open-air feel.
Where the limits are
- The voice in a remix is made again by the model, so it is not your exact voice. To keep your own vocal, use a beat for your vocal instead.
- Without the lyrics, a remix of your own file loses the words; a Lyro song sends its own.
- The remix keeps your song’s tempo; if afro house usually runs much faster or slower, expect a half-time or double-time feel.
- Remixing a song that is not yours needs the rights to it; Lyro asks you to confirm them for your own files.
Questions
Will the afro house remix keep my lyrics?
A song made on Lyro keeps its own lyrics automatically. For your own file, paste the lyrics into Restyle; without them the remix loses the words.
Will it keep my voice?
No. The remix is made again by the model, voice included, so it will not be your exact voice. If you want your own vocal over an afro house track, use a beat for your vocal instead.
What should I write to get afro house?
Name the sounds: “Afro house version: log drum bass, congas, djembe, shakers, rim clicks”. Name three or four percussion instruments, for example congas, shakers, djembe and rim clicks, because the word percussion alone tends to produce a thin loop.
What does a remix cost?
One credit per started minute of the song, with a minimum of 2 credits; a three-minute song costs 3 credits. The original stays in your library, and failed remixes are refunded automatically.
What is close to afro house?
The neighbouring genres differ in clear ways:
- Amapiano: slower at 108 to 115 BPM and without the four-on-the-floor kick; the log drum leads the track instead of rolling under it
- Deep house: the same tempo range, but built on swung hats and jazzy electric piano chords where afro house is built on hand percussion
- Melodic house: shares the steady kick and the long arrangement, but the centre is an arpeggio over evolving pads, with percussion in a supporting role
Related
More for this genre: A vocal for your beat
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