Remix your song into UK garage
To remix a song into UK garage, pick it in your Lyro library or upload your own file, open Restyle and describe the new sound in a few words, for example “UK garage version: two-step drums, swung hi-hats, ghost snares, rim shots, warm sub bass”. 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 glanceUK garage
| Tempo (BPM) | 128 to 138, most often 130 to 135 |
|---|---|
| Keys | minor keys, often C minor or F minor, with soulful seventh chords |
| Feel | two-step: syncopated kick that skips beats, snare on two and four, heavily swung hats |
| Signature sounds | a two-step kick that skips beats, heavily swung hats with ghost snares, a warm moving sub bass and chopped, pitched soulful vocal samples |
| Song form | usually about 16 bars of drums with a teaser of the hook, the bass and the full vocal chop pattern inside the first minute, a short breakdown to chords and voice, a second drop with a variation and a drum outro |
Lyro keeps your song’s tempo and key. If your song is far from the usual UK garage 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 UK garageOpen Restyle and write the new style, for example: UK garage version: two-step drums, swung hi-hats, ghost snares, rim shots, warm sub bass. 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
UK garage version: two-step drums, swung hi-hats, ghost snares, rim shots, warm sub bass
Tips for this genre
UK garage is recognised by a two-step kick that skips beats, heavily swung hats with ghost snares, a warm moving sub bass and chopped, pitched soulful vocal samples. Put those sounds in your description:
- Describe the bass as a warm moving sub, and add "wobbling" or "warping" for the speed garage sound.
- Request chopped and pitched soulful vocal samples used as a rhythmic hook.
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 UK garage 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 UK garage 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 a UK garage track, use a beat for your vocal instead.
What should I write to get UK garage?
Name the sounds: “UK garage version: two-step drums, swung hi-hats, ghost snares, rim shots, warm sub bass”. Write "two-step drums" for the skipping pattern, or "four-to-the-floor garage" if you want a kick on every beat with the same swing.
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 UK garage?
The neighbouring genres differ in clear ways:
- Deep house: slower at 118 to 124 BPM with a kick on every beat, but the same soulful chords and swing
- Drum and bass: much faster at 165 to 180 BPM, with the same love of sub bass and breakbeat syncopation
- R&B: the source of its vocal style, at 60 to 100 BPM and with full sung songs instead of chops
Related
Other genres: Afro house, Amapiano, Deep house, Lo-fi, Trap, Reggaeton, Drum and bass, Phonk, Acoustic folk, Synthwave, R&B