A Secret Mixter (a.k.a Secret Santa) is an event on the site where remixers sign-up to remix each other - in secret.

Step 1: A Secret Mixter is announced and remixers sign-up, and receive a confirmation code in email to complete the process.

Step 2: Wait during the two-week signup period.

Step 3: After the sign-up period is closed, all the remixers are notified by email who they are supposed to remix. (Keep the identity of the assignment a secret.) Remixers have two weeks to create a new track, utilizing source material of the artist assigned.

Step 4: After the two week remixing period is over, on a special magic day, all the remixers upload their remix
using a special submit form. Remixers receive an email when it is time to upload.

Sorry, no, it’s not OK. You must have material for other people to remix you. Specifically: you must have uploaded at least 2 samples OR 1 a cappella.

No. By signing up to the mixup, you are committing to do a remix and upload it on upload day (2 weeks from the day the assignments go out). In our community, we have a “No Mixter Left Behind” policy.

If the mixup is still in the ‘Sign up’ phase, then you can remove yourself from the mixup on the home page of the mixup.

If the sign-up phase is closed, well, things happen. Let us know as soon as possible that you will be unable to deliver a remix to your assignment and we’ll try to find someone else to cover you. Please note, if you stand someone up in a Secret Mixter, unless there are truly extenuating circumstances, you won’t be able to participate in future Secret Mixters.

Well, as much as you can. Enough so that everybody knows who you remixed. Most remixers use the guideline that at least 50% of the samples in their remix should be the other person’s sounds.

Sure, use anybody’s samples from anywhere in the Sample Pool, do whatever you like.

If you must.