[[Nine Inch Nails]] have pioneered the idea of giving away '''multitracks''' or song masters away to the general public for [[remixes|remix ]] purposes. All multitracks are were available for download from the fan-made site [[ninremixes.com]], [http://ninremixes.com/multitracks.php here]. Alternatively, a selection of multitracks can be downloaded were available from the official NIN remix site, [[remix.nin.com]], [http://remix.nin.com/ here]. There are were also multitracks available from releases by [[How To Destroy Angels]], [[soundtracks ]] by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]], as well as from songs by a few other artists who have toured/collaborated with NIN.
==''The Fragile'' era==
In 1999, [[nin.com]] had multitrack clips up of three songs from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' in swf format. None of the songs from this era were released with complete multitracks.
In 1999, [[nin.com]] had multitrack clips up of two songs from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' in swf format. "[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfuckers, Inc.]]" was released as 21 separate 13-second files. "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" was released as 17 separate 14-second files.
"[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" was released as 17 separate 14-second files. "[[The Big Come Down]]" was also released as 15 separate files of varying lengths, as part of a remix contest.
==''With Teeth'' Era==
"[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" was the first of two songs to have multitracks released for ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'', released via nin.com on April 15th, 2005 in Garageband GarageBand format (with RAW AIFFs).
"[[Only (song)|Only]]" was released on June 25th, 2005 in more formats than the previous multitrack. It was available for Ableton Live, Pro Tools, GarageBand, and Sony Acid. The Pro Tools session has additional vocals that were not included elsewhere.
==''Year Zero'' era==
"[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]] " was the first of this album to be released on March 13th, 2007. The next batch of multitracks to be released were "[[God Given]]", "[[Me, I'm Not]]", "[[Capital G (song)|Capital G]]", "[[My Violent Heart]]" and "[[The Beginning of the End]]". The multitracks for every song on ''[[Year Zero]]'' were then made available with the physical release of ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''. To coincide with the release, remix.nin.com was set up where users can upload, stream and download mixes, as well as download multitracks in .zip files.
==''Ghosts I–IV'' era==
The multitracks for all the songs on ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]'' are included on a DVD-ROM as a part of the deluxe and ultra-deluxe editions of the album which can be ordered from were sold through [[ghosts.nin.com]], although the latter has sold out. Additionally, multitracks for the songs "[[10 Ghosts II]]", "[[19 Ghosts III]]", "[[26 Ghosts III]]","[[34 Ghosts IV]]" and "[[35 Ghosts IV]]" can be downloaded were available from remix.nin.com.
==''The Slip'' era==
The multitracks for the single "[[Discipline]]" were made available on remix.nin.com at the same time it was released as a free download. Multitracks for the remaining songs on ''[[The Slip]]'' were made available on May 5, 2008 as a free download from remix.nin.com. ==[[The Trilogy]] era==The multitracks for all the songs from ''[[Add Violence]]'' are available on record company internal-only discs that someone has obtained and made available for purchase (no one has purchased them yet). Some of these discs may be unofficial.
==Other==
In addition, the Pigface version of "[[Suck]]" was released as multitracks for a remix competition.
Following the release of [[Saul Williams]]' ''[[The Inevitable Rise And Liberation of NiggyTardust!]]'', the multitracks for "[[Banged And Blown Through]]" and "[[Break]]" were made available for download from remix.nin.com. Together with the ''[[NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP]]'' which was released for free download in 2009, three new multitrack packages appeared on [[remix.nin.com]], including [[Jane's Addiction]]'s "Chip Away" and "Whores" and [[Street Sweeper]]'s "Fight! Smash! Win!" (although this track is not featured on the EP).
Together with the ''[[NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP]]'' which was released for free download in 2009, three new multitrack packages appeared on [[remix.nin.com]], including [[Jane's Addiction]]'s "[[Chip Away]]" and "[[Whores]]" and [[Street Sweeper]]'s "[[Fight! Smash! Win!]]" (although this track is not featured on the EP).
===From video games===
Various versions of games such as ''[[Rock Band]]'' and ''Guitar Hero'' feature songs from the NIN catalog, which have been unofficially ripped from the game files to create multitracks.
====Rock Band====
''Rock Band'' features 7 seven NIN songs:
*"[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]"
*"[[The Collector]]"
*"[[Capital G (song)|Capital G]]"
*"[[Last]]"
''Rock Band 3'' features 5 five NIN songs:
*"[[Terrible Lie]]"
*"[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]"
*"[[The Only Time]]"
*"[[Closer]]"
====Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock====
''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock'' features 4 four NIN songs:
*"[[Wish (song)|Wish]]"
From the expansion pack:
*"Closer"
*"The Hand That Feeds"
*"Head Like A Hole" ====Fortnite Festival====''Fortnite Festival'' features four NIN songs:*"March Of The Pigs"*"The Hand That Feeds"*"[[Less Than]]"*"[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be (song)|As Alive as You Need Me To Be]]" It also contains three tracks by the NIN-related collective [[WitchGang]]:*"[[Nothing's Alright]]"*"[[Timeless]]"*"[[Runaway]]"
===How To Destroy Angels===
====''How To Destroy Angels EP''====
How To Destroy Angels began releasing multitracks to its songs on 20th May 2010, starting with two tracks from ''[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]]''. These were:
*"[[A Drowning]]"
*"[[The Space In Between]]".
====''Welcome Oblivion''====
For a remix contest through Indaba Music, multitracks from three ''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]'' songs were released in May 2013[https://beta.indabamusic.com/opportunity-series/how-to-destroy-angels-welcome-oblivion-remix-contest]. These were:
*"[[On The Wing]]"
*"[[Strings And Attractors]]"
===Soundtracks===
====''The Social Network Soundtrack''====
*"[[In Motion]]"
*"[[On We March]]"
====''The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack''====
For a promotional tie-in with Tunecore, five tracks from ''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack]]'' were released for remixing[http://blog.tunecore.com/2012/01/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-stems-2.html]. These were:
*"[[The Heretics]]"
*"[[You're Here]]"
==See alsoExternal Links==*[http://www.nindestruct.com/remix.html Multitracks at nindestruct.com]*[Remixeshttps://archive.org/details/NineInchNails-YearZeroMultitracks ''Year Zero'' multitracks at archive.org]*[https://archive.org/details/NineInchNailsGhostsI-ivMulti-trackStems ''Ghosts I-IV'' Multitracks at archive.org]*[https://archive.org/details/NineInchNails-TheSlipMulti-trackStems ''The Slip'' Multitracks at archive.org]*[https://archive.org/details/nineinchnails-thehandthatfeedsmultitracks "The Hand That Feeds" Multitracks at archive.org]*[remixhttps://archive.ninorg/details/NineInchNails-OnlyMultitracks "Only" Multitracks at archive.comorg]*[https://archive.org/details/NineInchNailsRelatedMultitracks Related Official Multitracks at archive.org]
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