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Posted by StarcoreAngel on Jan-09-2004 19:30:

Song length

When you make tracks, what's your preferred length?

I mean, when does a song get to be too long and drawn you?

I think 5-8 minutes is a good length.

But there still has to be some form of changes throughout it, build-ups and breakdowns and such.

Posted by BelgianGuru on Jan-09-2004 19:52:

I just make my song, and only when I play it in media player do I see how long it actually is, it usually ends up between 6-8 indeed

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jan-09-2004 21:27:

Length is only a by-product of the tune itself. I don't really think about it... except if the tune goes to over 10 minutes, then I usually try to cut some pieces off unless the length is justified in some way (long intro/outro, several different parts etc.).

Posted by arctic on Jan-09-2004 21:37:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Length is only a by-product of the tune itself. I don't really think about it... except if the tune goes to over 10 minutes, then I usually try to cut some pieces off unless the length is justified in some way (long intro/outro, several different parts etc.).

Same here, I usually don't even think about it, I just concentrate on the song.

Thankfully i've never made anything like Endre's Starport Indra (14 minutes, sheesh).

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jan-09-2004 22:00:

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Originally posted by arctic

Thankfully i've never made anything like Endre's Starport Indra (14 minutes, sheesh).

11:43 is my record.

Posted by Damie Mckeown on Jan-09-2004 23:42:

Oh my God, These lengths are WAY too long. WTF? YOU CRAZZAY

You would have to do so much, have chopped up bits, different style breakdowns. (not including the intro-outro)Its very hard to keep interest throughout, however its not not impossible.

Im not saying over 6min tracks are too long but be carefull it you want to get radio play and not have your track HOG a dj mix.

Posted by BelgianGuru on Jan-09-2004 23:54:

That's what a 'radio edit' is for I think, no ? Like for silence etc... which was the longest song I ever heared when it came out on vinyl

Posted by Damie Mckeown on Jan-09-2004 23:58:

a 10 minute track of silence, how boring

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jan-10-2004 00:22:

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Originally posted by Damie Mckeown

Im not saying over 6min tracks are too long but be carefull it you want to get radio play and not have your track HOG a dj mix.

And how many trance tunes do you know that are under 6 minutes?

Posted by Sean Walsh on Jan-10-2004 00:44:

My tracks are usually 8-9 minutes, as I make them all pretty DJ friendly and hence have about a minute on either end with nothing much more than the beat to allow for good mixing. If I ever actually made something that someone would consider playing on mainstream radio then I guess I could make a radio rip, lol.

Posted by Tranc3 on Jan-10-2004 03:52:

I've read that if you want to get your tune pressed onto vinyl, it should be no more than 10-12 minutes, as after that you tend to get amplitude discrepancies.