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Posted by Ministerio on Jul-03-2006 08:01:

What is an intro

This is the dumbest question I've asked yet...but I can't seem to grasp the concept...... (Even after two years of spinning)

Is it where the harder bass drums come in, where the track's bassline starts (if so how EXACTLY do you know where this is)

What marks the end of the intro basically...? The introduction of a melody?

For example I have a track that has percussion the first 16 bars... then more percussion for the next 16.. but with a heaver bass drum.

Is the first set of 16 the intro..or both?

I am Flame Retardant.

Posted by Ministerio on Jul-03-2006 08:40:

I think I just answered my own question.

Still a second opinion couldn't hurt.

It's late... heh.

Posted by Zild on Jul-03-2006 09:49:

The intro is the beginning of the track where the beats and everything else are very basic. This usually lasts for a phrase or two.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-03-2006 12:28:

Intro is a beginning of a track.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-03-2006 14:04:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_palm
trance doesnt have intro. listen to prodigy - no good or break & enter and u see what an intro is! trance is just a flow progression compared to that.

Okay then

Posted by Jay M on Jul-03-2006 14:51:

Intro is short for introduction.

So it's up to you if you want to use an introduction to a track or a mix. There are no strict boundaries if you want to give your own intro to your mix or track.

I often see the whole part in front of the main part (or the break) as an introduction to what it's actually about in a track.

Posted by Chris Allen on Jul-03-2006 14:57:

Into's can very in length from 16 bars to 48 bars on average.

They're usually simplified forms of the track itself with a constant bassline that is mixable. It allows for the songs to mix in and out into the important parts of the track effectively and have the set continue along.

Posted by Stu Cox on Jul-03-2006 17:17:

Define it however you want.

As said, it's the introduction - so that can either be a pad intro with some whining vocals, or just the beat you get at the start of a bog-standard tune... and you can define the intro as being the swooshy noise before the first kick, the swooshy noise and up until the bassline comes in, the swooshy noise and everything until the breakdown, even the whole of the first track... define it however you like.

When people say "DJ X used an intro" they normally mean they used a special intro track - i.e. a track or edit designed or just chosen to start a set nicely.

Posted by Ministerio on Jul-03-2006 18:22:

Thanks for all the replies!

Posted by wizniz on Jul-03-2006 19:24:

id say that trance does have an intro but if you mix it right, its not evident.

if you want intros listen to d&b

Posted by on Jul-03-2006 20:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Stu Cox
When people say "DJ X used an intro" they normally mean they used a special intro track - i.e. a track or edit designed or just chosen to start a set nicely.

This is what I think of when I hear "Intro"..

Posted by wizniz on Jul-03-2006 20:33:

quote:
Originally posted by J:\Digital
This is what I think of when I hear "Intro"..

+paco

Posted by Tony Morello on Jul-04-2006 09:30:

intro, short for introduction

introduction to a piece of music or a set of music performed by a dj (see disc jockey)

sets the tone of the piece through ambiance, vocal or even starting into the piece itself with little extra elements of sound present, (see kickdrum) or until extra elements of sound are added. (see bassline) It also provides a very suitable place for a dj to begin the process of his or her set of music playing in sequence otherwise known as an introduction to their set

Posted by bamski on Jul-04-2006 09:36:

Marco V - The Funk Battery - Intro

Posted by LJPaddock on Jul-04-2006 11:44:

More intro Track recommendations pls guys. Funk Battery