Psy Trance kick vs Trance (focus on Kicks)

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Posted by Frost-RAVEN on Jun-10-2007 00:07:

Psy Trance kick vs Trance (focus on Kicks)

This ain't a my genre is better then your genre thread...It's more of me looking at the differnces in the production style.

I listen to a lot of psy trance...I'd say its my favorite style of EDM. The somebody plays me this tech trance track, or at least i think it was tech trance, maybe it was hard trance, ANYWAY...It's by this guy/dudes called CloudChaser...DAMN where those bassdrums smashing...

So why does psytrance kicks have so much less power...Is it so that they can fit more crazy tweak FXs in? Or is it the fact that most psy trance is made with software thus producing a thinner sound in compared to other trance.

Thoughts?

Posted by echosystm on Jun-10-2007 00:21:

The same reason minimal techno kicks are weak - it's the style.

Posted by Eldritch on Jun-10-2007 00:31:

Re: Psy Trance kick vs Trance (focus on Kicks)

quote:
Originally posted by Frost-RAVEN
...Or is it the fact that most psy trance is made with software thus producing a thinner sound in compared to other trance.

lol

Posted by SMC on Jun-10-2007 00:41:

Re: Re: Psy Trance kick vs Trance (focus on Kicks)

quote:
Originally posted by Eldritch
lol

+1 Dumbest thing i've ever read.

Posted by mysticalninja on Jun-10-2007 04:10:

psy kicks are made in soundforge and wavelab usually tho

also, i thinks it's cause it has to fight for room with the rolley psy bass.

Posted by thoughtlessjex on Jun-10-2007 04:24:

Mostly, it's just the style. Psy kicks can't sit very low, generally, because of the bassline, so they don't have as much punch in the low end. As a result, most of their power is in the mids, which is why they sound all wooden and hollow.

Furthermore psy kicks tend to simply be sine waves with quickly descending frequencies. As a result, there isn't much happening as far as harmonics. Other trance kicks, on the other hand, have seen a lot of processing, and in the process have picked up a lot of harmonic warmth and richness, so they sound thicker and more punchy.

Posted by Frost-RAVEN on Jun-10-2007 06:27:

quote:
Originally posted by thoughtlessjex
Mostly, it's just the style. Psy kicks can't sit very low, generally, because of the bassline, so they don't have as much punch in the low end. As a result, most of their power is in the mids, which is why they sound all wooden and hollow.

Furthermore psy kicks tend to simply be sine waves with quickly descending frequencies. As a result, there isn't much happening as far as harmonics. Other trance kicks, on the other hand, have seen a lot of processing, and in the process have picked up a lot of harmonic warmth and richness, so they sound thicker and more punchy.

Yay for the intelligent comment.