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Hi, I was just wondering if anybody knew which note would be the best to use in the intro for a trance song. Some of my friends said they were sure it was f# but some said c is really good there! They all said something about that when I wanted the compressor to 'pump' I should use g. I tried it and it really worked, especially when I set a limiter over it, on a pad sound, and used a hp filter with three low pass filters to take out some of the edge on the sound but I used f# and I couldn't say if it was the best sound I was looking for in a well mastered track (T- Racks). Now I'm still stuck, is it f# or g?

the 8th note

Hi five.

I think Paul Van Dyk used to use C for many years, but for his new album he changed to F# ???

well pvd used to be good and no longer is. There-in lies your answer

Brown note.

you should use 6 instead of 3 low pass filters. many of them really help making your song a hit. and ever tried c and f# together? famous since the middle ages...

Some call it the dark ages.

No wonder trance sucks nowadays. Producers can't even pick a key to use, they have to ask for help.

i think the key of h is the best for trance

Re: Which note to use.I was just

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Originally posted by goodtime Hi, I was just wondering if anybody knew which note would be the best to use in the intro for a trance song. Some of my friends said they were sure it was f# but some said c is really good there! They all said something about that when I wanted the compressor to 'pump' I should use g. I tried it and it really worked, especially when I set a limiter over it, on a pad sound, and used a hp filter with three low pass filters to take out some of the edge on the sound but I used f# and I couldn't say if it was the best sound I was looking for in a well mastered track (T- Racks). Now I'm still stuck, is it f# or g?

WTF?? You seem to have reasonable technical knowledge, so your question is strange. How can there be one key that appeals to all?
Sounds like you are trying to write tunes for the crowd or the A & R dept'. Not good. Write / produce what YOU like.

Actually, you should probably use no notes at all. All of your trance songs should consist of different kinds of unpitched noises: metal scraping against rocks, cats hissing, flatulence, the rustling of clothing, the jangling of a thousand pairs of car keys, silverware thrown down a stairwell, a fan going at high speed, a car's battery failing -- the options are truly limitless, and I'm sure you can think up your own.

I call this avante-garde trance. It is the way of the future.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles flatulence

Mate of mine did this, actually spent far to long doing it. The track was breaks and featured his farts, the sound of various grades of turtlehead hitting the water and his mum (who caught him recording the sound of his shit hitting the pan) saying 'Dirty'.

Awesome track. Made around 6 years ago. It appears he was forward thinking.

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Originally posted by Prototrance Mate of mine did this, actually spent far to long doing it. The track was breaks and featured his farts, the sound of various grades of turtlehead hitting the water and his mum (who caught him recording the sound of his shit hitting the pan) saying 'Dirty'. Awesome track. Made around 6 years ago. It appears he was forward thinking.

is that Proto-trance?

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Actually, you should probably use no notes at all. All of your trance songs should consist of different kinds of unpitched noises: metal scraping against rocks, cats hissing, flatulence, the rustling of clothing, the jangling of a thousand pairs of car keys, silverware thrown down a stairwell, a fan going at high speed, a car's battery failing -- the options are truly limitless, and I'm sure you can think up your own. I call this avante-garde trance. It is the way of the future.

Noise is so 80s and out-of-fashion



Trance with orchestral elements and realistic organic instrumentation e.g. violins, cellos etc. is the way of the future. I call it "Art-Trance"

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Originally posted by PETRAN Noise is so 80s and out-of-fashion

"Fashion," you say? Fiddlesticks to that! L'art pour l'art, my friend.

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Trance with orchestral elements and realistic organic instrumentation e.g. violins, cellos etc. is the way of the future. I call it "Art-Trance"

I call it "kitsch."

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles "Fashion," you say? Fiddlesticks to that! L'art pour l'art, my friend.

"Art" as you said..."art"...



And anyway, you can't beat Einsturzende Neubauten...and "trance" and "noise" don't seem to go together they are liek the opposite lol.

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I call it "kitsch."

Not if its done properly

The best notes are:
B#
Cb
E#
Fb

use whitenoise then u dont have to think about it. woosh and swoosh

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Originally posted by nefardec i think the key of h is the best for trance

I see what you did there.

or i didn't and i'm not aware of the culture of music theory you are reffering to.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles I call this avante-garde trance. It is the way of the future.

If you could record me the sound of a car's battery failing, or if you have such a recording on high quality mp3 at least, then please I would like to use it on beat 3 of my latest track.

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Originally posted by palm use whitenoise then u dont have to think about it. woosh and swoosh

Agreed

Pink noise is a bit gay.

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Originally posted by -FSP- I see what you did there. or i didn't and i'm not aware of the culture of music theory you are reffering to.

actually in some parts of europe b is called h. and b flat is called b.. so your doubt is appropriate

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter Agreed Pink noise is a bit gay.

yeah dont u think!

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Originally posted by wax10001 actually in some parts of europe b is called h. and b flat is called b.. so your doubt is appropriate

I would love to hear what this h note sounds like. Which country in europe came up with h notes, and are they audible above 22000hz?

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