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Posted by DJDigDug on Nov-17-2002 07:23:

Techno Vs. Trance

OK I love what ive heard of techno which is very little, this thread is not about that though. Im sure everyone on this board has had people call trance "techno" or had any type of electronic music called techno by people who dont know any better. Heres what id like,
In words a description of techno and trance haha cuz i really draw a blank when some one asks whats the difference, I mean i know for myself by sound but its not really coming to words for me any one have any good lines/responses they use to this FAQ?

Posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 on Nov-17-2002 07:35:

Most American's refer to any type of electronic music as "techno". Trance has more of a melody, which techno generally lacks.

Posted by Endlesswave on Nov-17-2002 07:53:

Well ok whenever I take trance and break it down musically it's like it's structured throughout, there is a melody you can pinpoint, a baseline that you can follow etc, with techno it's structured as well except for the melodic part, it's just more harsh, doesn't really have a part of a track where you can say ok here's the good part, because it's allllllll good. The "melodic" part of a techno track to me is spread out throughout the entire track and flows that way. I could be WAY off but that's just what I think...

Posted by Haunted on Nov-17-2002 08:11:

yeh all americans think any electronic music is techno.
so annoying

Posted by jdat on Nov-17-2002 08:25:

techno : beats
trance : uplifting

no long speech is going to help them understand so just use these two words

Posted by J-SiN on Nov-17-2002 08:52:

yeh, pretty much every1 else has summed it up, but if u want my two cents, then techno is usually pretty fast, uses a very basic melody, if any at all, and very hard, fast & rough beats. Whereas trance has easily distinguishable parts, the intro, the build up, the melody, the breakdown, then the conclusion.............in techno those 5 things are all usually intermixed 2getha lol.......thatz y i personally dont like techno, the closest i'll go to it is Umek. I downloaded Chris Liebing - Live @ Mayday 2002, and thru out the whole set, it all sounds the same to me

J:SiN

Posted by bram on Nov-17-2002 09:03:

someone in another thread i read once on these forums described it pretty nice

trance _____^^_________^^^^^^^^^^^^^___________^^^^^^_______

techno _____________________________________________________

but im just a fkn newbie so..

Posted by J-SiN on Nov-17-2002 09:07:

Posted by DJDigDug on Nov-17-2002 09:33:

quote:
Originally posted by bram
someone in another thread i read once on these forums described it pretty nice

trance _____^^_________^^^^^^^^^^^^^___________^^^^^^_______

techno _____________________________________________________

but im just a fkn newbie so..

Roflmfao im using this im going to draw it every time some one asks me now lmfao that is great man. Usaully i say that trance has more melody and structure where are techno has a more simple layout lacking any form of melody. Yes America, "You like trance, what is that?" "oh is that like techno stuff, like Moby?"
Actually Moby - In this world (Push mix)
fucking owns heh but thanks for that drawing man im still laughing im deffinently going to use that omg that was good.

Posted by Tsunami One on Nov-17-2002 11:10:

quote:
I downloaded Chris Liebing - Live @ Mayday 2002, and thru out the whole set, it all sounds the same to me
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quote:
trance _____^^_________^^^^^^^^^^^^^___________^^^^^^_______
techno _____________________________________________________

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Posted by kurai on Nov-17-2002 17:58:

Techno is WICKED!

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-17-2002 18:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Tsunami One
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Posted by zarathustra on Nov-17-2002 18:14:

I find that techno has more of a rough sound to it usually. I also find that its structure is less formulaic than trance's.

As was previously said, it boils down to Techno being more about beats and Trance having (usually) uplifting elements to it.

I love 'em both though.

Posted by EbolaCola on Nov-17-2002 19:15:

quote:
yeh all americans think any electronic music is techno.

Watch what you say. Yu are stereotyping Americans for lacking a taste in good music. While I am American, I know the difference between trance, techno, and every other genre of electronica that there is. Not all Americans are top 40 listeners, but unfortunately the majority of them are.

Posted by netw3rkd on Nov-17-2002 19:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-17-2002 19:52:

quote:
Originally posted by a-aplz

Posted by netw3rkd on Nov-17-2002 19:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery

Posted by biznology on Nov-17-2002 20:01:

x1000

seriously, techno is loved by many, but the best part is when they mix songs, cause it almost seems like its going somewhere.

drugs are crucial tho|

Posted by (((Arosa))) on Nov-17-2002 21:25:

Trance: 135-145 bpm
Techno: over 145 bpm (usually 150-155)(at least in spain)

Posted by verminator on Nov-17-2002 21:57:

quote:
Originally posted by (((Arosa)))
Techno: over 145 bpm (usually 150-155)(at least in spain)

�h??
acid techno all the way?

i thought tribal were the most popular form for techno in spain
and the "normal" bpm for tribal is usually between 140-145 +-

when i listen to varela/mulero sets they arent even in 145 heh

anyways, might be different with other djs

Posted by SiM Pe�Rf on Nov-17-2002 22:32:

i'm all trance!
way better melodies, etc...

Posted by benni on Nov-17-2002 23:01:

Underworld - Born Slippy (Mauro Picotto Private Mix)

So fucking WICKED!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.....

I prefer techno

Posted by Noisician on Nov-17-2002 23:29:

quote:
Originally posted by verminator
�h??
acid techno all the way?

hehe. dunno about spain... but acid techno is huge in south america as a whole. they just love it for some reason (though i'm not surprised ) chris lib told me his gigs in south america were the most successful of all i wish i could go there for once

Posted by AC. on Nov-18-2002 02:56:

How about hese techno tracks:

Westwood Bros. Meets Schall & Rauch - Micrologic
Fabio Mc - Percutor M
Fabio Mc - Tortured (Mad tune!)
Mauro Picotto - Hong Kong
Mauro Picotto - We're Back

what other tracks am i missing out?

Posted by Stories on Nov-18-2002 03:33:

Americans are generally (<-- Key word) ignorant of the fact that any electronic is "techno". I think it stems from the world "technology" which means any digitalized form of music. But there are a good number of TAs and others that can tell you the differences and identify trance from techno. I am a hardcore uplifting trance fanatic, and guess what... I'm Asian-American...

As everyone said, I find techno to be far more hard pounding on the bass and raw sounding. Trance is more melodic and has very distinct parts to it (it can be heard).

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