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?
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Nov-01-2008 19:56
Ian
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
the 8th note
Nov-01-2008 20:01
bamski
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Hi five.
Nov-01-2008 20:02
goodtime
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I think Paul Van Dyk used to use C for many years, but for his new album he changed to F# ???
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Nov-01-2008 20:05
Ian
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Location: UK
well pvd used to be good and no longer is. There-in lies your answer
Nov-01-2008 20:06
nchs09
Traceaddict in training
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Inside your mum
Brown note.
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Nov-01-2008 20:28
wax10001
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Berlin
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...
Nov-01-2008 21:04
goodtime
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Some call it the dark ages.
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Nov-01-2008 21:16
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
No wonder trance sucks nowadays. Producers can't even pick a key to use, they have to ask for help.
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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.
Nov-01-2008 22:26
MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
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.
