I could use some reference tracks, I haven't really been paying a lot of attention to trance recently and I feel like my music might be suffering for it.
Ideally with denser arrangements, if you could. Sparse minimalist productions won't really help me as far as an A/B comparison with my music. Anyone have any?
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Southern California
This is a good point for producers to come to. About 2 years ago I was messing around in FL Studio thinking of songs from years prior and coming up with somewhat similar stuff. Then I listened to some trance Ferry Corsten played that very week and realised: the stuff I am making sounds absolutely nothing like what is being produced, signed and played today.
One of the important things about trance in particular, is that it is no longer the dominant form of electronic music. When it was, I didn't like it much, just like I don't reaaaaally like Dubstep or Electro now. But when trance became second tier, it started changing for the better.
I think when a genre is 'at the top' it is too insular. Not to talk about Andy Blewmen agaaaain but that was trance at it's most insular peak when it was large and in charge. No borrowing from other genres, very rigid, ect. It is great for one song, but 2 hours of ASOT a week of da da da - da da da - da da da - (the rolling uplifting bass and everything else) it's boring and not very creative.
Trance music borrows from other genres now. There is a darker egde, it is more techy. It can't be rigid because no one will go to a trance show anymore if it isn't mixed up with some electro, house, dubstep, ect.
I really like Breakfast (Casey Keyworth), Mike Foyle, Basil O'Glue, Glenn Morrison, Jerome Ism-ae, Arty (as jealous as I am).
Trance is often 128-132 bpm now as well. I don't know how much 'denser' it is. I think trance is more minimal now and uses less instruments/synths now but all of them are 'big' and make a splash in the song.
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Originally posted by Kysora
I could use some reference tracks, I haven't really been paying a lot of attention to trance recently and I feel like my music might be suffering for it.
Ideally with denser arrangements, if you could. Sparse minimalist productions won't really help me as far as an A/B comparison with my music. Anyone have any?
Thanks guys.
I would be focusing on getting maximum impact and tension from the minimum amount of track possible. I find that the more shit you introduce the more busy and less clear a mix is. Less is more, I'v learnt this from experience!
But here is a well made example [i find this pretty dense alot going on], love this track soo much
Feb-17-2012 19:05
Trancelover03591
Trained tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Southern California
I agree with Julz and hope it came across I was trying to say something similar towards the end of my statement.
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Jesus H fucking Christ - aside from some truly terrible music being posted in this thread, none of the examples have even a remotely dense arrangement and are just simple elements with reverb or disto (maybe with exception to what Julz and Geoff posted but even then they are a bit weak).
Distortion on some of the elements does not a dense arrangement make.
Here are some proper examples of well produced dense arrangements:
Feb-17-2012 21:00
Kysora
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2009
Location: Hampshire, IL
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Originally posted by tehlord
ramsterdam
oh man I forgot all about that song, what an awesome pattern after the breakdown.
you guys are awesome, thanks a ton. I'll check these out when I get home.
Originally posted by DJ RANN
Jesus H fucking Christ - aside from some truly terrible music being posted in this thread, none of the examples have even a remotely dense arrangement and are just simple elements with reverb or disto (maybe with exception to what Julz and Geoff posted but even then they are a bit weak).
My response was tailored to the person asking the question.
