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d!abolic
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Sure-fire way to tell trance apart from house?

Is there a sure-fire way to tell trance apart from house? In most cases, i can tell them apart easily, but there are songs that seem to fall somewhere inbetween, and those are the ones i'm having trouble with. Any suggestions?

Apr-02-2003 03:42

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Slade
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Registered: Jan 2003
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tempo/kick/structure

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Apr-02-2003 03:56

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d!abolic
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quote:
Originally posted by Teknoscaper.
tempo/kick/structure
Elaborate

Apr-02-2003 03:58

trancEyes22
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house is funkier, whereas trance is just pure beauty...trance has a lot of emotional buildups and house is pretty steady all the way through

Apr-02-2003 04:01 United States

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d!abolic
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quote:
Originally posted by trancEyes22
house is funkier, whereas trance is just pure beauty...trance has a lot of emotional buildups and house is pretty steady all the way through
Any particular BPM ranges? With some examples if possible.

Apr-02-2003 04:03

Christopher B
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Actually some of my favorite music is the music that sounds like a cross between the two. It's a really cool sound. If you want to get a feel for what I'm talking about, download stuff by Three N One and 29 Palms.

But yeah, house music is funkier, and can conatain instruments like saxes and trumpets, which trance usually doesn't. It's also slower, and more about the groove of the track than the melody (Though the melody in house is still important). Generally, house has chunkier basslines as well.

BPM wise, house usually ranges between 120-130, but acid House (I.E. Carl Cox) can get up to 140 and above, but that's an exception.

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Apr-02-2003 04:25 United States

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whiskers
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Registered: Sep 2001
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trance = richer
plus euphoric synths & riffs

house is "drier" but not as "dry" as techno. steady & repetitive too. funky & dancey.

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Mr.Mystery
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House is dull. Trance isn't.

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Apr-02-2003 07:15 Finland

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AussieTrance
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
House is dull. Trance isn't.

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SQ-K
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Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia

^^^ argh -- beaten to the punch

yeah, house is crap. trance isn't. almost everyone at some point in their electronic music careers has enjoyed a trance track.

i can't say the same about house music...

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DJ-Ande
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Darlington, England

isnt ........

29 palms - touch the sky

a mix between trance and house, it has a very funky house feel with a house cross trance beat, but with trance synths???? am i right????

good tune n all