Just wondering what everyone thinks about mixes that nearly every track in the list has vocals, I'm not talking about small choruses, I'm talking full vocals, I personal try and keep vocals down to a minimum, throwing them in now and then, I personally don't like to many vocals, but just wondering what everyone else thinks, I've heard many DJs say it makes the mix sound cheesey and desperate, like the DJ is trying to hard to get everyone going, so please say what you prefer and why.

I think one vocal is essential to a mix, but not more than one, gets to cheezey for my liking

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im the opposite. I think I only play one record without vocals.



I like the sound of a song with some vocals in it, I think it adds something to a song.

I do love songs without vocals, but a lot lack something in my eyes.


but ti all depends on your style.

i sure as hell wouldn't just play all vocal tracks...i think that i would prefer tunes with vocal samples over full on vocals too...unless its a sweet ass tune...most full on vocal tunes nowadays blow...

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Originally posted by Floorfiller i sure as hell wouldn't just play all vocal tracks...i think that i would prefer tunes with vocal samples over full on vocals too...unless its a sweet ass tune...most full on vocal tunes nowadays blow...

Floorfiller knows the score

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Depends on the track. Just because it has vocals doesnt make it cheesy. Some vocals make the track more than it is.

I would never mix vocal track after vocal track because each track should be like a story of sorts and each track tells a different story in its vocals. If anything i might do vocal track, instrumental then back to vocals, but i also try to keep it down to about 3 per 10 tracks at most.

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I'm a vocal/cheese trance whore.

My sets are like half vocal, sometimes more

It all depends on who you're playing for, the crowd or yourself. If the crowd likes it, it's all good. I play for myself, and I like what I spin

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I prefer pieces over songs, as then the focal point of the track has to be perfected by the synth programmer and the composer. On the whole I find songs to rely too heavily on the vocals, whereas pieces tend to be standouts on their own.

pieces? you mean just parts of songs?

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Originally posted by Briden pieces? you mean just parts of songs?

I believe he is using the term peices because if a track has no vocals it is not really a "song". I find that calling them tunes or tracks sounds fine and is still correct when there are no vocals.

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I try to keep a kind of compromise between all my vocals and non vocal tracks. I think its almost necessary to mix it up, throw in different shit into your set. To me mixing all or mostly vocals is comporable to mixing all or mostly anthems. It just gets boring after a while.
As for making or breaking the track, I agree, some tracks do so much better with vocals. I looked for gouryella's walhalla on vinyl for so long, once i finally got it off ebay and it got to me I realized it didnt have the vocals (it was a repress). I was pissed! For me the vocals (though not too many which makes it perfect) makes the track, I almost dont even wanna spin it without them.
A mix should be a mix, a mix should be different kinds of music. You gotta switch it up somewheres

i usually drop about 2 full on vocal songs in an hour set? maybe less too.. i am all about the non vocal tracks (with vocal samples though).. also, sometimes a bunch of non vocals can really build up and then just let it all explode with an amazing vocal track to get the crowd going.

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