Usually about 5 minutes when recording mix CDs. But if I do anything live, I try to keep it to about 4 minutes.

i play it for as long as i need to play it
each mix is different, you shouldn't try put a formula to your mixing
just let it flow and do what sounds good

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depends on what type of choons your playing...trance needs to be played the whole way through...progressive and techno you can mix in and out of basically when you want to. I like to let tracks play all the way. If you pick good tracks, you don't have to mix out of the middle to keep the crowd moving or interested.

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Originally posted by Tony Morello i play it for as long as i need to play it each mix is different, you shouldn't try put a formula to your mixing just let it flow and do what sounds good

i was just anticipating such a comment. i knew someone wouldn't like me putting time restraints on how long songs run for. but different djs do tend to lean toward the longer side. or the shorter side...personally i like to get just enough of the track in to satisfy my needs, and that of the crowd...but i know in toronto, many djs will let a song drop for a good 6-7minutes in some occasions...and that can be fine as well if the songs have the right vibe to them. i know not everyone will like this question, but i just want to know if you're generally the type of dj to get right to the point, or like to let the songs run on.


ps. house and techno i usually play longer, cause since their styles are simpler then trance, i can have some fun with them putting in my own input and creating a certain vibe...but with trance, i usually like to leave the song alone, too many effects ruin the vibe, and any good dj knows that. so in most occasions i just let trance play and maybe do some mild equing for mixing purposes only.

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Originally posted by Tony Morello i play it for as long as i need to play it each mix is different, you shouldn't try put a formula to your mixing just let it flow and do what sounds good

What he said.

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average live: 5 minutes

But if the crowd is REALLY digging the song, I play it out for them.

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i think it depends on the length of the tune/the situation you play it in.

sometimes i will play only 2 minutes of a track, sometimes i will play all of a 12 minute track.

its impossible to say because tracks are different lengths/have different purposes

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1-2 mins (House) ;-)

Trance... Whatever it takes to sound good!

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Originally posted by joegalvan 1-2 mins (House) ;-) Trance... Whatever it takes to sound good!

1-2 minutes??? damn, i hate djs like you, right when i'm getting into the song, out it goes.

Drum 'n bass? Typically < 2 minutes.

Trance? Generally speaking, less than 4 minutes.

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Originally posted by djbruuen 1-2 minutes??? damn, i hate djs like you, right when i'm getting into the song, out it goes.

sometimes i even play about 30 secs of a certain track to cut in over the top of other stuff. does that make me a bastard?

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