It's the standard time signature of contempory music, with four beats (that doesn't mean drum hits) in a bar. In dance music 4/4 refers to having a kick drum on every beat in a bar, so there are four kick drums in one bar.

In other words:

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J In other words: BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM.

and repeat.

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lol surely you mean "DOOF DOOF DOOF DOOF" ?

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Don't forget to send love to these ones, either:

BOSH BOSH BOSH BOSH
Pew pew pew pew
Tck Tck Tck Tck

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J It's the standard time signature of contempory music, with four beats (that doesn't mean drum hits) in a bar. In dance music 4/4 refers to having a kick drum on every beat in a bar, so there are four kick drums in one bar. In other words: BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM.

not exactly. time signatures represent 2 things. how many beats in a bar, and what length each beat is. for example 4/4 is 4 quarters notes (crotchets) per bar... 3/4 is 3 quarter notes (crotchets) 6/8 is 6 eighth notes (quavers) per bar... 7/16 is 7 sixteenth notes (semi-quavers) per bar.

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I find it interesting that the ..boom boom boom...consistant beat that gives the Trance its flavor is the same beat used by north American Indians at there pow wows, and the same used in Siberia, and the same used in Mexico, and the same used iv'e heard in the Amazon,and in Peru.
In Africa more complex beat patterns emerge as they believe that each rhythm invokes a different spirit or emotion.
When i do a bing-eh beat on my drum, which is the heart beat boomboom, boomboom, boomboo, it puts me in a Trance, right away, especially when i sing and chant during the proceedings.
Again like in other post, i Believe that Trance music stand out differenty than any other form of electronic music, because it is a spiritual beat pattern used all over the world to seek contact with the source,the other,the godhead,the goddess, the universe.
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another question.. what is a beat and bar?? one beat = one "boom" (kick?)? or is it when a note is played until the frequency of the note is changed or the note is stoped played for some milliseconds and then played again either the same note, or any other note?

sorry for my bad english, hope you understand what i'm trying to say

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Originally posted by Mike_Foyle not exactly. time signatures represent 2 things. how many beats in a bar, and what length each beat is. for example 4/4 is 4 quarters notes (crotchets) per bar... 3/4 is 3 quarter notes (crotchets) 6/8 is 6 eighth notes (quavers) per bar... 7/16 is 7 sixteenth notes (semi-quavers) per bar.

Being a musician, you would know that.

As for what a beat is... I know it isn't always one boom (all music has a beat, even if it doesn't have any percussion), but in four on the floor, every beat is marked by a boom.

A beat is just... a division of a bar, is how I can best put it. How much stuff happens in a bar depends on how many beats are in the bar.

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4-to-the-floor is not 4/4.

4/4 is your time signature. The first number is the number of beats (beats does not mean kickdrum. It's how you count music, like a clock) per measure/bar, the second number is the type of note per beat. ALL ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (except for beatless ambient type crap or weird, fucked up IDM or avant-garde crap) from house to jungle to techno to breaks, trance, jungle, electro, hardcore and downtempo IS IN 4/4 time. It's all 4/4. 4 beats per measure, and they are all quarter notes. If it were 4/8 time, then they would be eighth notes. Jazz music often toys with 6/8, and will often change time signatures in the middle of songs.

(for reference: Waltz music is in 3/4. That's why the dance is in steps of 3s). Zappa used to play around with odd time signatures all the time (like 9/13). Some of them make your head explode.

4-to-the-floor means 4 bass/kickdrums per measure (ie: 4 foot stomps to the floor, on the beat). All 4-to-the-floor is 4/4, but not all 4/4 has a 4-to-the-floor beat. (ie: house, trance, techno is 4-to-the-floor. Breaks and jungle are not, but they ARE 4/4 time).

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what he said.

basically scientists have discovered that 4/4 time is pretty much universal for all human beings(that is everyone should love it). Apparently its hardwired into our DNA cause thousands of years ago..our ancestors basically used this signature with their instruments for tribal dancing. In fact, because of dancing..our body automatically reacts to this and thus it will make us feel happy.

So if someone says he or she doesnt like any dance music..that persons fucking lying.