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ichiro
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Dorset, England

135, 136, 137, 137.5, 138 or 140 BPM?

I was just wondering, what speed is modern trance these days - 135, 136, 137, 137.5, 138 or 140 BPM etc etc.

Should I be making tracks at 138 which can be speeded up by DJs (as DJ's nearly always speed tracks up anyway)

Or should 140 be the bench mark. Theres a post in here from a record label syaing the wont except anything slower than 140, I suppose 140 is a barrier as faster starts becoming hard trance?

Club trance 135-138bpm
Prog trance 134/136bpm
hard trance 145bpm +
uplifting/melodic trance 136/140

??

anyone care to tell me more please

Nov-09-2005 10:54 England

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Drik
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I always go for the bpm that suits the track

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Kuffdam
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Personally I think you just get a feeling for what BPM the track should be.... there is no set limit....

Some tracks we have done have been 132 cause it just sounded right.
Others have been 138 which is nice for pitching up a little without the track sounding stupid...

and one or two have been as high as 140 to 142

I guess its really just a case of sitting and trying a few out to see what changes it makes to the sounds and then setting on something.

good luck

Nov-09-2005 12:00 Scotland

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dEEkAy
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Re: 135, 136, 137, 137.5, 138 or 140 BPM?

quote:
Originally posted by ichiro

anyone care to tell me more please

get off the "rules".
do what you think is right and suits your ear best!

Nov-09-2005 14:38

sooper
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Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Toronto

Depends on whether or not you want to get signed with Black Tiger!

(i farted)

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Nov-09-2005 14:51 Canada

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david.michael
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Dayton, OH, USA

Re: Re: 135, 136, 137, 137.5, 138 or 140 BPM?

quote:
Originally posted by dEEkAy
get off the "rules".
do what you think is right and suits your ear best!

+1

Nov-09-2005 14:55 United States

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Mozarts ghost
Senior tranceaddict

Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Mölndal, Sverige

I'm not usually the rude kind of person, but in this case i'm about to burst into flames. F-ck all kinds of boundries. Don't care about them. If you create something for your own pleasure, why should anyone else care if its 10 bpm:s to slow. If they do it's their problem not yours. Go about it in your own manner....

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Nov-09-2005 15:34 Sweden

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krew
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Registered: Mar 2005
Location: São Paulo, Brazil

hard trance 145????!!!
only if u are talking about hard dance, hard house etc

because the majority part of hard trance is about 138-140

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Nov-10-2005 03:06 Brazil

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DigiNut
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Registered: Dec 2002
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I generally aim for between 176-180 BPM.

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DJ Shibby
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Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:
Originally posted by Drik
I always go for the bpm that suits the track

+1

Whatever newb label doesn't accept tracks slower than 140 is severely missing out. Their loss.

Nov-10-2005 03:34 United States

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J.L.
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Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada

trance can be in 280 bpm

just depends how often you place the kick drums

Nov-10-2005 06:39

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jetflag
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Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Leeuwarden, Holland

me always put trance tracks around 135 /138 standart...if a dj wants to play it faster (lets say 140) he'll just use the pitchcontroller to increase the bpm

as for the music itself....like said before...tempo doest matter..its the music that counts

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Nov-10-2005 09:39 Netherlands