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Originally posted by J:\Digital Yea.. I ain't really a fan of the term either... when its time to pull another record from the box.. I usually sit ther for about 15 secs, just listening to the melody of the first breakdown, and VERY QUICKLY start going through my collection of records in my head and pick whatever comes to mind that would sound good or go smooth with the tracks thats playing.. if that happening to be another popular/anthemy track... so be it... if not then I don't really care... I don't look for anything for the NEXT track other than if its gonna sound good, OR sometimes I have a track that I know exactly what to drop after cuz I just love mixing the 2 together 90% of the time...

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Ehh, filler is such a bad term... Id rather call it a transition track. Because I use them to get from point A to B without loosing tempo or energy. And I usually dont use tracks I dont like.

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Originally posted by Vlad Ehh, filler is such a bad term... Id rather call it a transition track. Because I use them to get from point A to B without loosing tempo or energy. And I usually dont use tracks I dont like.

What he said.

'Transition track' is a better term. 'Filler' implies that the track's just being used to pad out a set and good DJ's don't do that. Every record you play as a DJ should mean something and serve some sort of purpose in a set. Including a track to try and fill space or use up some time in a set is not enough.

I use transition tracks to gradually build energy without being too over the top. My style is to play a lot of very bouncy, pumping trance and for this tupe of music, I tend to use transition tracks which have a strong upward energy curve and which make people dance and groove even though there's no big melodies or breakdowns.

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Yeah, filler is a really shitty term for a song. In my sets, I don't have any fillers. I think cuz this is tranceaddict.com, most people think that anything more chill than trance is just not as banging. Thats totally not true, and you should plan your set to ease off and pick up the pace. Most importantly, keep it varied and moving in a constant direction.

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Maybe he meant something different. Using the term filler not as just a random track to be played to wind things down or bridge and intro to the rest of the set, but rather a track that can be placed at your own will, yet nobody's heard of...a track that defines your style, yet is minimal enough to not be played alone.
Basically, an ID that is your style.

Anytime I play a filler track, I make an effort to make sure that the record can still hold attention, but the set's flow isn't drastically altered by its inclusion. I try to make it so that the set doesn't evolve much by adding that track in, but rather the track can not bore the people and help make a better transition to a tune that can progress the set alot more.