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Originally posted by offensive_newbi Both of them? Is this perhaps a troll thread?

Has to be. There's a couple of blatent alts on here recently.

Basically you want to sidechain all your melodies and give your chords more analog. That is the only reason trance doesn't sound like a piano sonata.

As for whether or not it should be major/minor etc, all trance tracks have to be written in Melodic Minor because trance is a melodic form of music. Other key signatures will not work and you will instead be making house or techno rather than trance if you use them.

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Originally posted by Sean Walsh Basically you want to sidechain all your melodies and give your chords more analog. That is the only reason trance doesn't sound like a piano sonata. As for whether or not it should be major/minor etc, all trance tracks have to be written in Melodic Minor because trance is a melodic form of music. Other key signatures will not work and you will instead be making house or techno rather than trance if you use them.

Also, don't use Ableton or it will become electro house.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Also, don't use Ableton or it will become electro house.

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