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Originally posted by Stu Cox Even as a DJ first myself, I'm sickened at how lazy some DJs are. I remember hearing a certain fairly respected house DJ saying "the chances are, if it doesn't have an intro exactly 32 bars long, I won't play it".

32 BARS? Really? My melodies and crap come in around 16 bars, even for my hardcore tracks, and there are a couple of DJs who say my intros fine.

Then again, I can't DJ. At all.

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Originally posted by skyhunter 32 BARS? Really? My melodies and crap come in around 16 bars, even for my hardcore tracks, and there are a couple of DJs who say my intros fine. Then again, I can't DJ. At all.

32 has sort of become the 'standard' in house music (particularly the really generic rubbish). I've got a lot of tracks with intros twice that long (and a lot without any intro whatsoever!)

But this is it, there aren't (and shouldn't be) any hard and fast rules, you use whatever works for your track.

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Originally posted by Stu Cox But this is it, there aren't (and shouldn't be) any hard and fast rules, you use whatever works for your track.

That's always my rule... I just hear music in my head and try and write it down.

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I love tracks with 64 bar intros. I like to drag my mixes out loong, up to 6 minutes long, so it's nice when you have a gradual intro to mix in, instead of looping 1,2,4,8 whatever bars. Most people probably won't notice, but it can get a tendency to sound a bit loopy sometimes lol.

I've also noticed that alot of the new techno music that's being released has "unusual" intro lengths. 24 bars and 40 being the weirdest ones. 48 bars seems to be a big hit though.

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Originally posted by Storyteller Just check my soundcloud (in sig). The first thing is the DnB mix. It has about 5 transitions where I just pressed play as soon as the other one ended. And I fucked up about an equal amount of mixing moments haha.

Checking this out while I work today - great set so far!

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If less is more think about how much more more would be. -Frasier

I don't think there is anything wrong with just taking a break from the pace. Mixing the outro into the next song's intro is overrated imo, it's always about track selection and always will be.

Seriously. I think a breather would be good for the dance floor.

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Originally posted by -FSP- Seriously. I think a breather would be good for the dance floor.

Totally, although no one really wants complete silence...

I've got a few beatless loops I sometimes mix into between tracks to give exactly that effect, kind of like a breakdown between tunes. They can work very well. And tracks without long drums-only intros & outros normally work best either side of them.

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Originally posted by Richard Butler another big conformist gripe of mine (this could upset some of ya) - the trance ROLLING BASS - fuk, please can someone be a bit more original and ditch those sonic lawnmower rolling bass's.

Um...isn't the rolling bassline that's defining the entire genre? Just asking.

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