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Originally posted by Sean Walsh The intro/outro is generally what I find the most interesting in trance tracks these days.

Ha! I kind of agree, because I find that big breakdowns get tedious, especially if they happen a few songs in a row. I wish more trance producers would make tracks that kept up the beat from start to finish. That's what I'm trying to do, anyway.

Last edited by MrJiveBoJingles on Feb-26-2008 at 18:17

well then you have dj's nagging "I like your track but the intro's too short to mix into"

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Originally posted by Pjotr G well then you have dj's nagging "I like your track but the intro's too short to mix into"

Yeah, but that's their problem. It's the talentless ones who do most of the nagging.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Ha! I kind of agree, because I find that big breakdowns get tedious, especially if they happen a few songs in a row. I wish more trance producers would make tracks that kept up the beat from start to finish. That's what I'm trying to do, anyway.

If a breakdown goes too long I get bored. I try to keep mine short. Yep, keep the beat going. You can't ever forget that it's dance music you're making.

I've been thinking about this post and laughing to myself at how silly it is. It's obviously a joke/flamebait. It's OK to consider tampering with the EDM formula, until you realize that DJs have to mix tracks into a set. I was thinking about how a DJ would spin a track that was 3/4 or 7/8 time. OK, if the track started and ended in 4/4 time, then switched to another time signature in the middle of the song, that might work. The problem is, people don't like to dance to anything but 4/4. People at a dance club don't want to start waltzing in 3/4 time.

I listen to a lot of music that switches time signatures, like progressive rock and underground metal, but I don't think it would go over well in EDM. If might be funny to try it sometime though. I recently figured out how to change time signatures in FL Studio.

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Originally posted by zodiac9 The problem is, people don't like to dance to anything but 4/4. People at a dance club don't want to start waltzing in 3/4 time.

It's not that hard to make pretty danceable beats using time signatures other than 4/4, but it's kind of pointless if you want DJs to play your tracks, unless you have a 4/4 intro and outro to help them out as you said.

I made a pretty decent beat in 7/8 time a while ago. I may try to include it as interlude in a 4/4 track sometime.

I think I just made a track that has every single one of those cliches mentioned in the OP. Just because.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery I think I just made a track that has every single one of those cliches mentioned in the OP. Just because.

I wanna hear it!