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Different djing styles: Trance vs. Techno
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| drewfactor |
I'm a big fan of all sorts of electronic dance music, techno and trance are among my favorites. I was interested in having a discussion about different djing styles as per style of music.
I'm not a dj, so maybe some of you djs can inform me on this...but it seems like techno involves a much more technical and "involved" style of djing. For instance, the tracks tend to be shorter and despite that, the tracks are mixed in and out very quickly (especially djs like Mistress Barbara..some tracks are barely a minute to a minute and a half!). Also, techno tends to have more tweaking and effects using.
Trance seems to involve more of "musical ear." Not too much trickery, but matching the right tracks, and good programming. The challenge seems to be getting the right melody (in the right key if possible) and the right bassline to transist smoothely. Generally, it seems the body of the track is just played out and it's up to the production and mastering for it to have it's impact.
Am I accurate? How about prog? How about breaks, etc...? |
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| Pettiscool |
| i agree pretty much with everything you said. i noticed that techno dj's spend more time on the mixer too (sorta like you said in the first paragraph) and trance is def all about flow. |
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| Möbius |
I'd agree with everything you said.
Techno doesn't really have melodic elements, so it allows DJ's to be more creative in terms of layering and sampling.
Trance, being very melodic, doesn't allow for much in terms of layering/sampling, due to the fact that melodies tend to clash. With trance it's all about creating a journey for the audience.
Prog is somewhere in between Techno and Trance, some songs can be quite melodic, while others are not. Some songs allow for quite a bit of layering/sampling, whereas other songs that are very melodic/vocal leave the DJ with little room to be creative.
Breaks would probably be close to the style of mixing used for Jungle: sampling, scratching, cut tricks and perhaps some layering depending on the track.
Some DJ's are more creative than others, so there are exceptions to what I've stated above. |
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| Skipper |
I find trance and house to be more about the actual tracks (songs) than techno. Techno is linear, largely non-vocal, and pure, ol skool type of techno tracks don't have giant builds. (although "techno" records with big breakdowns in the middle are huge at the moment - ie "taotek" - which I wouldn't really call techno but it's more techno than anything else)
Techno DJs need to manipulate their tracks much more to create something new and interesting - either with effects, 3 decks, complex layering (a la Jeff Mills) or using the EQs. Trance DJs rely on track selection much, much more. |
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