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Choosing a key for a trance production (pg. 3)
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| PlasticSoul |
| quote: | Originally posted by paul6891
Hi,
I am into trance production, and I was looking for advice for keys to write a song in.
Is most trance really minor? Whenever I write a melody I tend to write in A. Obviously I can always just write the melody in A and change the key later on, but I was just wondering is it more advisable to use minor keys? I read some comment before stating that barely any classic songs have been written in major keys.
Also, do producers tend to write mainly in the one key or do they change it every song? I'm guessing it would probably look stupid if all songs were in the one key!
Feedback appreciated! |
Years ago, I loaded lots of midi files from some artists and tracks I like. Most of these are minor scales, between F, G and A.
You can create good melodies in a major scale, but you can create a cheese melody in a minor scale. Thats the question.
You need study about chord progressions too, to create proper chord movement and cadences.
Good luck. |
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| Evolve140 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
but djing kinda bumped drummers up a pay grade. I mean djing is so ing easy it really pains me to call djs musicians. |
you speak the truth, good to read. |
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| Rodri Santos |
| All my tracks start at 128bpm end at 141bpm and cover a range from Bm to D#m it's dj hard mode. |
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| Evolve140 |
| I don't know what's so hard to understand about this.. if it sounds good it's good. Honestly, who cares what key it's in?? |
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| Nicolas Oliver |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Also, don't forget that your job as a trance producer is to make the DJ's life as simple as possible, since most of them are brain-dead, so try not to confuse them too much with things like Gb Dorian or their peanut-sized brains might explode when they try to fit it into a set (:p).
Yeah, on second thought, scratch everything I just wrote and just write all of your songs in Amin. ;) |
Hahaha
P.S. for what it's worth, I played at 128bpm for the last few years but I've recently started playing at 126bpm (especially for opening sets). I don't play trance: a bit of deep house but primarily minimal & techno only. |
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| TranceElevation |
| quote: | Originally posted by Evolve140
I don't know what's so hard to understand about this.. if it sounds good it's good. Honestly, who cares what key it's in
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Those that will never make it.
These people will always search "a reason" for their innate inability to feel this music. |
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| pointPi |
| Strangely enough, I consider 128 BPM to be a way too slow tempo for EDM. For me, this kind of music sounds best between 134 and 150 BPM. |
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| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
Hollah! |
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| Rodri Santos |
| quote: | Originally posted by pointPi
Strangely enough, I consider 128 BPM to be a way too slow tempo for EDM. For me, this kind of music sounds best between 134 and 150 BPM. |
That depends a lot on the genre, a rolling bassline needs 136+ bpm to be effective but a 2 step bass sounds better around 125bpm, it gains a lot more groove. 150bpm has no microdynamics at all if you are looking for that you can't at this speed. |
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| MIKE333ACE |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
the correct key and bpm for 2012 is 128 A minor. |
Holy , 128??? I thought that most trance tracks were 132, and that's slow enough in my opinion. Anyone know what it was last year or in any other previous years???
Just Curious |
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| djshire |
| Am I the only person that still lives in 136-140 bpm range? |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| hard dance might. Been decreasing since 2000. Makes sense considering most people are hearing it at venus with alcohol. Drugs are probably more important in bpm selection than most will admit. |
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