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How Long do you Usually Keep Your Tracks Running for???
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| djbruuen |
Just curious...when you make your sets, generally speaking, how long do you usually keep each song running for.
I ask because i know many ppl are different on this, where some run their tracks long with full intros and outro's and other put the songs right to the point...generally speaking i usually keep each track running time about 4 minutes...by i'm slowly starting to add some more length occasionally |
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| djkoolaide |
| Usually about 5 minutes when recording mix CDs. But if I do anything live, I try to keep it to about 4 minutes. |
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| Tony Morello |
i play it for as long as i need to play it
each mix is different, you shouldn't try put a formula to your mixing
just let it flow and do what sounds good |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| depends on what type of choons your playing...trance needs to be played the whole way through...progressive and techno you can mix in and out of basically when you want to. I like to let tracks play all the way. If you pick good tracks, you don't have to mix out of the middle to keep the crowd moving or interested. |
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| djbruuen |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tony Morello
i play it for as long as i need to play it
each mix is different, you shouldn't try put a formula to your mixing
just let it flow and do what sounds good |
i was just anticipating such a comment. i knew someone wouldn't like me putting time restraints on how long songs run for. but different djs do tend to lean toward the longer side. or the shorter side...personally i like to get just enough of the track in to satisfy my needs, and that of the crowd...but i know in toronto, many djs will let a song drop for a good 6-7minutes in some occasions...and that can be fine as well if the songs have the right vibe to them. i know not everyone will like this question, but i just want to know if you're generally the type of dj to get right to the point, or like to let the songs run on.
ps. house and techno i usually play longer, cause since their styles are simpler then trance, i can have some fun with them putting in my own input and creating a certain vibe...but with trance, i usually like to leave the song alone, too many effects ruin the vibe, and any good dj knows that. so in most occasions i just let trance play and maybe do some mild equing for mixing purposes only. |
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| FirstBorn |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tony Morello
i play it for as long as i need to play it
each mix is different, you shouldn't try put a formula to your mixing
just let it flow and do what sounds good |
What he said. :D |
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| roosh |
average live: 5 minutes
But if the crowd is REALLY digging the song, I play it out for them. |
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| tu_face |
i think it depends on the length of the tune/the situation you play it in.
sometimes i will play only 2 minutes of a track, sometimes i will play all of a 12 minute track.
its impossible to say because tracks are different lengths/have different purposes :) |
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| joegalvan |
1-2 mins (House) ;-)
Trance... Whatever it takes to sound good! :gsmile: |
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| djbruuen |
| quote: | Originally posted by joegalvan
1-2 mins (House) ;-)
Trance... Whatever it takes to sound good! :gsmile: |
1-2 minutes??? :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: damn, i hate djs like you, right when i'm getting into the song, out it goes. |
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| DJ_Ikronix |
Drum 'n bass? Typically < 2 minutes.
Trance? Generally speaking, less than 4 minutes. |
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