Trance structure

esterman · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:08 pm

Hey everybody,

I´m looking for some help with making trance music, psytrance specifically.
I´m using cubaseSX and reason2 and know much about the software part of making music. My problem is when it comes to the musical structure of trance which I don´t know too much.

Does anyone have any tips to give me as to how a trance music is formed, structurewise?

Intro - verse - etc...........

Thanx already,

TwIsTeD_pHrEaK

Spherix · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2003 5:43 pm

hmm I think you should listen to many songs and then chose your own way instead of asking Rolling Eyes

Cause the structure change from song to song.. Some artists start with a heavy beat and then build up the track slowly and then in the middle it's at it's higest top and then it's slowly going down again.. other starts wtih a soft intro and then the songs explode... ya know Rolling Eyes

Hope you liked my answer Rolling Eyes

mommozz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:54 am

yes...Erco Perco is right Smile

Spherix · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:00 pm

*proud*

G-Force · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2003 12:54 pm

Best trance songs start of with a really hard beat and move into an uplifting buildup then continue with the uplifting then back into the hard beats

Spherix · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2003 12:57 pm

Viceroy · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2003 10:46 pm

I will agree with G-Force & Erik, since I like uplifting trance. However, the structure depends on the style. If you are looking at psy-trance, then I would say:

have a fairly fast beat (I don't know what BPM, but the best psy-trance is kind of frantic sounding and fast-paced)
put in a lot of weird noises and beeps and things- that is one of the main points of psy-trance...
but have a good main melody that you don't change a lot through the song. The melody should NOT be uplifting at all. You probably know your psy-trance pretty well, so you know what the melodies are like- kinda weird- I don't know how to descibe them- maybe haunting would be the best word.
Also, one last thing- in my opinion, the best psy-trance has an otherworldy voice in it, saying some little phrase in the song. FOr example, look at Astral Projection - People Can Fly. That's one of my favourite psy-trance tunes. Also look at Aura - the source of trance's "Walk to Earth" for another example.

That is my opinion of the structure of psy-trance. Keep in mind that I am not a DJ or producer so I only know half about what I'm talking about Laughing

But I hope I might have helped a little.