Honey, I've shrunk the tunes...

[martyn]

Showing my age here, but Jeff Mills - easily one of the most technically proficient DJs of any scene - used to rock the 2 minutes max per track thing without it sounding rushed, just full of energy (although admittedly fairly dull to people not into Detroit).

I don't recall it being one drop after another either - it was more about the switch, if you know what I mean.

yeah but the tunes he plays have a completely different structure, are more loop based so they fit the cutting up/quick mixing/eq'ing stuff, but then when he drops Jaguar or Rock to the Beat or any other old techno classic he does give it the 5 minutes it needs to build and breathe.

Also, mastering should not dominate how long u make your tracks - that's just silly. Yes theres a loudness difference for a superlong track but can you really hear the zero point something db difference in minute 3 compared to minute 6 in a club ? And if you have a real problem with loudness there's always Gain on a mixer. In today's techno they seem to have no problem with tunes having to be shorter -> Ricardo Villalobos 23 minute long figeuer zieheuer for instance

Personally, if it's a drop tune - keep it short and sweet, if it's a roller - make it king-size!

def

[shonky]

Also, mastering should not dominate how long u make your tracks - that's just silly. Yes theres a loudness difference for a superlong track but can you really hear the zero point something db difference in minute 3 compared to minute 6 in a club ? And if you have a real problem with loudness there's always Gain on a mixer.

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