cheers Timo,

I'm in Brighton, UK.


listening to that stream now...


...so far it's 'uplifting' cheddar, but I'm guessing there'll be some subtle stuff in the mix too. I'll stay tuned...

pseudo

Ignore the rest, just tune into that stream on thursdays, 7-9pm, to hear Armin's ASOT show. ;) I couldn't listen to di.fm for the rest of the time. :P Cheese city.

SeeYou, thanks for the exciter tips. I think Manuel Schleis may use some form of enhancer on his MP3 demos of his soundsets to give them more presence/bite, but I'm not sure. Anyone know? Or are they the raw Virus, with absolutely no external effects?

He says the only effects he uses on the mp3 demos are some cubase reverb and mod delay.....he does make some bitching sounds :)

ten

Seeyou: Just had a look @ the prices and the Aphex 250 is listed at 899$ USD, a bit over my range for an exciter. Is there any cheaper alternative for similar results? Worst comes to worst I'll make sure to rent one and if I really like it, I might just buy it :)

Check out the aphex 204. :D

Pseud:

You should really check out Juno Reactor if its trance with finesse and culture you are looking for. These guys take the cake if you ask me.

Futuristic symphonies at their finest :lol:

Each to their own and all that, but I have to say, I've checked out these recommendations:

Armin, Tiesto, Push, Gabriel/Dresden and Andain, Scot Project, Yoji Biomenhanik, Derb and Kai Tracid...

...and I am shocked that these are considered to be good examples of Trance moving forward. It's vapid. Soulless masturbation.

I'm off to check out Juno Reactor now... (fingers crossed)

Souless Masturbation.....thats a great word man lol :lol:

DS

Well, it is...

"...look, this is how Trance goes like... Look, I'm making Trance, and it sounds like Trance, it has a hard beat man, totally tumping, and then after a while this uplifting lead comes in, starting all muffled and filtered, like the real passion about to take off is being suppressed by an unknown force, but then this force lifts, and the passion flows through the dance floor like a spirit, a spirit of pure techno and musical harmony and melody ..."

The only spirit involved in this music is the sticky vodka being spilt on the floor as the drunken twats who know no better than to dance to this mindless absurdity fall over eachother to 'go off'.

All meant in jest of course. It's just my style to completely ridicule some else's ideas of right and wrong ;)