Wednesday, March 14, 2012

MIDI in Context 1

Techno Definitions

Oxford - A style of fast, heavy electronic dance music with few or no vocals. 


A form of dance music influenced by origins in mechanical industrial environments of 1980s Detroit. 

Techno Historical Aspects

The Detroit Environment  - Motown influenced...


Rhythm an rhythmic layering are the primary focus of Techno. 

Basic techno track - Minimun of 3 percussion tracks, Tempo between 130 and 150 BPM, Always 4/4, solid kick drum pattern on each beat of the bar. 

Techno Music Elements - Compression, EQ, Flange, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, etc. 

Derrick May - Strings of Live - 1987.

Techno Analysis of track... - Track is based on rhythmic interplays and complexities arising from selected loop combinations. 

The idea of techno is to have something complex with layering of different tracks. 

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