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blue monk · 2nd April 2008

Techno/House doesn`t typically have a song arrangement.
It`s tracks - not songs.

The buildup is arranged by live mixing. As far as I know this was originated by Dub Reggae producers like Lee Perry und King Tubby.

Ableton Live is made for this kind of mixing.

I personally try to listen closely to productions and DJ mixes and whenever a new element comes in or is muted I "watch" if it raises or lowers the tension and try to memorize that when creating my own tracks.

A good DJ mix would be Richie Hawtin - DE9 (actually a re-mix project since R.H. took loops from the tracks and (re-)arranged them into a long mix but it was done in a DAW).

2nd April 2008	#8
blue monk Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 540	Techno/House doesn`t typically have a song arrangement. It`s tracks - not songs. The buildup is arranged by live mixing. As far as I know this was originated by Dub Reggae producers like Lee Perry und King Tubby. Ableton Live is made for this kind of mixing. I personally try to listen closely to productions and DJ mixes and whenever a new element comes in or is muted I "watch" if it raises or lowers the tension and try to memorize that when creating my own tracks. A good DJ mix would be Richie Hawtin - DE9 (actually a re-mix project since R.H. took loops from the tracks and (re-)arranged them into a long mix but it was done in a DAW).