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KoolKool · Post by **KoolKool** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:52 am

yes, does length really matter?

i make music but most time my track just end up from 2-3 mins,lazy? no! i invest very carefully on compostion with rich melodies.....but still end up so short, i use twist solution and loop...... but i don't like to loop too much, i don't like repetitive too

but wow,i see other guys who usually make his tracks up 4-5 mins, and even 7-8 mins...that's crazy! but still attractive!

jdnz · Post by **jdnz** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:59 am

KoolKool wrote: i make music but most time my track just end up from 2-3 mins,lazy? no! i invest very carefully on compostion with rich melodies.....but still end up so short, i use twist solution and loop...... but i don't like to loop too much, i don't like repetitive too

guess it depends on the genre - the majority of The Beatles songs are under 3 min

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DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:03 am

Things looks different if you make progressive club music and like to reserve at least 2 minutes for the transition only. My tunes go over 8 minutes and I don't tend to loop things longer than necessary.

jdnz · Post by **jdnz** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:10 am

DJ Warmonger wrote:Things looks different if you make progressive club music and like to reserve at least 2 minutes for the transition only. My tunes go over 8 minutes and I don't tend to loop things longer than necessary.

meanwhile Brian Eno seems to consider a 15 min track short

'Thursday Afternoon' anyone?

though his stuff is just little pop ditties compared to this

AsPeeXXXVIII · Post by **AsPeeXXXVIII** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:27 am

Well, I've made a track that's just under 16 minutes long, so...

In all seriousness, it really doesn't. As long as it's pleasing to my ears, a song can be 5 seconds long for all I care. But as jdnz said, I'd argue it's also genre-dependent. Think this, for instance: how many 2-minute progressive metal songs have you heard? Not a lot, probably.

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:56 pm

I checked my own tracks -- the shortest is 0:46 and the longest is 8:46. (My new goal is a 10:46 song.)

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:02 pm

I think how it used to be that an artist needed to supply more than 30 minutes in order to be able to sell it as an album.

Genesis in the 70's all of their albums from Foxtrot on was 50+ minutes. So basically they gave customers a side for free

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:48 pm

The longest track I've uploaded to SoundCloud is 21 mins, the shortest is 2 mins.
Wagner's works were near the 4 hour mark. A death metal band whose name escapes me famously released a track that was less than 5 seconds long.
Music is as long as it needs to be.
So there!

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:52 pm

Ayorinde wrote:A death metal band whose name escapes me famously released a track that was less than 5 seconds long.

But Napalm Death's "You Suffer" is even shorter

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:57 pm

Short tracks are aphorisms.

Medium tracks are short stories.

Long tracks are novels.

Yes, it matters, and no, it doesn't matter. Depends on what you're trying to convey.

dea-man · Post by **dea-man** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:06 pm

Most of my tracks are measured in miles.

I like to walk them in the afternoon, when there's a cool breeze.

I hope this helps.

KoolKool · Post by **KoolKool** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:05 am

the more i think, ...........the similar to how long you last in bed with woman

j/k

Musicisbest · Post by **Musicisbest** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:22 am

jdnz wrote:
DJ Warmonger wrote:Things looks different if you make progressive club music and like to reserve at least 2 minutes for the transition only. My tunes go over 8 minutes and I don't tend to loop things longer than necessary.
meanwhile Brian Eno seems to consider a 15 min track short 'Thursday Afternoon' anyone?

though his stuff is just little pop ditties compared to this

Pop and Ambient have very different rules...

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:28 am

no, the width is more important.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:29 am

Does Music Length Really Matter?