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Psychedelic
trance or psytrance is a form of electronic music characterized by
hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies
created by high tempo riffs. It first broke out into the mainstream in
1995 as the UK music press began to report on the exploding trend of
Goa trance. Since then the genre has diversified immensely and now
offers considerable variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some
examples include melodic, full on, dark, progressive, suomi, psybreaks
and psybient.
The original Goa trance (or "old school") was
often made with popular Modular synthesizers and hardware samplers, but
modern psychedelic trance is typically made with VST and AU software
sampler applications. The use of analog synthesizers for sound
synthesis has given way to digital "virtual analog" instruments like
the Nord Lead, Access Virus, Korg MS-2000, Roland JP-8000 and computer
VST and AU plugins like Native Instruments Reaktor. These are usually
controlled by MIDI sequencers within Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
applications. Emphasis is placed on purely synthesized timbres for
programming and lead melodies. Tempos range across the spectrum
depending on the style and approach of the individual producer although
speeds between 140 and 150 BPM are most common.Some of best psytrance
dj's are Talamasca, 1200 Micrograms and Gataka.