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i just caught on about the keys in FL piano roll,

C1, C2 etc are different octaves and it goes up the way CDEFGAB. and in between each letter, there is a # note (i think this means the 'sharp' key wich is a little black key on a keyboard - is this correct?)

except theres no E# why is this?

also when making melodies or chords, what should u do stick to only the normal keys, or incorporate 'sharps' too?

what are the sharp keys or #notes for especially, does anyone have any insight?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWGiP3R3sFw

Re: sharp keys

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Originally posted by vercetti101 i just caught on about the keys in FL piano roll, C1, C2 etc are different octaves and it goes up the way CDEFGAB. and in between each letter, there is a # note (i think this means the 'sharp' key wich is a little black key on a keyboard - is this correct?) except theres no E# why is this? also when making melodies or chords, what should u do stick to only the normal keys, or incorporate 'sharps' too? what are the sharp keys or #notes for especially, does anyone have any insight?

There is no E# on any keyboard ever made.

only C#/Db D#/Eb F#/Gb G#/Ab and A#/Bb

E# = F

i thought this thread was gonna be about keys that cut you, cuz i have that problem

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Originally posted by ASFSE E# = F

Exactly. And B#=C (third note in the key of G# major, for example). Conversely, C-flat=B and F-flat=E. They're called enharmonic notes and the name of the note all depends on what key you are playing in.

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[i thought this thread was gonna be about keys that cut you, cuz i have that problem

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Originally posted by ASFSE i thought this thread was gonna be about keys that cut you, cuz i have that problem

Maybe you're playing a bit too roughly?

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Maybe you're playing a bit too roughly?

agressive producing sounds like a good idea to try out

wouldn't that make it sounding a bit EMO?

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Originally posted by System101 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWGiP3R3sFw

cheers buddy, that chord house thing looks useful, even though i dont completely understand it yet.

so what are all your favourite notes?
i know some keys only go with certain keys.

and what exactly is a G# major?

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Originally posted by vercetti101 so what are all your favourite notes?

Favorite notes? I didn't know that people had "favorite notes."

so when your producing you dont tend to use a certain note that you like?

i like stuff like green martian - harmonic minor.. presumably written in "harmonic minor" whatever that is? a certain group of notes, going in a certain direction or something.

I think you're getting the term "note" confused with "key." A "note" is a tone played at a certain frequency. A "key" is a set of notes. The sets of notes called "keys" are ordered by something called a "scale." The type of scale (major / minor / pentatonic / etc.) specifies what intervals are between one note and the next.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_minor

This and similar pages explains a lot.

A key defines what keys are played and which aren't. C major is what you play if you press all the white keys on the piano.


Every major is:

Full step
Half step and hence why there is no black key in between
Full step
Full step
Full step
Half step
Full step
Note also that in the arabic scale... majors are all full steps.

Anyway, I think that my favorite note is G3. How about you guys?

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter C major is what you play if you press all the white keys on the piano.

You can also play A Minor with all the white keys. Or G Mixolydian ( Mixolydian). Or B Locrian. Etc...

Sounds like you need to sign up for a basic introduction to music class.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Favorite notes? I didn't know that people had "favorite notes."

F.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Favorite notes? I didn't know that people had "favorite notes."

F.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Favorite notes? I didn't know that people had "favorite notes."

F.

A.

Whats the next person going to write???

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter A. Whats the next person going to write???

D#

B#

While there is no B# (B sharp) or E#, There is a B flat and E flat which is actually an A# and D# respectively except they become flats when your going down the scale instead of up.

At least thats what I was taught!!

As for the original question, just think of sharps as another note. Whether you use them or not depends on the scale you use for your note progression however I wouldn't worry about learning scales just yet, just play what sounds right and if you have a musical ear, it will be right.

If you want to know what a scale is, play do-rey-me-fa-so-la-te-do on a piano, you've done your first scale. Chances are you hit some sharps right?

AFAIK... B# is a C... B + 1

I might be wrong, though!

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