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Posted by waXology on Jun-24-2002 08:53:

Keying records! ??

ok i know that to make a mix sound good you need to mix tracks that do not clash, but i am having trouble keying records!

ok i get a keyboard and find the key that best suites the track but do i key the track by the melody? but the melody changes every second!? the bass? how?

someone shed some light on this

thanx

Posted by Dj Thy on Jun-24-2002 11:09:

Usually you'll do it by the bassline. You'll find that if you found the right key, it will never "clash" with the melody.
I know the bassline can change too, but usually the first key used is the one. If the bassline changes afterwards, you'll hear it's in a key relative to the original one.