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?
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Sacramento, California
Re: sharp keys
quote:
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
Feb-12-2008 17:33
ASFSE
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Registered: Aug 2005
Location: the bay
E# = F
i thought this thread was gonna be about keys that cut you, cuz i have that problem
Feb-13-2008 06:27
cryophonik
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
quote:
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.
quote:
[i thought this thread was gonna be about keys that cut you, cuz i have that problem
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?
Feb-13-2008 16:40
MrJiveBoJingles
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
quote:
Originally posted by vercetti101
so what are all your favourite notes?
Favorite notes? I didn't know that people had "favorite notes."
Feb-13-2008 17:01
vercetti101
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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.
Feb-13-2008 17:16
MrJiveBoJingles
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
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.