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mix to key?
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yes, always mix in key (ok usually) 24 52.17%
no, I just go with the flow 19 41.30%
my tracks dont need to be keyed 2 4.35%
what's a key? 1 2.17%
Total: 46 votes 100%
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MSZ
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Registered: Jun 2005
Location: kill me
do you mix to key?

sorry if its been done, kill some time to do it again?

curious about our community's preference.

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Polt
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Registered: May 2006
Location: Boston, USA

Yes, I do mix in key most of the time.

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miamitranceman
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Miami

I go back and forth. It doesn't always sound good if you stick to one key the entire time.


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Teezdalien
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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia

I tend to mix harmonically and sometimes in key if that's that's what you are really asking, although not always as it's nice to just experiment with random selections and I often get some really interesting results doing that. Harmonic mixing is a safe way to keep a tight flow going though.


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Registered: Jul 2009
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I do, generally, but i dont let it limit me. I use it more as a tool to build a vibe.


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Jarvmeister
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Registered: May 2001
Location: Trancentral

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
I go back and forth. It doesn't always sound good if you stick to one key the entire time.


I'd still say you mix in key, or perhaps more accurately you are "key aware".

I just slap it on and mix it in............

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n3lly
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Registered: May 2003
Location: Dublin

I don't..

Although i believe i'm also 'key aware' as the Meister says.

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Zak McKracken
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Registered: Jun 2003
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im not djeing anymore but i know i wouldnt use much effort to mix in key, except for a few lucky ones, not even today when its getting easier.

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skip
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Registered: Sep 2002
Location: home or somewhere else

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
I go back and forth. It doesn't always sound good if you stick to one key the entire time.


Mixing in key doesn't mean you have to stay in the same key all the time.


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Nemesis44
ZZZZZzzzzzz.....



Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Brighton

I mix harmonically, but that said, I don't strictly use the guidelines used by the Camelot system as there are plenty more musical systems that you can use.

It can depend on if the track starts with bass or high end, with high end stuff you can start using scales and it opens up your selection a bit more.

If you break down the chord of E minor on a guitar you get a few extra options. You have the root of E repeated three times in three different octaves (still all counts as E), and you also have B, but in there you also get a G. Now the G is not accounted for in Camelot's theory, but does work as a mixture of a harmonic mix and a modulation mix. You often find that the High end stuff in a track in G sounds less clangerous than if you are just going up one on the chromatic scale and gives a better musical result.

I have mentioned that in the HM thread. But there are also other variations of this and it is always worth experimenting to see what you can find out.

Cheers
Nem


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n3lly
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Registered: May 2003
Location: Dublin

quote:
Originally posted by Nemesis44
I mix harmonically, but that said, I don't strictly use the guidelines used by the Camelot system as there are plenty more musical systems that you can use.

It can depend on if the track starts with bass or high end, with high end stuff you can start using scales and it opens up your selection a bit more.

If you break down the chord of E minor on a guitar you get a few extra options. You have the root of E repeated three times in three different octaves (still all counts as E), and you also have B, but in there you also get a G. Now the G is not accounted for in Camelot's theory, but does work as a mixture of a harmonic mix and a modulation mix. You often find that the High end stuff in a track in G sounds less clangerous than if you are just going up one on the chromatic scale and gives a better musical result.

I have mentioned that in the HM thread. But there are also other variations of this and it is always worth experimenting to see what you can find out.

Cheers
Nem


I think you should change the 'ZZZzzzzz' under your username as frankly your posts are anything but ZZZzzzzz

I wish i understood chords and their relationships better.

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MSZ
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Registered: Jun 2005
Location: kill me

personally i go with the flow, but im aware to avoid weird key clashing.

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