Do you use harmonic mixing techniques? If so, do you feel like it makes a big difference? If not, why not?

Depending on the music you play yes it makes a very big difference. If you think someone singing out of key sounds trash then you're going to want to look into harmonic mixing. Unless you play music like I've been playing lately then it really doesn't matter because it's already dissonant to begin with.

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Yes I usually always mix harmonically with recorded mixes that I will submit or share with others, but a lot of the times with a live set on PA, u can skimp on it. Its much harder to tell key clashes. Unless the club/venue has a real nice system, then u don't have to worry as much about a sour mix.

I mix harmonically as much as I can. If I played out I probably would care a little less.

deep house = yes
techno = no

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue deep house = yes techno = no

I wanted to be a dickhead and try to come up with some kind of counterexample, but yeah - that's pretty much a spot on description for me as well.

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Sometimes pay attention if I have no clue what to play next. Stopped keying my tracks though so eventually I wont.

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Originally posted by RJT I wanted to be a dickhead and try to come up with some kind of counterexample, but yeah - that's pretty much a spot on description for me as well.

meh, there's always exceptions to the rule and i suppose you could broaden the idea by saying "tracks with a strong melody or distinct key = yes, tracks with a subtler melody/mainly percussive sounds = no"

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue meh, there's always exceptions to the rule and i suppose you could broaden the idea by saying "tracks with a strong melody or distinct key = yes, tracks with a subtler melody/mainly percussive sounds = no"

it really depends on harmonic complexity.


if you have a track with a two note bassline you'll be able to fit it with more tracks

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Originally posted by nefardec it really depends on harmonic complexity. if you have a track with a two note bassline you'll be able to fit it with more tracks

mm, replace "strong" with "complex" and you have what i meant

I have a question. If your mixing from a song that is in the key of D#m to a song in Cm, how do you know how many "steps" to turn the effect nob to get it to the key of D#m? Because I don't understand which key on the keyboard is D#m. Is that just D?

it depends on how your mixer works

you'd have to pitch it down two semitones to A#m. I don't know how your effect knob is, but you'd have to go down the equivalent of two semi tones (half steps), or up 3. If you must do this, do the one that transforms it least.

I personally wouldn't bother with that. It will sound like ass. Just find music that works well together.




This is not a good application of harmony and musical theory IMO. It's bad planning.