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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
OMG you people are putting WAAAAAAY too much thought into harmonic mixing. This has become a fad and it's out of control.
I know LOTS of really, REALLY great local DJ's who don't "mix in key" by the formula and their mixes are amazing.
It's tool, not a rule. Hey that rhymes. :) |
like Adam said, this thread isn't about harmonic mixing. i was just curious if anyone else had this extreme appreciation/obsession for songs that are in certain keys. |
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| Ryan0751 |
Haha, it's just a little weird.
What about eastern music that's not in A440? Whoa. Discuss.
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
like Adam said, this thread isn't about harmonic mixing. i was just curious if anyone else had this extreme appreciation/obsession for songs that are in certain keys. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
OMG you people are putting WAAAAAAY too much thought into harmonic mixing. This has become a fad and it's out of control.
I know LOTS of really, REALLY great local DJ's who don't "mix in key" by the formula and their mixes are amazing.
It's tool, not a rule. Hey that rhymes. :) |
wow, you missed the point of this thread. and the claim that harmonic mixing has "become a fad" is outrageous. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
Haha, it's just a little weird. |
that's why i started this thread - to see if there's any other weirdos like me out there.
we have enough threads with people bitching and debating about harmonic mixing. go find one of those if that's what you wanna do. ;) |
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| Ryan0751 |
Oh come now... sure it's a GREAT tool and it's nothing new... but it's a "fad" because now those that can't be bothered to learn anything about music theory can pump their tunes through a program and assume that it'll make them a good DJ.
I've never noticed any trends in the keys of tracks I play. I only buy and play "good" music. Is that a key?
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_Blue
wow, you missed the point of this thread. and the claim that harmonic mixing has "become a fad" is outrageous. |
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| starboy |
| As much as i pay attention to keys and all im not sure i can relate to this thread. |
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| ClearVision |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
Oh come now... sure it's a GREAT tool and it's nothing new... but it's a "fad" because now those that can't be bothered to learn anything about music theory can pump their tunes through a program and assume that it'll make them a good DJ.
I've never noticed any trends in the keys of tracks I play. I only buy and play "good" music. Is that a key? |
For harmonic mixing, I might agree with you... there are probably folks out there who key their tunes, only select tunes that are unison/fifth/fourth, because it will make the mix easier on them... so they end up lazy while claiming that they are using music theory to enhance their mixes.
What we are talking about here is not that however. |
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| DJChrisB |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
I only buy and play "good" music. Is that a key? |
It certainly should be. |
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| Ryan0751 |
We aren't huh... how would you know the keys of your tracks if you weren't keying them? And the only reason you'd be keying them would be if you were mixing harmonically :)
Which is why I said I've never noticed a trend on track-goodness to keys.
And the title of the thread is "favorite keys to mix".
So I fail to see how this thread doesn't relate to harmonic mixing.
Bitching about it, probably not :haha:
| quote: | Originally posted by ClearVision
What we are talking about here is not that however. |
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| Kaveh |
| This thread doesn't make any sense ;Q |
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| ClearVision |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ryan0751
We aren't huh... how would you know the keys of your tracks if you weren't keying them? And the only reason you'd be keying them would be if you were mixing harmonically :)
Which is why I said I've never noticed a trend on track-goodness to keys.
And the title of the thread is "favorite keys to mix".
So I fail to see how this thread doesn't relate to harmonic mixing.
Bitching about it, probably not :haha: |
I think we have a disagreement re: what harmonic mixing means... As far as I know, its mixing between keys that are resonant with your tonic... unison, perfect fifth and perfect fourth...
The simple act of keying your tracks could mean you intend to mix harmonically, OR you might apply a bit more music theory and realize that you can create alterations in the energy/mood of a mix by changing to keys that are not resonant, but go up or down X semitones. That is not harmonic mixing however...
What's being talked about here is how certain keys affect you emotionally. Certain keys apparently appeal to certain people, and the thread starter was just asking what everyone's favorites were. |
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| Ryan0751 |
Why are we still talking about this?
| quote: | Originally posted by ClearVision
I think we have a disagreement re: what harmonic mixing means... As far as I know, its mixing between keys that are resonant with your tonic... unison, perfect fifth and perfect fourth...
The simple act of keying your tracks could mean you intend to mix harmonically, OR you might apply a bit more music theory and realize that you can create alterations in the energy/mood of a mix by changing to keys that are not resonant, but go up or down X semitones. That is not harmonic mixing however...
What's being talked about here is how certain keys affect you emotionally. Certain keys apparently appeal to certain people, and the thread starter was just asking what everyone's favorites were. |
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