Simple questing about keys

[newg]

Isnt D# minor 12A and E# minor 2A? you could make a transition thats two steps and it still be good, obviously wouldnt be as good as one step according to the rules of harmonic mixing though

actually, making 2 steps clockwise on the camelot wheel is 2 semitones, and can sound amazingly good, and give a great boost to the dancefloor.

you can also move 7 steps clockwise to go up one semitone (from 01A to 08A for example) and it will have a similar effect.

going down a semitone (7 anticlockwise) or 2 (2 anticlockwise) doesn't detract from the dancefloor, but doesn't give an energy boost either, it kinda takes the dancefloor 'deeper', more subdued, which can be really interesting after a few high energy tracks to get people into a groove.

[ThinkAboutIt]

actually, making 2 steps clockwise on the camelot wheel is 2 semitones, and can sound amazingly good, and give a great boost to the dancefloor.

you can also move 7 steps clockwise to go up one semitone (from 01A to 08A for example) and it will have a similar effect.

going down a semitone (7 anticlockwise) or 2 (2 anticlockwise) doesn't detract from the dancefloor, but doesn't give an energy boost either, it kinda takes the dancefloor 'deeper', more subdued, which can be really interesting after a few high energy tracks to get people into a groove.

nice suggestion i didn't know you can go up all the way from 2 to 7 (or the exact oppposite). I guess it's all about trying out

[SpeshulEd]

Spesh, cudos for trying to learn the actual theory!
The circle of fifths is just one way of relating two keys though. To me the best way to learn is on a piano keyboard where you can see the the whole steps and half steps from note to note in the scales.
The fifth is the fifth note of a scale and also the third note in the chord of the root note. Ex: C E G are the notes in a Cmajor chord, G B D for a G major. See the fifths progress C G D.

I know absolutely nothing about music or music theory, other than the fact that I like listen to it...so I'm trying really hard to learn in my spare time. It's a lot to absorb, but it is interesting and I feel smarter at the end of the day. I have a long way to go though.

[sebastiannz]

actually, making 2 steps clockwise on the camelot wheel is 2 semitones, and can sound amazingly good, and give a great boost to the dancefloor.

you can also move 7 steps clockwise to go up one semitone (from 01A to 08A for example) and it will have a similar effect.

going down a semitone (7 anticlockwise) or 2 (2 anticlockwise) doesn't detract from the dancefloor, but doesn't give an energy boost either, it kinda takes the dancefloor 'deeper', more subdued, which can be really interesting after a few high energy tracks to get people into a groove.

in my experience going up two semitones (i.e. 5a to 7a) sounds much better than going up one.

similarly i find going down one semitone generally sounds bad, but going down two (7a to 5a) has a really nice effect. it isn't really an energy boost, but it's like an interesting shift in gear.

[stylomusic]

This!

I use the circle of fifths over the camelot wheel because I'm trying to learn the physical keys and not just numbers. I use RE3 to key my songs and write everything as sharps as opposed to flats. I made my own circle of fifths with all sharps...this might be helpful for you:

are the outer ones majors????