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    I've been studying harmonic mixing and practicing and songs blend really nice with each other when you follow the Camelot wheel.

    One thing i noticed, while using VDJ is that some songs are on the C#m key, which this is not in the camelot wheel, what should i do to blend this key into another one?

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    Hi,

    C#m is actually the same key as Dbm. When you see the "#" sign, that's called a Sharp notation, and when you see a "B", that's called Flat. Just different ways of writing the same thing.

    To avoid confusion, it's easier to use the Camelot notation. It saves a lot of time, and you don't have to memorize that C#m is compatible with C#m, Dbm, E, F#m, Abm, G#m, and can modulate into Ebm / D#m.

    Whew.

    12A goes with 11A, 12A, 1A, 12B or modulates into 2A. Much easier if you read http://harmonic-mixing.com/HowTo.aspx


    Good luck!
    Yakov

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mixed In Key View Post
    Hi,

    C#m is actually the same key as Dbm. When you see the "#" sign, that's called a Sharp notation, and when you see a "B", that's called Flat. Just different ways of writing the same thing.

    To avoid confusion, it's easier to use the Camelot notation. It saves a lot of time, and you don't have to memorize that C#m is compatible with C#m, Dbm, E, F#m, Abm, G#m, and can modulate into Ebm / D#m.

    Whew.

    12A goes with 11A, 12A, 1A, 12B or modulates into 2A. Much easier if you read http://harmonic-mixing.com/HowTo.aspx


    Good luck!
    Yakov
    I second the motion. Mixed In Key leads the harmonic mixing market.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mixed In Key View Post
    Hi,

    C#m is actually the same key as Dbm. When you see the "#" sign, that's called a Sharp notation, and when you see a "B", that's called Flat. Just different ways of writing the same thing.

    To avoid confusion, it's easier to use the Camelot notation. It saves a lot of time, and you don't have to memorize that C#m is compatible with C#m, Dbm, E, F#m, Abm, G#m, and can modulate into Ebm / D#m.

    Whew.

    12A goes with 11A, 12A, 1A, 12B or modulates into 2A. Much easier if you read http://harmonic-mixing.com/HowTo.aspx


    Good luck!
    Yakov
    thanks alot, i didn't know VDJ was actually capable of showing me the keys in key codes (12A) etc. thanks alot for the quick reposnse.

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    I've been wondering, is mixing in key really noticeable ?

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    Its really good, you really see difference playing the songs together...i felt in love with it.

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    sounds a bit cleaner. I use it when I can, but matching the beat and key narrows the selection of the next track.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dope View Post
    I've been wondering, is mixing in key really noticeable ?
    Harmonic mixing software and following the camelot wheel is mostly marketing hype (see the first two posts here...) or just general internet hype and in practice is incredibly overrated and when used how most people who pick it up by following the wheel religiously is pretty limiting.

    Not to mention a lot of the time with song structure or mixing style key is completely irrelevant, and there is more to mixing in key than going around one direction in a circle.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Xonetacular View Post
    Harmonic mixing software and following the camelot wheel is mostly marketing hype (see the first two posts here...) or just general internet hype and in practice is incredibly overrated and when used how most people who pick it up by following the wheel religiously is pretty limiting.

    Not to mention a lot of the time with song structure or mixing style key is completely irrelevant, and there is more to mixing in key than going around one direction in a circle.
    There is mixing by a semitone which is going from 2A to 9A (adding +7) and 2 semitones which is 2A to 4A (adding +2). That's the only 2 methods i know of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dope View Post
    I've been wondering, is mixing in key really noticeable ?

    Ya know, I'm starting to wonder the same thing.

    I mixed harmonically for a couple of months, but don't do it so much anymore. I think it was helpful in guiding me to make better song choices when I was starting out as well as help limit my selection a bit, but there were always those occasions when songs still didn't work and you could tell this by ear.

    I think the more important steps are knowing your collection and thinning out the crap. that helped me a lot
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