I have had several tracks that where in the same key(MIK analyzed) that sounded awfully together . So its a rule of thumb and not a definition.
The force needs to be used wisely ! the only thing you can really trust are your ears !
That said, i do the same choch, rate the tracks in energy besides knowing your music it can help you keeping the vibe there where you want it.
I use traktor's open key notation now as a "suggestion" to help me put some groove together but my sets jump up by 6-8 bpm as well so for me the "energy" is more important. also, psytrance :)
Maybe you could give one :DQuote:
Originally Posted by keithace
I should also mention key mixing is fucking pointless if you mix techno or tech house :)
Honestly I used MiK. I like how it gives you the ratings - and while I don't rely on it - it can be very helpful on the fly.
I don't know about that. I don't particularly spin those two genres - but for pretty much everything else I've had really good luck with it. I mainly spin breaks and DnB. Sometimes I'll play bass heavy house ("future" whatever, UK Jackin, fidget) and it works well in that. I haven't run into an instance where mixing harmonically hasn't been useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jester
Specifically i mean tracks with pretty much beats & percussion at the start and end, as soon as melodic elements are introduced, thats when the harmonics come into play.
None of the above, intuition is the only helpful thing. "Energy level" of a track is certainly context-dependent and key just isn't relevant that much. All you guys should give playing vinyl a try, might broaden your horizon.
you can trust MiK for improvised mixing, as long as you actually listen to the songs first ,together in the monitors and confirm that you can work the mix out. you do NOT need to mix in key tho, and certainly not ALL the time. i like to focus(close me eyes) on the song and try to see if another song pops out in my mind first before i start scrolling through my collection. alternately, if you cant seem to find a song that works nicely in MiK you can do some kind of creative FX transition, OR my personal favorite , use a drum loop to create a break, and then mix that.