I tried getting into this a while back using the Mixshare Rapid Evolution software (freeware) as I have always relied on my own ear and thought it would be interesting to see if this added anything to my sets.
I found Harmonic mixing restricted my sets as I was missing certain amazing mixes I would have picked up on without looking at what track can go into another according to the Camelot wheel.
I ditched the Rapid Evolution and have gone back to just learning my tracks and playing about with each one to see what fits etc. If a song is slightly out of key, I just change the pitch on Traktor and have found some incredible sounding mixes I would have missed out on if I had stuck with the Camelot wheel.
I also found that some tracks mix well according to the key of the track when the Camelot wheel shows that this shouldn’t work. Does this mean the Camelot wheel is flawed or am I missing something?
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