quoted 10 lines On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 03:05:45PM -0400, Mediadrome@aol.com wrote:>
>On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 03:05:45PM -0400, Mediadrome@aol.com wrote:
>> Do any Djs keep a list of "keys" of various tracks (as well as BPM)?
>> ("key" as in F or Bflat etc. - the tonal center of a track or whatever
>> you choose to call it)
>
>You could try to do this, but about 90% of electronic music isn't in any
>key...
>
>Unless you're a trance DJ who's trying to spin a set that follows the
circle of fifths, this doesn't seem really practical.
really? seems like a fair amount of electronic music tracks have
looped basslines, ostinati and/or drones which give the tracks the
sense of having a "main note" even if it's not a true tonal center.
let's see, what's sitting on my turntable? It's Maurizio's M5. at
first glance, not tonal, but really it has a prominent tuned drum
part hitting F and Ab. sounds like it's in F minor. after awhile the
"we love dub" guitar sample comes in. It's a Db major chord. the rest
of the piece continues similarly, sounding like an inverted Db major
chord. so if you were mixing you could treat the beginning as Fm and
the end as a Db.
Okay, so I was lucky it wasn't an Autechre record or something. but i
think it's typical enough.
seems like a legitimate idea in theory, to be able to predict what
the tonal segue would be like. whether it was worth the trouble would
depend on the intentions, skill and wherwithal of the dj.
k
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