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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
(Unverified)Jun 22nd 2008 7:39PM
In my opinion if you can't work out if 2 songs are in the same key you shouldn't be mixing in the first place, do some ear training rather than relying on software!
(Unverified)Jun 23rd 2008 10:28AM
Honestly, this is a great piece of software. It finds the key as well as the tempo, fairly accurately, saving you alot of time. Remember that alot of DJs do not write music and thus might not have an intimate knowledge of keys; for what it's worth, neither do I or Eddie Van Halen, but we've both done ok!
(Unverified)Jun 26th 2008 1:32PM
@legacydevice
I will agree that the tempo-matching function is important, as it has to be perfectly accurate, but ignorance of music theory isn't this permanent condition, nor is it even hard to learn it. If DJs want to be taken seriously as musicians, it's something they should learn, as it is equally applicable in any genre of music. And yes, I know EVH didn't know much theory, but his success is despite it, not because of it.
http://www.musictheory.net/
Educate yourself. It can't hurt.
(Unverified)Jul 11th 2008 5:07PM
Jon said "In my opinion if you can't work out if 2 songs are in the same key you shouldn't be mixing in the first place, do some ear training rather than relying on software!"
There are a couple of misconceptions here. First, harmonic mixing does not require that tracks be in the same key, only that they be in compatible keys. For that to work, two types of information are required: the keys of each track, and what keys are compatible. Unless you have been trained as a musician, you would probably not know this information. External information helps.
Secondly, even professional musicians have difficulty keying some tracks. "Ear training" is inadequate for many situations.