Do y'all play by ear? Do y'all use a plug in? Do y'all already Kno how to play keys etc?
How do y'all going about finding the key of a sample?
- Thread starter head shots101
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I find the Tonic (The First Note of the scale) and play the scale of the key to verify it.
For instance if something is in "C"
You will play C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C- and the notes will all be in tune (
u mad son?
All Star
I play it by ear now... If u can hum to the vibe of a riff.. Then u can catch the vibe of any track and get it together
Just upload the song here:
Song Key Finder | Your Source for Creating the Perfect Mashup | AudioKeychain
Song Key Finder | Your Source for Creating the Perfect Mashup | AudioKeychain
I match the bass notes by ear using a piano app on my phone...
If it's something more complex where the key changes I'll loop a section....and do the same thing
Spectrum analysers will also let you know exactly ..if you have no other means or the sample isn't 100 on pitch...
You can hover over the frequency of the peaks or use a frequency to note conversion app after looking at the peak (e.g the peak of a bass note) which will be clearly visible since low frequencies produce the most energy in our audible range..
In general the fundamental will be the loudest peak ....get Voxengo Span... It's free.
If it's something more complex where the key changes I'll loop a section....and do the same thing
Spectrum analysers will also let you know exactly ..if you have no other means or the sample isn't 100 on pitch...
You can hover over the frequency of the peaks or use a frequency to note conversion app after looking at the peak (e.g the peak of a bass note) which will be clearly visible since low frequencies produce the most energy in our audible range..
In general the fundamental will be the loudest peak ....get Voxengo Span... It's free.
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DJ Mart-Kos
All Star
I just insert an electric piano and listen to what notes are matching the sample.
I make a scale that way with ghost channels in Piano Roll.
I make a scale that way with ghost channels in Piano Roll.
That's a great hack. Thanks
FeverPitch2
Superstar
I use the piano find out what notes make up the melody of the song I'm sampling
The notes of the melody will tell you what the scale and key is.
If there's no melody in the part you're using, use notes of the bassline
Let's take All I Do by Stevie Wonder:
G# F# G# B G# F# G# G#
You made my soul a bur ning fire
G# B C# D# D# F# D# C# B
You're get ting to be my one de sire
That melody contains these notes (in alphabetical order):
B C# D# F# G#
Each scale has 7 notes, one to represent each of the 7 letters of the musical alphabet.
I got 5 of the notes. Only two are missing.
This melody is built from the B Major scale:
B C# D# E F# G# A#.
The missing notes were E and A#
So if the melody is built from the B Major scale, then the song is in the key of B Major
The chords in the key of B Major are:
BMaj7 C#min7 D#min7 EMaj7 F#7 G#min7 A#m7b5
The notes of the melody will tell you what the scale and key is.
If there's no melody in the part you're using, use notes of the bassline
Let's take All I Do by Stevie Wonder:
G# F# G# B G# F# G# G#
You made my soul a bur ning fire
G# B C# D# D# F# D# C# B
You're get ting to be my one de sire
That melody contains these notes (in alphabetical order):
B C# D# F# G#
Each scale has 7 notes, one to represent each of the 7 letters of the musical alphabet.
I got 5 of the notes. Only two are missing.
This melody is built from the B Major scale:
B C# D# E F# G# A#.
The missing notes were E and A#
So if the melody is built from the B Major scale, then the song is in the key of B Major
The chords in the key of B Major are:
BMaj7 C#min7 D#min7 EMaj7 F#7 G#min7 A#m7b5
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@head shots101 , good question and good responses!
I can’t read a damn note so my shyt is just by ear
I can’t read a damn note so my shyt is just by ear
Responses in here looking like another language@head shots101 , good question and good responses!
I can’t read a damn note so my shyt is just by ear
@head shots101 , good question and good responses!
I can’t read a damn note so my shyt is just by ear
Check this free Analyser..
It gives you note values...
So even in the full spectrum of a song you can check the bass peaks ...write them down and you'll already have an idea of what key it's in and the progression.
If you use FL
You can use the Wave Candy Spectogram and up the resolution and hover over the notes and it will read out the note value as the song plays...
shyt you can even use filters to section of a frequency range so that it only reads out that ....so low pass heavy and you will only see the bass notes..etc..
You can use the Wave Candy Spectogram and up the resolution and hover over the notes and it will read out the note value as the song plays...
shyt you can even use filters to section of a frequency range so that it only reads out that ....so low pass heavy and you will only see the bass notes..etc..