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Subject: what is all this relative minor about
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Original Message 1/7 27-May-00 @ 11:00 AM - what is all this relative minor about
i can copy things out of most loops especially the basslines and melodys,im not bad at getting the chords as i have just figured out some of the 4 fingered type
my problem comes when im trying to write something new to run over my sampled loop
i think understanding the theory of music will help me and i keep coming back to this relative major and minor thing
im pretty confused about the whole key thing and cant figure out why sometimes the bass is in a different key to the melody or the chords are in a different key to the vocals
help me im confused just talking about it
help HELP help HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message 2/7 28-May-00 @ 07:51 PM - RE: what is all this relative minor about
Message 3/7 29-May-00 @ 02:31 PM - RE: what is all this relative minor about
you, please ignore me.
If you're working with samples, particularily with
pitchshifting samples, remember that each sample is
tuned to a different key. For example, if you assign a
sample in the key of A to the C key, playing the C key
on your keyboard controller will simply trigger the
sample in the key of A, not C.
Things get pretty confusing if you work from samples
alot, and one needs to pretty much play by ear, not by
key.
Take
Message 4/7 29-May-00 @ 09:21 PM - RE: what is all this relative minor about
1st off, a sample will play at a pitch that U specify when sampling. For example, if u sample a C off a synth and map it to C on a sampler, the result will be that when u hit a C note on the sampler, U will here it as C... Same for A. If u sample it hitting A on the original... bla bla. The sample cd u use should tell u what pitch the note is, other wise, time to site down at a piano, and figure out which note the sample is really at. Having said that, a sample will never be or not be part of a key necessarily... It's just a note.
About relative minor, a major key's relative minor always begins three semitones down from its relative major. Ex: A is three semitones down from c. Therefore a is c's relative minor. Shit is confusing as hell, but in dance music, Hopping out of key is usually a bad idea.
I personally LOVE the A minor scale. Its all on the white keys (so its easy to use) from A to A. and if used right, its very dramatic!! Hope that helped.
Message 5/7 02-Jun-00 @ 02:15 PM - RE: what is all this relative minor about
Message 7/7 05-Jun-00 @ 06:37 PM - RE: what is all this relative minor about
Peaceout,
Peter
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