Sniffing out the BMP and Key

TheAlphaNerd · Post by **TheAlphaNerd** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:19 am

So I know there are people who will want to do it by ear, but I am looking for something a little more efficient (for now).

So I know about mixed-in-key, but is that the best way?

I'm mixing within ableton so I do need to do a bit of preperation.

Running both XP and Mac OS X

Any suggestions

Atheory · Post by **Atheory** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:37 am

well, the BPM is listed within the warp marker thing in ableton and you could get one of those tuning plugins perhaps. i dont know there names, but a quick google would probably see you right.

MarkA · Post by **MarkA** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:55 am

jesus fucking christ
I DJ with ableton, and sometimes I feel a bit iffy about the fact it beatmatches for me, but it when you get to a point where you're scared to pick the next record incase there is a key clash, then it's time to call it a day

TheAlphaNerd · Post by **TheAlphaNerd** » Wed May 27, 2009 5:01 am

Well unfortunately I'm not just grabbing records on the fly. My intention is to extrapolate 4 - 16 bar loops from varying songs and construct a matrix of clips that can be navigated through using an apc. This will allow me the freedom to play synth, noisemakers, and a variety of circuit bent objects.

Also like to have my stuff organized.

Just me

livecollective · Post by **livecollective** » Wed May 27, 2009 5:26 am

TheAlphaNerd wrote:Well unfortunately I'm not just grabbing records on the fly. My intention is to extrapolate 4 - 16 bar loops from varying songs and construct a matrix of clips that can be navigated through using an apc. This will allow me the freedom to play synth, noisemakers, and a variety of circuit bent objects.

Also like to have my stuff organized.

Just me

take ear training and stop being a lazy sh!t.

trak660 · Post by **trak660** » Wed May 27, 2009 8:14 am

TheAlphaNerd wrote:Well unfortunately I'm not just grabbing records on the fly. My intention is to extrapolate 4 - 16 bar loops from varying songs and construct a matrix of clips that can be navigated through using an apc. This will allow me the freedom to play synth, noisemakers, and a variety of circuit bent objects.

Also like to have my stuff organized.

Just me

Seems like a lot of effort just to be DJing other people's music.

MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE · Post by **MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE** » Wed May 27, 2009 8:18 am

trak660 wrote:
TheAlphaNerd wrote:Well unfortunately I'm not just grabbing records on the fly. My intention is to extrapolate 4 - 16 bar loops from varying songs and construct a matrix of clips that can be navigated through using an apc. This will allow me the freedom to play synth, noisemakers, and a variety of circuit bent objects.

Also like to have my stuff organized.

Just me
Seems like a lot of effort just to be DJing other people's music.

+1 - Mixed in key is good; but it just makes djing even less fun.

Opuswerk · Post by **Opuswerk** » Wed May 27, 2009 8:58 am

there's also rapid evolution which is a free version of mixed in key with loads of other options...
Very much worth a try imo.

As for the key clashes, I remember writing down BPMs and Key on my record sleeves, so why not have it on my mp3s? You still have to very much know your tunes and you're just playing someone else's music...