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Vitalism
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 Posted - 2006/02/17 : 02:34:37
im really new to this whole DJing thing so... bear with me as i may be asking a stupid question here. and im not sure if it makes any sense but anyway, here goes:
sometimes when mixing two records, they just dont sound right together. like they sound flat or something?? im always thinking "if only the key of this one was a little higher/lower" (if that's even the right term)
basically, i want the BPM to stay the same speed, but at the same time be able to change the... key the music is in to go higher or lower.
did i just make an ass outta myself or did anyone understand what i was talking about?? im not really read up on the musical terms. so yeah anyway, if there is a mixer out there that'd allow me to do this (or if it's somehow a built in feature in a certain turntable...) i'd really appreciate some help on this.
cheers, u guys havent lemme down yet
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Brian K
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Posted - 2006/02/17 : 03:37:03
buy one of these and it will enable you to do just that 
http://www.pioneerprodjforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Mixers&Number=133148&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
Sound Color Effects For A New Style of DJ Mixing
The world’s first DJ mixer with Auto Harmonic Tuning detects the key of song and automatically corrects it to the closest true key. In music theory terms, when a DJ raises the pitch of a song in the key of C by three percent, the song is no longer in the key of C, but somewhere between C and C sharp. This makes it impossible to perform a perfect harmonic mix. Pioneer’s new Harmonic Tuning feature takes the key of the source audio and adjusts the pitch until it is that of a standard note.
or if you can't afford it, just mess with the mid and highs until you get something that sounds decent
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Vitalism
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Posted - 2006/02/17 : 04:23:39
aw. that's it?? i only wish i had enough money that i could justify spending 1699$ on a mixer...
so that's my only option, huh. i think i'll wait til i either have enough money, or that feature becomes available on a cheaper mixer.
it seems like such a basic... thing!! why wouldnt there be more mixers that have it?? i have the shittiest program in the world on my computer that can do it, but i have to spend almost 2000$ on a piece of hardware that does the same?? thats wrong.
*sigh* i suppose i'll just have to make do with what i've got. i was looking forward to something like this but o well
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ryg0r
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Posted - 2006/02/18 : 03:43:12
I can tell you know its not a basic thing at all. The amount of computational power just to adjust the pitch of something on the fly would be ridicolous (at least to make it sound decent without audible artifacts)
What is the program btw? And how long does it take to do it? Perhaps adjust the pitch/tempo of the track in the program and then burn to CD and play?
(for the record, I know fat ass programs like prosoniq's time factory do wonders with tempo & pitch shifting, but as far as I know, its not on the fly)
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