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  • June 8, 2013 at 8:06 pm #41113
    Gary Spires
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    Hi

    I’ve used mixed in key for years now, I have done loads of mixes with it and yes they sound good.

    However I never buy tracks by key, I only ever buy tunes I really like and just use my collection to get through, don’t forget you have the ability to energy boost so you don’t always have to go up or down one notch.

    Do you DJ at clubs, do you get booked to play a certain genre? personally I am bored stiff of the genre trap and try to buy variety, again this can help.

    Also being a radio DJ as well I don’t have to always mix tunes, I can just play from a beginning and get to play a wider choice.

    Ultimately do you own thing and trust your ears, the trap with mixed in key is you can forget how to mix by ear.

    June 8, 2013 at 8:12 pm #41115
    DJ Vintage
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    Yeah, true points there. The other half of that trap is depending too much on two identical keys always fitting together, which is definitely not always the case. Same solution, use your ears.

    You could (if you are on a mac) try out pulselocker. You get to test entire songs in high quality and (in the basic form) have up to 100 tracks in your own “locker”. You can buy more locker spots or buy a track (everything $ 1,99 I think) to free up space.

    They have all kinds of ways to search for new tracks. You can search by label, artist, remixer, whatever. Lot’s of interesting stuff going on there.

    Greetinx,
    C.

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