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Pascale Courrieu

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  • October 6, 2015 at 2:08 pm in reply to: Matching keys, the Camelot wheel and how to alter keys using software? #2267511
    Pascale Courrieu
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    Not quite. If you have mixed from a C song to an F song, then you can now fade into the keys relevant to the F song – EG, the relative minor of F is D Minor, the 4th is Bb (B Flat) and the 5th is C.

    I was thinking of playing a F song after a C song but using the match feature of Djay Pro. That brings F to +5. But that sounds horrible! (the key note and the F sign are now both lit in blue and the match feature say +5).

    So I guess that I shouldn’t use this match feature, probably because C and F match already, F being C’s perfect fifth.

    But then again, when is that feature useful, could you give me a concrete example?

    Also, been thinking about the different storage options you mentioned. I use Time machine and backup my MacBook about once every 10 days.I have a 1T external HD for that. I also found this weekend an old 250 G external HD.
    I have 2 iTunes librairies: one is my “general” library and the other is my DJ library. The first one is much bigger. Let’s say I would like to delete all the files from my general iTunes library to make some space on my Macbook, could I just drag the entire “general” library to that 250G HD and then delete the files? I would then have my general library on my backup external HD and in Time machine on the 1 T external HD. Does that makes sense?

    Thanks

    September 29, 2015 at 11:23 pm in reply to: Matching keys, the Camelot wheel and how to alter keys using software? #2262791
    Pascale Courrieu
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    Hi guys,
    Thanks for your answers. A few things are becoming clearer but this post is arising more questions.
    So, my computer is probably having trouble with key lock. It’s a 2012 Mac Book Pro and my HD is 90% full since I have about 35 000 pictures and about as much music.But don’t know what to do with these besides leaving them on my computer. I’m afraid to loose them if I transfer them on an external HD (for some reason I don’t trust HD. Had one that just stopped working one day. Imagine had I kept all my precious files and pictures on it !). Plus I guess it would be slow to access my iTunes library from a HD, no ? I’m not exactly a geek, as you can see !
    :O)

    So let’s say I don’t use keylock anymore. I usually correct the tempo +/- 4 BPM at most.

    From what I’ve read, if I put a C song on deck 1, I should choose either a F,G or Am song on deck 2 to improve my odds of mixing 2 songs that are harmonically compatible.
    Is that generally correct ?

    Then, when should I use the + or minus button ? What is the use of doing that if the song on deck 2 is F and the one on deck 1 is C ?

    And if I match deck 2 to deck 1 (F is now « sounding » like a C, right ?) then I guess that I should consider the song playing on deck 2 as a beeing a C to select the third song in the set ?

    Thanks very much for you knowledge and clear explanations !

    Pascale

    January 4, 2015 at 5:57 pm in reply to: Got a controller but don't know how to use it, please help! #2115801
    Pascale Courrieu
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    Hello Chuck,

    Thanks for your answer. I asked specifically for backspin as even though I can backspin with the jogwheel, the “automated” version on the Mac app (using the keyboard) sounds better and it’s way easier to use.

    I’ll check Pioneer website for extra mapping, thanks.

    Pascale

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