Mixing harmonically enables you to create smooth transitions between songs and ensure that your vocals, melodies, and basslines sound great together.
Harmonic mixing opens a new realm of creativity. You can create unusual mash-ups (The Beatles vs. Jay-Z), or just enjoy flawless mixing with the latest tracks from your favorite producers.
To use harmonic mixing, you need to know the key of every song you play. Mixed In Key software scans your entire music collection and displays key results in our easy-to-use Camelot notation (ex: 4A, 6B).
Using the Camelot Easymix Wheel
The Camelot notation makes harmonic mixing easy. Here is a picture of the Camelot
Easymix Wheel:
On this wheel, musical keys can be seen as "hours" on a clock. For example, 4
o'clock corresponds to 4B or 4A. The letter "B" represents Major keys. The
letter "A" represents Minor keys.
Improve Your DJing
To use harmonic mixing in your DJ sets, you can change keys with every mix by
moving around the Camelot wheel one step at a time. Mix between songs by
subtracting one hour (-1), adding one hour (+1), or staying in the same hour as
your last song. So if you're playing a song tagged 4A, your next track can be
3A, 4A or 5A.
For a special effect, you can mix between the inner circle and
outer circle. For example, mix from 4A to 4B.
That's all it takes to start
harmonic mixing – just scan your files with Mixed In Key and choose songs that
are adjacent to each other on the Camelot wheel. Harmonic mixing works for all
music genres because it is based on music theory.
Example mix
For your first harmonic mix, find two songs that have the same key code. Mix
them together using your favorite DJ software or hardware and you'll hear a
smooth transition every time. From there, you can experiment with other harmonic
transitions.
We recommend going clock-wise or counter-clockwise around the wheel, changing key every couple of songs. For example, we may play: 10A > 10A > 10B > 9B > 8B > 8A > 7A > 6A for a 100% harmonic DJ set. It never gets boring because there is a music progression happening during the entire mix.
Summary
Scan your files with Mixed In Key Version 5.0. Use the Camelot Wheel to pick compatible tracks. Mix them using your favorite DJ equipment or software. Result: Harmonic Mixing.
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