How to tell what key it's in ?

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2013/08/17 07:42:47 (permalink)

How to tell what key it's in ?

Hi,
I downloaded the free loops from Cake a couple of months ago, if it's a WAV file, how do I know what key it's in ?
Some of them do say, and nearly all REX files do.
 
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    The Maillard Reaction
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    Re: How to tell what key it's in ? 2013/08/17 07:59:49 (permalink)
    I pick up an acoustic guitar and play along.
     
    A few seconds later it's fairly clear what the relative "Major" key is.
     
    It probably works with a piano too.
     
     
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    Re: How to tell what key it's in ? 2013/08/17 09:30:20 (permalink)
    Don't know, when mono file would maybe try create a V-vocal clip.
    V-vocal shows the key in it's UI.
     
    just adding the musicradar link for 132 pages with free downloads (wav), if you didn't have it..
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    good luck

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    Re: How to tell what key it's in ? 2013/08/17 10:18:50 (permalink)
    Just use your ears to match the key with a piano soft synth or a guitar or any other instrument that has known keys
     
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    Re: How to tell what key it's in ? 2013/08/18 09:52:24 (permalink)
    If you can figure out what the first chord is, that often will tell you the key, i.e., if the first chord is a G major or an E minor, the song is probably in G. 

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    Re: How to tell what key it's in ? 2013/08/18 11:25:50 (permalink)
    If you don't have a good ear, you could use V-Vocal to see the tones being played and match that to a key.

    StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
    I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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