Need some help getting my head around toneality. -ACID Product Family

Subject:Need some help getting my head around toneality. Posted by: learn8er Date:10/28/2010 2:16:50 PM I have a question for the forum, if there is anybody willing to teach me something. I would like to understand the relationship between the root note, a clip was originally recorded in vs. the key I choose down at the bottom of the track list area, vs. the pitch I choose for an event on that track. I am having trouble understanding the real relationship between these 3 things. For example, take thye acid clip "Horn 05". The properties info say it has a root note of c# yet it most sounds like my Roland electric keyboard playing a D. I would really appreciate it if anyone would care to take a moment and explain these relationships to me. Many thanks. Sincerely, learn8er
Subject:RE: Need some help getting my head around toneality. Reply by: Iacobus Date:10/29/2010 1:29:17 PM Could be that "Horn 5" was mis-ACIDized as C# when it should have been D. ACID only does what you tell it to do; it has no way of knowing that a D note is really a D note; it only uses the root note as reference when stretching to other keys. For example, if you ACIDize a sample in the key of G (Major, as an example) when it's actually A (Major), all kinds of funky stuff will happen (namely, you won't have any harmony when you place this sample amongst material that is truly in the key of G). This is why it's important to analyze any material with a definite pitch beforehand and making sure it's ACIDized properly. Iacobus
Subject:RE: Need some help getting my head around toneality. Reply by: learn8er Date:10/29/2010 7:03:37 PM First of all, thanks a lot for your reply. Back to the subject; I never thought of your analysis. The "Horn 5" I was referring to was packaged with acid 7.0 when I installed it so I never questioned the validity of the "root" info that showed up in the clip properties section. You have taught me to "tone test" with a guitar tuner or pitch pipe next time before I take the next clip properties info provided for granted. Really appreciate the heads up on that info. Still a newbie; still learning. Sincerely, learn8er

Subject:Need some help getting my head around toneality.

Posted by: learn8er

Date:10/28/2010 2:16:50 PM

I have a question for the forum, if there is anybody willing to teach me something. I would like to understand the relationship between the root note, a clip was originally recorded in vs. the key I choose down at the bottom of the track list area, vs. the pitch I choose for an event on that track. I am having trouble understanding the real relationship between these 3 things. For example, take thye acid clip "Horn 05". The properties info say it has a root note of c# yet it most sounds like my Roland electric keyboard playing a D. I would really appreciate it if anyone would care to take a moment and explain these relationships to me. Many thanks.
Sincerely,
learn8er

Subject:RE: Need some help getting my head around toneality.

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:10/29/2010 1:29:17 PM

Could be that "Horn 5" was mis-ACIDized as C# when it should have been D.

ACID only does what you tell it to do; it has no way of knowing that a D note is really a D note; it only uses the root note as reference when stretching to other keys.

For example, if you ACIDize a sample in the key of G (Major, as an example) when it's actually A (Major), all kinds of funky stuff will happen (namely, you won't have any harmony when you place this sample amongst material that is truly in the key of G). This is why it's important to analyze any material with a definite pitch beforehand and making sure it's ACIDized properly.

Iacobus

Subject:RE: Need some help getting my head around toneality.

Reply by: learn8er

Date:10/29/2010 7:03:37 PM

First of all, thanks a lot for your reply. Back to the subject; I never thought of your analysis. The "Horn 5" I was referring to was packaged with acid 7.0 when I installed it so I never questioned the validity of the "root" info that showed up in the clip properties section. You have taught me to "tone test" with a guitar tuner or pitch pipe next time before I take the next clip properties info provided for granted. Really appreciate the heads up on that info. Still a newbie; still learning.
Sincerely,
learn8er