Ableton Live Tutorials: Finding the Root Key of Audio

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This time, Liam O'Mullane shows you how to find the root key of audio to you can make samples fit together when building tracks. Get to know when to use transpose, the applications for different Warp modes, when to use Detune and more.
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Chapters
0:00 Start
0:14 Overview
0:44 Find the root note of a sample
1:59 Find the root note of a loop
4:20 Find the scale: major or minor?
8:07 Find the root note of a song
9:50 Find the key of a song
11:50 Change the key of samples
13:41 Dealing with clashes
14:22 When to use Detune
15:34 Recap

[@terrellrhoden7624]

Thanks another alternative is grab serato sample works like a charm

[@Wibwubb]

This was so useful. Cheers

[@MusicTechOfficial]

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[@aliamini_i]

That was very useful. Thank you

[@saggre]

Thanks. Really useful

[@chozami7759]

Quick question: So you're able to transpose the arpeggio loop from A-minor to C-minor to fit the song, but what if the sample were in a major key? Then could you still transpose it to fit? Or not at all?

[@mel_cottoncloud_]

sooo what if the tuner doesnt pick up a sample?? i really need to find the root key of a sample but the tuner doesnt pick it up at all pls help ._.

[@DaxPegels]

Dude he literally has an entire video that explains how to do it

[@LukeLjJames]

Do it with a real song or an acapella ? 😢

[@rylothegreat7547]

damn this is alot harder than fl studio