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In this video tutorial, you will learn how to find the root key (root note) or any sample, sound or loop, using Ableton’s Spectrum Analyser. This method works for chords, leads, vocals and even kick drums and other melodic percussion.
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[@peterstevenson1812]

Wow!! I'm kinda new and have been struggling to get this concept but after watching this it's crystal clear. Thanks so much!

[@cuetbooks]

Very helpful thanks

[@audiodrocher]

Thanks 😊

[@soilsmith5167]

Super helpful, thanks!

[@mikeyburrows971]

Just what I have been looking for! Thank you.

[@smokypaige4857]

GREAT TIP. Thanks

[@danielalan2772]

Thank you!

[@jozard]

Thanks! I was told to use the tuner but it really didn't work well for kicks. this is the best solution

[@HOERS00N]

great tutorial thanks

[@Emirp_ch]

Great video!

[@maus3454]

Thanks Joshua. Very useful 👍

[@elijahshackelford3746]

Love the tutorial videos. Keep up the good work guys.

[@loopmasters]

You keep watching and we'll keep making them! - JC

[@angelminari5986]

THANKS! :)

[@Cylume.]

Thanks!🎹

[@loopmasters]

You're welcome!! - JC

[@highly_zensitive]

ty !!!!

Great!

[@slama90]

finally thank you

[@razyel93]

the best tip for sampling, for people who do not know notes but can ''do the math'', especially if you start from a sample

[@salsa0215]

¡Great video!

[@FdUpNews]

great video

[@loopmasters]

Thank you! More on the way, stay tuned! - JC

[@AngryOscillator]

Ok.... what about chord inversions? Kick drums where the peak amplitude isn't necessarily the dominate frequency (like a 808 with a long decay curve on pitch)? Processed files where, for example, the fundamental frequency has been attenuated? How about an RM sound where the side bands are mixed in higher than the fundamental? In the case of Ableton what do you do if the peak seems to sit perfectly between two note values? If you are pitching using a spectrum analyzer just how close to the note value are we aiming for before we call it 'in tune'? Man I can go on... though probably not for much longer :D I get the entry level videos, I do, but tutorials like this held me back for years. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. (of course the opposite, and equally un-helpful, advice is to 'trust your ears'... in your bedroom, with your wonky acoustics and mid road monitors and shaky music theory. God I'm glad I'm well in to this by now, I do NOT envy you people just starting out! Welcome to the rabbit hole muwhahaha)

[@marvin469]

Super helpful video. About 6yrs ago my buddy was tryna explain this stuff to me & it felt like he was speaking Chinese to me, it was way over my head & I was afraid but I've watched about 5 videos today & I got Ableton pulled up & I'm doing it.👍. What about something like a ride/hh. The FF for certain instruments are way up in the hi end of the spectrum ie G(7th octave) so when I set G7 in "sampler" my lower octaves are super bassy ?

[@controllerbrain]

What about the root note of a hat loop whose waveform isn't as obvious as the ones shown in the video?

[@AeZedEn]

Bro I fucking love you. Sending you Christmas cards now on

[@terrellrhoden6133]

Ok needed a refresher my beats hot

[@stevenlamontagne526]

For some reason my Ableton did not come with a spectrum, what is the best plugin to use instead?

[@djmagnusmusic]

Why subtitles [CC] option was not enabled for this video!?? Come on, please do enable it for all videos.

[@hthoo2008]

Thank you so much, after that, how can I export to a midi file or a music sheet?

[@banihafidhandrayu9145]

idk for music sheet i think u need another app but for midi, right click at the sample, slice to midi, and choose harmony if its a piano sound like in the vid

[@hthoo2008]

@@banihafidhandrayu9145 Thank you. When I got a midi file, i can use other software transfer it to music sheet.

[@DubNationUK]

Does anybody know where I can find the equivalent feature in Logic X? Thanks

[@klauskeller7369]

Download SPAN in a free spectrum plug in

[@freshmint5130]

Does anybody knows, how to define exact tune of the key? I mean how many cents should you also add or decrease to precisely tune the sound.

[@erendal13]

tuner?

[@freshmint5130]

@@erendal13 no no, like in the same way as on video. I actually has found some particular solution for precise kick and bass tune - Pusher from Waves. But for other sounds no solution.

[@BabyMoney216]

Super nice! But cant you just use a tuner?

[@loopmasters]

You can, but not everyone has that device. Spectrums are universal and easy to use and perfect every time - JC

[@AngryOscillator]

LM - We have very different ideas of what perfect is.

[@loopmasters]

Perfect, meaning it gives you the data of the signal... that doesn't mean you'll see an obvious root or harmonic. But, you will see the whole picture. - JC

[@2ndperspective418]

so is it always the first key ?? in other words is the key always gonna be the one furthers to the left in the spectrum

[@ELLIOT8209]

No, the highest peak

[@montgomeryword7748]

Fucking PROTIPS

[@jakecox5167]

Great video!