KVR Audio

housejunkie81 · Post by **housejunkie81** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:53 pm

So i am using a sample that says its Am but does that mean A minor or A major? No matter what key I use I cant find anything that flows with it nicely.. Also when I put that sample through melodyne it says its F.. for synths and chords what keys do i need to use.. (I have no idea how to tell minor vs major all i know is c1 c2 c3 etc

here is a sample

chicago_Am
http://www.speedyshare.com/685634375.html

Melkor · Post by **Melkor** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:07 pm

Sounds like its doing muted A B C B notes.

So yes, that would be A minor

bluelife · Post by **bluelife** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:48 pm

A A C A, depends, you could say Am, although the E is missing, or F, although the F is missing:) - go for Am though.

aquar · Post by **aquar** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:03 pm

It sounds like a synth stab, the a minor chord has been sampled or made up in a synth using a 1+3+7 osc tuning combo. so one finger playback across the keyboard would be am,a#m,bm,cm,c#m etc.

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:44 pm

It's definitely A minor (A1 C2 B2 etc). I think the problem with getting a chord to work with it is that the sound seems to have fifths added in as well. So, you have A-E, C-G and with the B you are also getting an F#. That's OK for A harmonic minor but not so easy if you're working with a natural minor scale (ie all white notes).

housejunkie81 · Post by **housejunkie81** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:19 pm

thanks for the info guys !!! i really need to go learn how to play piano and learn all this for myself

Am ?