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Post by kacelano on May 17, 2009 6:29:20 GMT -6
In all of your composing, which do you use more? I personally use sharps more because flats are for wimps.
(No, forced C# and Bb don't count)
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Post by Guru on May 17, 2009 6:52:31 GMT -6
I would say I like sharps more. But for some reason, I find myself using flats more frequently. I don't know why. ;D
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Post by brianLED on May 17, 2009 6:54:39 GMT -6
Interesting question. In original compositions, I'm more likely to use flats, but in most of everything else, sharps are more common. It all depends on what the key signature happens to be.
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Post by desseler4 on May 17, 2009 7:03:40 GMT -6
It depends on signature. However, I mostly use sharps.
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Post by AbsoluteZero255 on May 17, 2009 7:58:24 GMT -6
It doesn't really matter for me. I just use whatever the MIDI has. (e.g. Terra's theme had G# instead of Ab)
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Post by Admin on May 17, 2009 8:14:04 GMT -6
As a by-ear person, I just use whatever sounds right. As such, my pieces tend to drift from one key signature to another mid-song. A Bb here becomes a A# there. People whine about it in my comments, but I tell them the same thing.
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Post by eataninja on May 17, 2009 8:56:40 GMT -6
It doesn't really matter for me. I just use whatever the MIDI has. (e.g. Terra's theme had G# instead of Ab) This. Some songs I've done (like Volt Catfish) were wildly inconsistent with the enharmonics. I just copy what they had out of laziness. For original compositions though, I'm most comfortable with flats. dunno why.
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Post by SnowDog80 on May 17, 2009 11:09:31 GMT -6
Depends on the key signature. If it's a flat signature, I use flats. Same for sharps.
Like Ninja pointed out, though, some MIDI's suck for consistency, and in those cases I just use sharps most of the time. It's easier for me to hold that key down while I'm using my arrow keys to scroll.
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Post by Savvn on May 17, 2009 11:17:56 GMT -6
If I was doing an own composition, I would use flats. I like that scale of Bb-B (B-flat then B like a blues scale)
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Post by RehdBlob on May 17, 2009 11:52:08 GMT -6
I tend to drift between flats and sharps, but I seem to have a tendency to use more sharps... I think.
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Post by mega on May 17, 2009 13:00:48 GMT -6
It depends. When I do music from a game or a show, I just use whatever's on the sheet music I use, but with original compostions I usually improvise. I tend to use sharps more, though, in the pieces that use accidentals.
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Post by Cat on May 17, 2009 20:18:02 GMT -6
Sharps. Both Ctrl keys are broken on my laptop. (They are the only non-functional keys, too.) If I need Ctrl, I either use On-Screen Keyboard or an external keyboard.
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Post by buckyboy2009 on May 17, 2009 20:45:01 GMT -6
I used to base it solely on the MIDI, but then i realized that it would be a little easy to copy. Then I started to mix it up, but then it made my brain hurt. For OCs, I use sharps only. It just seems easier for me, plus it looks cooler.
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Post by Banjo on May 17, 2009 21:06:53 GMT -6
I'm a trombone player, my part is always written in flats, so that's what I use. Sharps can sting.
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Post by bally on May 17, 2009 22:16:48 GMT -6
Whatever the key signature works with. If the key's in B-flat major, B's and E's are flats; not D-sharps or A-sharps. If the key is in A-major, F's, C's, and G's are sharp; not G-flat, D-flat, or A-flat. Circle of fifths...
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Post by lih on May 17, 2009 23:45:31 GMT -6
Whatever fits with the key signature. I like key signatures with sharps more though
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Post by hotrods4ben on May 18, 2009 7:13:13 GMT -6
Since I go by ear, I use flats just because the ctrl key is at the bottom left corner of my keyboard XD It's more convenient cuz I don't have to look XP
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Post by Gallahaut on May 18, 2009 20:46:39 GMT -6
Definitely depends on the key signature. If I'm in C# minor I'll use a B# as the leading tone (I'm that picky about it). The only problem with MPC is that it doesn't have double sharps or double flats. Like if I'm in D-flat major, and I want to go to the scale degree flat-VI, it just looks wrong for me to write "A" rather than "B double flat."
As for sharps and flats in general, I tend to like flats more. For some reason I can sight read better in Eb minor than in D# minor even though they have an enharmonic relationship...
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Post by Colin Comard (Delay) on May 18, 2009 20:58:59 GMT -6
I usually use Sharps because that's what FL Studio uses... however sometimes I'll use flats. For some reason I can sight read better in Eb minor than in D# minor even though they have an enharmonic relationship... Maybe because it's supposed to be read as Eb? ... oh, you said minor. well then, maybe you play/ed a concert pitch instrument so you worked with flats more?
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Post by Gallahaut on May 19, 2009 12:41:35 GMT -6
I usually use Sharps because that's what FL Studio uses... however sometimes I'll use flats. For some reason I can sight read better in Eb minor than in D# minor even though they have an enharmonic relationship... Maybe because it's supposed to be read as Eb? ... oh, you said minor. well then, maybe you play/ed a concert pitch instrument so you worked with flats more? I play piano, so I don't know. I just think Flats are easier to think with. (not that Eb minor or D sharp minor is an easy key to read anyway... they have six flats and six sharps respectively!)
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