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Querstion about key in beatunes

Dj-M.Bezzle 9:16 PM - 6 June, 2011
Not sure if anyone else is using this program but its a good one for tagging key info into videos, the question i have is once its tagged the info it gives you is something like lets say B-flat major (written in proper key type) then something like 1 mm


Does anyone know what that 1 mm stands for?
Maboza Ritchie 2:49 PM - 8 June, 2011
It's to do with time signatures, mm refering to "metronome marking" or "Menzels Metronome" as it was originally known.

In a piece of music it would be like, mm= (number), the number is the bpm.
You would usually get it in a piece of music at the start or at any change of tempo section through the song.
Dj-M.Bezzle 2:50 PM - 8 June, 2011
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It's to do with time signatures, mm refering to "metronome marking" or "Menzels Metronome" as it was originally known.

In a piece of music it would be like, mm= (number), the number is the bpm.
You would usually get it in a piece of music at the start or at any change of tempo section through the song.



i dont think your correct there, the numbers are 1-10, mm-1 mm-2 mm-3 so i dont think that is the bpm
Maboza Ritchie 3:22 PM - 8 June, 2011
That is what it means in sheet music terms, having not used beatunes, I am only guessing and basing it on that, as you said " something like" and "something like"

It be a code of some kind for key identification.
Maboza Ritchie 3:24 PM - 8 June, 2011
The mm determining if it is in major or a minor key.
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:26 PM - 8 June, 2011
thats not it because it says major or minor in the readout
Maboza Ritchie 3:29 PM - 8 June, 2011
But the mm could be part of the code that determines it.
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:33 PM - 8 June, 2011
ya it could be, ill try to post an exact sample of what its telling me
Maboza Ritchie 3:35 PM - 8 June, 2011
ok

Do you use mixmiester ? it could be something to do with different program recognition of the key,
mm for mixmiester ?
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:39 PM - 8 June, 2011
no butit could be something like that
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:41 PM - 8 June, 2011
mabye pitch class?
Maboza Ritchie 3:47 PM - 8 June, 2011
Maybe, it could well be to do with pitch and key, I've never used beatunes myself but if I see anything on it I'll get back to you.
Dj-M.Bezzle 3:48 PM - 8 June, 2011
cool, thanks bro!
Maboza Ritchie 4:16 PM - 8 June, 2011
Try that :)
www.beatunes.com
Maboza Ritchie 4:20 PM - 8 June, 2011
Can't believe I never thought of the circle of fifths.
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:23 PM - 8 June, 2011
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Can't believe I never thought of the circle of fifths.



ya i thought it had something to do with the circle of fifs, in fact thats the reason im trying to find out what it is because i want to convert all of the key tags for my video to camelot code
Dj-M.Bezzle 4:24 PM - 8 June, 2011
thasnks for the help man!!
Maboza Ritchie 6:27 PM - 8 June, 2011
No worries, we got there in the end :)
CMOS 8:31 PM - 8 June, 2011
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Can't believe I never thought of the circle of fifths.






ya i thought it had something to do with the circle of fifs, in fact thats the reason im trying to find out what it is because i want to convert all of the key tags for my video to camelot code



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Dj-M.Bezzle 8:45 PM - 8 June, 2011
lol glad you caught that!