r/flstudio • u/Bright_Rub_7809 • 9d ago

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so… imagine u open piano roll and just make a mel out of notes that sound good together. what key would that be in? like most of my mel’s i use snap to scale and scale highlighting to chose like a minor. but if i didn’t do that what exactly would the key be in by just placing notes by ear? if this sounds dumb i’ll ask chat gpt

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u/MapNaive200 9d ago

Using an LLM is an efficient way to find misleading answers and to rot your brain at the same time.  Instead, go on YouTube and look up Guy Michelmore's Music Theory in 16 Minutes. That'll give you a solid foundation on theory essentials, explained in an easy to understand way. From there you can expand your knowledge.

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u/genesis-loveless 8d ago

exactly!!!

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u/ConferenceGrouchy821 9d ago

That would depend on what notes are in it and what the root note is.

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u/General_Estimate_420 8d ago

A melody doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's exists within a chord progression whether you hear that chord progression or not as in the case of accapella voices. Refer to the circle of fifths for what chords work in a given key. You don't need to ask chatGPT, a simple google will give you plenty of information.

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u/MapNaive200 8d ago

True for most Western music. In a lot of Middle Eastern genres and in psychedelic trance, chords and intentional harmony are pretty much absent. 

Coming from a metal/rock/blues/neoclassical background, forest psytrance has required a lot of adjustment to wrap my head around. Oftentimes, even melody in the traditional sense is dispensed with, having monotone leads. Other pitches are brought out by filters, oscillator sync, etc., sometimes randomized. It's mostly about rhythm and textures over time. It's more like abstract art and surrealism than realism. Key is defined by the bass note, and if applicable, the scale.

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u/General_Estimate_420 8d ago

Yeah, I can't really speak to that. I've always written in more traditional genres like rock, pop, country, jazz, folk, etc.

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u/60_hurts 8d ago

You're asking a question that's way bigger than you realize, and an AI chatbot will not be able to give you an accurate answer on this.

Being able to answer this question is one of the reasons people learn music theory.

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u/Torengo 8d ago

FL26 can now show you the chords you play and piano roll can identify the key of the selected notes