Staying in Key

[ljk32]

There's no reason not to keep it in key! it's not that hard and it cant really hurt.

Holy crap, you don't know what you're saying. Tell me how to keep an element with a rapid sweep in pitch in key.

It depends on how you mean in key.
Per example, a song in G minor, playing the kick in G in the intro can have a screech in A#, it will sound perfectly in key.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_(music)
It only has one meaning. For the simplicity of explanation and due to the unspecificity of the word, I was referring to a 'screech' as an element which is 'tone-less' - that is, separate to any audio that carries a specific note. In that case, it can't be in key, and you would treat it as such.

[DJYOZ]

just try get it to fit by using your ears thats the best way with screeches

you can even bounce into audio and check using variaudio if you have cubase or something like melodyne etc as it can sometimes pick up the key/tone of the screech and you can then move the key of the screech to match your kick but onces you've fucked it up so much with pitching and stretching its really hard....

like i say if it sounds good with the kick then.... its sounds good