Mixed In Key has celebrated 15 years of business by releasing a brand-new version of their flagship key detection software.

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The arrival of Mixed In Key 10 rolls out many new features, most importantly an update to their signature key detection algorithm. The company has stated that their newest software “combines the work of American, British and Swiss data scientists to create an algorithm that exceeds the previous version’s results by 10%.”

Camelot keys for XDJ-RR (Rekordbox) Hey, just wondering if anyone had any ideas (other than mixed in key) that would allow me to get the Camelot wheel keys on my tracks in rekordbox cos I’m kinda musically dumb and the Camelot keys r simple. And here is how to change your Rekordbox™ key detection entries from musical notation (e.g. Em) to the numerical equivalent used in the Camelot Wheel (i.e. Detect the keys of all your tracks by Rekordbox™ - Click on the header 'Key' to sort your tracks by their detected keys - Use Shift-Click to highlight all the songs of the same. Manually double click on a key field (or comments if you're using a format without a key tag like AAC) Type in the key on that field to mass change them all. Load up Rekordbox and rescan with key detection off (or mass tag an unused field to reset the tags. The Swiss Army knife for DJs. Stop doing tedious work and start saving your time! Next you will learn how to use the Camelot Wheel as a visual aid to know which songs will mix well together. This incredibly easy to use system allows you to stay in key, avoiding harsh harmonic transitions during your set which could potentially clear the dance floor. Using Rekordbox, Shawn tests out a transition between two compatible songs.

The Camelot Wheel

Mixed In Key software is based on a DJ technique called harmonic mixing, analyzing the musical key of every file. The Camelot EasyMix System powers Mixed In Key 10’s software, represented by the multicolor wheel below.

Each musical key in the Camelot Wheel is represented by a number and letter combination. The outer rings represent major chords, while the inner rings represent minor chords. Simply selecting tracks forward or backward on the wheel (clockwise or counterclockwise) yields a blend in the same key. Up to four key ranges are compatible with each section of the Camelot wheel.

Rekordbox Ready

Along with internal updates and a new user interface, cue point export and management for PioneerDJ‘sRekordbox Dan brown books in pdf. software is now available in Mixed In Key 10. The software generates eight cue points on a track, based on common musical phrases and downbeats in modern songs. Points then automatically “snap” or quantize to the grid of the track in Rekordbox, saving users time on manual adjustments.

Mixed in Key 10 costs $58; purchasers of earlier versions can upgrade for $39. More information is available on the Mixed In Key website.

Rekordbox™ (Ver 2.5) can now automatically detect the musical key of your tracks. This extra bit of info into the songs' details (along with BPM/Genre/etc) can come in very handy to create seamless and tasty mixes on the fly. There are two issues however
1) Some of the keys that Rekordbox™ provides you with you will not be find on the Camelot Wheel (Figure 1).
2) People without musical theory background find the number designation (e.g. 2B) much more convenient than its equivalent in musical notation (e.g. F-sharp Major). But Rekordbox™ only gives you the musical notation.

Figure 1- Camelot Wheel

Here is a bit of musical theory to help you figure out the discrepancies and a trick to help you organise your Rekordbox™ databases.

Look at the piano keyboard in Figure 2. The white keys are designated by the letters of the alphabet as shown. The pitch of the note the key makes increases from left to right (e.g. the pitch difference between the two C keys is an octave). The difference in the pitch between adjacent keys is called a semi-tone. If you have two adjacent white keys (e.g. E and F) then the step between the two white keys is called a semi-tone. If you have a black key between two white keys (e.g. between F and G) then going from one of those white keys to the black key between them is also a semi-tone. Now the tricky bit is what to call this black key. It is ambiguous because it is a semi-tone higher than F and a semi-tone lower than G. Going up in frequency is represented by a suffix '#' (called 'sharp') while going down in frequency is represented by the suffix 'b' (called 'flat') in musical notation. Therefore, the black key between F and G can be called either F# (i.e. F-sharp) or Gb (i.e. G-flat). Similarly,
The black key between C and D can be called C# (i.e. C-sharp) or Db (i.e. D-flat)
The black key between D and E can be called D# (i.e. D-sharp) or Eb (i.e. E-flat)
The black key between G and A can be called G# (i.e. G-sharp) or Ab (i.e. A-flat)
The black key between A and B can be called A# (i.e. A-sharp) or Bb (i.e. B-flat)

Rekordbox Change Key To Camelot

Figure 2- Piano Keyboard

So next time when Rekordbox™ gives you a key that you cannot find on the Camelot Wheel you'll know how to convert the output of Rekordbox™ to the corresponding Camelot Wheel entry.

By the way the 'm' and 'M' in Rekordbox™ output stand for 'minor' and 'Major' respectively on the Camelot Wheel. For example 'Gm' in Rekordbox™ means 'G Minor' (i.e. 6A) on the Camelot Wheel.

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Rekordbox Key To Camelot Wheel

And here is how to change your Rekordbox™ key detection entries from musical notation (e.g. Em) to the numerical equivalent used in the Camelot Wheel (i.e. 9A).
- Detect the keys of all your tracks by Rekordbox™
- Click on the header 'Key' to sort your tracks by their detected keys
- Use Shift-Click to highlight all the songs of the same key (e.g. highlight all tracks with Em)
- Click the little arrowhead on the 'Info' tab on the left to open all the information corresponding to the selected tracks
- In the 'Key' field change 'Em' to 9A

Rekordbox Key To Camelot Key

Repeat the same procedure for all the other keys and you will have the Camelot Wheel entries in your Rekordbox™ database in no time at all.