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Posted by nennon on Mar-27-2006 00:04:

Free version of Mixed In Key (Harmonic Mixing Program)

Dear All,

A free version of Mixed In Key is now available for download! Mixed In Key is a Windows application that finds the musical key of songs for musicians and professional DJs. Mixed In Key helps users mix songs harmonically, with no clashing vocals and harmonic elements.

You can download a free version here:
http://www.mixedinkey.com/downloads.aspx

Some supported features:

Analyze all .WAV files quickly and easily
Create browsable collections, drag-and-drop supported
Display harmonically-compatible song combinations
Read our tutorial on harmonic mixing
Save your last 10 song results into your collection
You can learn how to use Mixed In Key by downloading this trial
version.

Tutorial #1 "Harmonic Mixing using Camelot Notation"

Harmonic Mixing is a technique that I use to transition between songs while I am DJ'ing. I learned this technique from watching DJ Sasha, Armin Van Buuren and Miguel Migs. Many famous DJs currently use harmonic mixing to supplement their beatmatching technique. Although harmonic mixing seems complicated at first, it is actually very simple.

Harmonic mixing is a process of mixing between harmonically compatible songs. When you play the same song back-to-back, the mix will always sound pleasant because the key and the tempo are the same. When you play a Madonna vocal in D major on top of a Kylie Minogue vocal in B major, this could get a little sour. Madonna's vocal is not in the same key as Kylie Minogue. Most people can often tell when something is out of tune, especially if it's two singers.

Imagine that Kylie and Madonna are recording together in the same studio. They perform a duet -- Madonna sings in a low voice and Kylie sings in a high voice, but in the same key, perhaps D major. Both artists sound great together. So why don't duets like these work in a club, but succeed in the music studio?

In Western music, there are only 24 possible keys. In the first instance, the two keys, D major and B major, do not mix harmonically. In the studio scenario the two vocals in the duet complement each other because they are in the same key. By knowing the key of the song, you can mix it harmonically with other songs once you understand Camelot Notation.

Camelot Notation tells you which keys will result in harmonic mixes. Using Mixed in Key, you can find the key of each song and translate it to the corresponding Camelot code. With Madonna and Kylie studio duet in D major, the corresponding code would be 10B. But how do you know which mixes are harmonic?

Let's stay with our Madonna and Kylie studio duet in 10B. This key is harmonically compatible with the same key, 10B, the key above it, 11B, and the key below, 9B. Look at the chart like a watch and compare the keys to hours. Harmonically compatible mixes are only at the same hour, one hour ahead, and one hour behind. If you changed the studio duet to match Kylie's original B major vocal, it would become 1B. This would mix harmonically with 12B, 1B and 2B.

Using this method does not require you to stay in the same key for the entire night. Movement around the Camelot circle can be done one step at a time. You can also move between the inner and outer circle, as long as you stay in the same digit or hour. For example, 2A and 2B are harmonically compatible. You can mix between 2A and 2B and start moving along the outer circle. Your next mix can move back down to 2A, remain in 2B, or move to either 1B or 3B.

This traversal of the circle makes every mix harmonic. You can play songs in different keys, find harmonically matching acapellas and remain 100% in key. Mixed In Key supports the Camelot Notation. It can detect the exact key of every .MP3 and .WAV song. Writing these Camelot key next to your CD sleeves or vinyl sleeves can tell you quickly which songs go well together.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-27-2006 00:05:

Enough with the spamming already.

Posted by nennon on Mar-27-2006 00:42:

Dear Mr. Mystery,

This free version does not expire, and can analyze all .WAV files successfully. Unlike MixMeister Pro, it works for both Major and Minor keys (MixMeister can only analyze Minor keys). This is a serious freebie giveaway and it should work for all Windows users. I think that it will benefit many people here on TranceAddict.

Thanks,
Yakov

Posted by zloy_ochen on Mar-27-2006 01:10:

Just ignore him, he is like those nasty annoying grandmas who always complain about the shit around them.

Posted by zloy_ochen on Mar-27-2006 01:11:

Almost forgot thx for the post. Sounds like a very usefull piece of software. Ill try it out for sure.

Posted by beats and beeps on Mar-27-2006 01:13:

theres a fume in this truck

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-27-2006 01:38:

quote:
Originally posted by zloy_ochen
Just ignore him, he is like those nasty annoying grandmas who always complain about the shit around them.

Who are you anyway?

Posted by DarkFall01 on Mar-27-2006 01:48:

I downl it, installed it, and it gives me an application error when starting, any ideas what it might be?

Posted by Nayil on Mar-27-2006 01:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Who are you anyway?

you have the perfect credentials to be a mod. why are you wasting your talent like this ?

Posted by alefort on Mar-27-2006 01:53:

quote:
Originally posted by DarkFall01
I downl it, installed it, and it gives me an application error when starting, any ideas what it might be?

Install Microsoft .net 2.0 Framework....

Posted by Ian on Mar-27-2006 02:00:

i prefer this one!

Posted by tactik on Mar-27-2006 02:03:

.Net Framework Instalization Error

Posted by nennon on Mar-27-2006 02:19:

Just a kind reminder: Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 before running Mixed In Key's setup file. This installation process should be very easy. Please run the following setup file and accept the license agreement. You can download it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...%2fdotnetfx.exe

This is required for Mixed In Key and it should take about 5 minutes. If you have any other problems running it on Windows XP or Windows 2000 systems, please write to [email protected]

Thanks,
Yakov

Posted by DarkFall01 on Mar-27-2006 02:31:

quote:
Originally posted by alefort
Install Microsoft .net 2.0 Framework....

Thx, I should have actually figured this out myself

Posted by bobba lou on Mar-27-2006 03:07:

doesnt do mp3

Posted by zloy_ochen on Mar-27-2006 03:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Nayil
you have the perfect credentials to be a mod. why are you wasting your talent like this ?

So true. Hopefully noone here will allow that. Half of the people here will be banned

Posted by zloy_ochen on Mar-27-2006 03:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
i prefer this one!

Just sounds different

Posted by zloy_ochen on Mar-27-2006 03:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Who are you anyway?

Can't belive my eyes. Mr. Mystery him self is curious.

its not that there is something wrong with that

Posted by Camwin on Mar-27-2006 03:32:

quote:
Originally posted by nennon
Just a kind reminder: Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 before running Mixed In Key's setup file. This installation process should be very easy. Please run the following setup file and accept the license agreement. You can download it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...%2fdotnetfx.exe

This is required for Mixed In Key and it should take about 5 minutes. If you have any other problems running it on Windows XP or Windows 2000 systems, please write to [email protected]

Thanks,
Yakov

5 mins my bum hole.
What about us n00bs with dial up?

Posted by naeblis on Mar-27-2006 03:53:

Excited to check this out!

Don't sweat teh negativity blarg.

Posted by harriz on Mar-27-2006 07:39:

Re: Free version of Mixed In Key (Harmonic Mixing Program)

quote:
Originally posted by nennon
Dear All,

A free version of Mixed In Key is now available for download! Mixed In Key is a Windows application that finds the musical key of songs for musicians and professional DJs. Mixed In Key helps users mix songs harmonically, with no clashing vocals and harmonic elements.

You can download a free version here:
http://www.mixedinkey.com/downloads.aspx

Some supported features:

Analyze all .WAV files quickly and easily

Create browsable collections, drag-and-drop supported

Display harmonically-compatible song combinations

Read our tutorial on harmonic mixing

Save your last 10 song results into your collection

You can learn how to use Mixed In Key by downloading this trial
version.

Tutorial #1 "Harmonic Mixing using Camelot Notation"

Harmonic Mixing is a technique that I use to transition between songs while I am DJ'ing. I learned this technique from watching DJ Sasha, Armin Van Buuren and Miguel Migs. Many famous DJs currently use harmonic mixing to supplement their beatmatching technique. Although harmonic mixing seems complicated at first, it is actually very simple.

Harmonic mixing is a process of mixing between harmonically compatible songs. When you play the same song back-to-back, the mix will always sound pleasant because the key and the tempo are the same. When you play a Madonna vocal in D major on top of a Kylie Minogue vocal in B major, this could get a little sour. Madonna's vocal is not in the same key as Kylie Minogue. Most people can often tell when something is out of tune, especially if it's two singers.

Imagine that Kylie and Madonna are recording together in the same studio. They perform a duet -- Madonna sings in a low voice and Kylie sings in a high voice, but in the same key, perhaps D major. Both artists sound great together. So why don't duets like these work in a club, but succeed in the music studio?

In Western music, there are only 24 possible keys. In the first instance, the two keys, D major and B major, do not mix harmonically. In the studio scenario the two vocals in the duet complement each other because they are in the same key. By knowing the key of the song, you can mix it harmonically with other songs once you understand Camelot Notation.

Camelot Notation tells you which keys will result in harmonic mixes. Using Mixed in Key, you can find the key of each song and translate it to the corresponding Camelot code. With Madonna and Kylie studio duet in D major, the corresponding code would be 10B. But how do you know which mixes are harmonic?

Let's stay with our Madonna and Kylie studio duet in 10B. This key is harmonically compatible with the same key, 10B, the key above it, 11B, and the key below, 9B. Look at the chart like a watch and compare the keys to hours. Harmonically compatible mixes are only at the same hour, one hour ahead, and one hour behind. If you changed the studio duet to match Kylie's original B major vocal, it would become 1B. This would mix harmonically with 12B, 1B and 2B.

Using this method does not require you to stay in the same key for the entire night. Movement around the Camelot circle can be done one step at a time. You can also move between the inner and outer circle, as long as you stay in the same digit or hour. For example, 2A and 2B are harmonically compatible. You can mix between 2A and 2B and start moving along the outer circle. Your next mix can move back down to 2A, remain in 2B, or move to either 1B or 3B.

This traversal of the circle makes every mix harmonic. You can play songs in different keys, find harmonically matching acapellas and remain 100% in key. Mixed In Key supports the Camelot Notation. It can detect the exact key of every .MP3 and .WAV song. Writing these Camelot key next to your CD sleeves or vinyl sleeves can tell you quickly which songs go well together.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Yes but is it always accurate ?

Posted by nennon on Mar-27-2006 19:22:

Dear Harriz,

The algorithm is very accurate. Mixed In Key has received very positive feedback so far. There are some testimonials available at http://mixedinkey.typepad.com

I would be glad to hear your feedback as well.

Thank you,
Yakov

Posted by Ted Promo on Mar-27-2006 19:24:

quote:
Originally posted by nennon
Dear Harriz,

The algorithm is very accurate. Mixed In Key has received very positive feedback so far. There are some testimonials available at http://mixedinkey.typepad.com

I would be glad to hear your feedback as well.

Thank you,
Yakov

Stop writing replies like it's a letter

Posted by nennon on Mar-27-2006 19:33:

Dear Demoted...

j/k

I am so used to writing business e-mails in my day job, that I can barely adjust to forum life again.

Posted by Ted Promo on Mar-27-2006 19:42:

quote:
Originally posted by nennon
Dear Demoted...

j/k

I am so used to writing business e-mails in my day job, that I can barely adjust to forum life again.

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