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Posted by jupiterone on Dec-30-2006 12:35:

Xone enables dj's to mix in key!

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XONE ENABLES DJ’S TO MIX IN KEY

Allen & Heath, manufacturer of the leading Xone mixer range, has teamed up with US software designer, Mixed In Key, to offer new software which enables digital DJ’s to analyse and harmonise tracks.

'Xone Mixed in Key’ is Windows and MAC OS X compatible software, which analyses MP3 and .WAV files, identifies the key of a track, and highlights which other tracks are harmonically compatible. This eliminates the possibility of key clashes whilst performing live, and allows the DJ to analyse their entire music collection, discovering compatible songs.

“Xone Mixed in Key is a fantastic innovation for DJ’s, and eliminates the time-consuming and laborious task of manually detecting the root note of every track. Allen & Heath has a golden reputation in the DJ community, and we're excited to offer Xone Mixed In Key software to a wider audience,” writes Mixed In Key president, Yakov Vorobyev.

“The explosion of digital DJ’ing over the past couple of years has introduced a wealth of technical advantages to the art of DJ’ing. Xone Mixed in Key is a case in point. DJ’s have instant access to thousands upon thousands of new music files and this software can quickly and easily enable them to put tracks into musical context,” concludes Xone designer, Andy Rigby-Jones.

Xone Mixed In Key is available as a digital download at a RRP of $58 USD. Both Mac OS X and Windows versions are available.

Source: Xone Allows DJ's To Mix In Key!

Pretty neat if you ask me.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Dec-30-2006 12:44:

Yeah, if you're tonedeaf.

Posted by skip on Dec-30-2006 13:05:

oh boy! allen & heath are fucked up. that program is crap. i can't understand why they want to put their name on it.

even rapid evolution 2 is more accurate and it's free!

Posted by jupiterone on Dec-30-2006 13:21:

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Originally posted by skip
oh boy! allen & heath are fucked up. that program is crap. i can't understand why they want to put their name on it.

even rapid evolution 2 is more accurate and it's free!

Srsly?

Posted by skip on Dec-30-2006 13:28:

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Originally posted by jupiterone
Srsly?

the mixed in key program has been discussed here on the forum a lot. the guy who develops it has spammed the dj forums a lot about his program and he's been put to his place several times. there was some test on this programs done too and it showed that mixed in key was the least accurate. i did a little test myself too and found it only about 60% accurate (can't remember how accurate exactly).

Posted by jupiterone on Dec-30-2006 13:36:

Posted by Prism on Dec-30-2006 14:44:

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Originally posted by skip
the mixed in key program has been discussed here on the forum a lot. the guy who develops it has spammed the dj forums a lot about his program and he's been put to his place several times. there was some test on this programs done too and it showed that mixed in key was the least accurate. i did a little test myself too and found it only about 60% accurate (can't remember how accurate exactly).

indeed dont understand what the fuss is about, it's sort of harmonic mixing for dummies pay 60 bucks detect a key click sort get the least accurate results compared to free programs out there like cough
rapid evolution

Posted by skot_e on Dec-30-2006 22:29:

But, but.... it say Xone on it ......

Posted by Jarvmeister on Dec-31-2006 01:43:

Clearly A&H know about the short comings of the software.

All they need to do is get the first piece of software on the market and it quickly becomes the standard. No other big player in the market place has something like this.

Wait for v2, 3 or 4 and they'll make if a shed load more accurate. It'll remain an industry standard and they'll cash in big time.

I see it as a shrewd business move on A&H's part.

Jarv

Posted by Allied Nations on Dec-31-2006 02:07:

Xone teamed up with Traktor too... meh.

Posted by ��|E on Dec-31-2006 03:29:

Yeah I'm wondering if they pumped a bit of money into it to get the key detection algorithm much better, you'd want at least 95% accuracy if you're going to pay for it (100% would be nice).

Its a good move if they get the algorithm much better, and a really bad one if they can't.

Posted by r5a on Dec-31-2006 04:20:

Hahah, well. That's funny. I remeber the guy here sniping every thread about keys and just advertising his program. Quite funny.

I can sorta see why Xone partnered up like that but I think it's a bit useless. Oh well.

Posted by on Dec-31-2006 04:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Yeah, if you're tonedeaf.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Dec-31-2006 05:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Yeah, if you're tonedeaf.

haha, exactly. the bestest ever program is ears 2.0, 99% accuracy and FREE

Posted by Chris Allen on Dec-31-2006 05:31:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
haha, exactly. the bestest ever program is ears 2.0, 99% accuracy and FREE

2.0? Where'd you get a new upgraded set of ears? :P

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Dec-31-2006 06:30:

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Originally posted by Chris Allen
2.0? Where'd you get a new upgraded set of ears? :P

haha when i started using both ears instead of one

Posted by Omega_Blue on Dec-31-2006 07:19:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Yeah, if you're tonedeaf.

i agree. you should be able to figure out keys by yourself.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Jan-01-2007 09:30:

Ears and a little bit of music knowledge all the way.

Cheers
Nem