I've got MixMeister Pro 5 that does it .. however I remember someone saying it only determines the keys correctly about 80% of the time ..

Does MixMeister Pro 5 give major and minors?

Hey Johnnyboi,

I would suggest keying the music yourself. Get yourself a midi keyboard or use the "virtual" keyboard that comes with Sound Forge. Start playing some notes until you feel you've found the root note (tonic). When you think you've found the root note, play that key's scale on top of the song. To learn some more about scales, check out this page

I use Mixmeister to obtain a ballpark bpm. I NEVER use it to get keys. The key detection is right about 60% of the time. If you are serious about harmonic mixing, I would do it with some sort of keyboard. I haven't found an application (other than my ears) that correctly keys tunes 99.9% of the time.

Although trance is what got me interested in DJing, I primarily spin house now (all flavors). To give you an idea of harmonic mixing, try spinning some of these tunes together, I'm trying to find some old classics that everybody (probably) has. Try:

Aquanauts - Deep Sea (Martin Eyerer Remix) 6A Gminor 140bpm
Sholan - Can you Feel (Thrillseekers Remix) 6A Gminor 138bpm
Moogwai - Viola (AVB or Orig Mix)7A Dminor 140bpm
Jan Johnston - Flesh (Tiesto Mix) 7A Dminor 138bpm

Try any combination of these tunes, they should all fit harmonically. I know these songs are a little older, but they still rock

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Aquanauts - Deep Sea (Martin Eyerer Remix) 6A Gminor 140bpm Sholan - Can you Feel (Thrillseekers Remix) 6A Gminor 138bpm Moogwai - Viola (AVB or Orig Mix)7A Dminor 140bpm Jan Johnston - Flesh (Tiesto Mix) 7A Dminor 138bpm

sorry but i am positive that moogwai viola is in A minor

doubled checked and i am sure it is ... but it still fits with ur mix.....

Yes, you are right...thanks for the correction I'm at work right now, I was trying to remember what key it was.

Viola 8A Aminor 140bpm

Nice job xmotelyx, gamsahamnida

I'd usually have an idea what I'm going to start playing in the beggining of the night, but the key is reading the crowd and being able to skillfully change up the pace once the time is right to keep the crowd interested and on their feet..that's fine if you label your records...it keeps them organized according to BPMs etc. but don't let that limit you to only those certain speeds..mix and match seems to always work best than being monotone..