What Key Detection Software Is Most Accurate

[lenieNt Force]

I searched the music theory forum and was surprised there was no considerable threads on this.

I'd like a discussion on what software has the best key detection algorithm available, a great tool to the art of harmonic mixing. As far as I know, there's 4 programs that offer a key detection functionality to date. They are: Mixmeister, MixShare's Rapid Evolution, Mixed In Key, VirtualDJ, Humanware's Grey Matter, and Adobe Audition.

What software has the most accurate and most reliable key detection? Which of these programs would you recommend? Are there other softwares that I have not mentioned?

This is the only thread I've found that compares (three of) these programs, but the latest results are from 2007. We need up to date benchmarking!

http://www.mixingonbeat.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2268

What key detection software has the highest accuracy rate in the midst of 2009?

[djanthonyw]

Your ears.

[lenieNt Force]

Hahaha.. exactly the same answer as I got on tranceaddict =P

Again: You're definately right, although it depends on the ear. With a piano you can easily key your tracks, but you know the deal.. It takes time. Alot.. of time, for a substantial collection of music.

[djanthonyw]

Well for keying songs, I would probably say Mixed In Key, but to be honest... I purchased it and never use it. I use Traktor and I never even enter the key of a song in the track info. I actually just go by ear when it comes to harmonic mixing... on the fly. I guess this is one of the benefits of doing remixes for so many years...

[lenieNt Force]

Well for keying songs, I would probably say Mixed In Key, but to be honest... I purchased it and never use it. I use Traktor and I never even enter the key of a song in the track info. I actually just go by ear when it comes to harmonic mixing... on the fly. I guess this is one of the benefits of doing remixes for so many years...

yep.. some are more talented than others on that part. But many pro dj's keys their songs to be able to know on the fly if a song will mix in good with the previous or not, it's not uncommon. Then you have to spend less time browsing through and previewing different songs before you eventually find one thats in a compatible key. Now there are a handful of different programs to choose from that can do this for us, so we can spend less time keying each song, and it would be nice to have an updated comparision between those.

[Ogg Vorbis]

I recommend Humanware's Grey Matter.

[gambaytheunspoken]

Give Adobe audition a whirl. It's pretty good at this. Try the demo, it's fully functioning for thirty days.

Ciao!

[lenieNt Force]

Thanx! I might be trying those out. I added them to my initial post.

As it seems, no one has any new updated benchmarking on the different softwares and no one seems to be up for doing a new comparision, so as it turns out I might end up doing this myself. We'll see. No matter what it'll take a while, cause first I have to create a list of about 300 good songs, then key them all manually, and then have them batch-processed by the different softwares, to see whos algo holds up.

[jancivil]

I recommend Humanware's Grey Matter.

Yes definitely. While it's still available.

[stanlea]

ZPlane develops analysis tools, such as beat detection, tone detection.

You can download their demo called tonart here :

http://www.zplane.de/index.php?page=tec ... oad-tonart

works fine, but only for wav or aiff files

this technology is used by acoustica and mixed-in-keys.

[Arkadey]

no: ooooops

[NewSc2]

Rapid Evolution works fine for me. The program on Mac is a little weird, but gets the job done. And nothing beats free =)

[djanthonyw]

Nevermind...