Mixed in Key - and the software folks who make it (and Odesi...?) - are some of the best in the business. MIK has been a staple for me for many, many years and I love it! Once you buy the regular MIK software, THEY GIVE YOU FREE UPGRADES which is awesome! 👍🏾I will def consider getting this software. Great video as always! 🤙🏾
i'm getting this! iv been using tuner spectrum and converting a file to harmony/melody to try and figure out the key and progression. As a fairly new producer with no music theory skills this looks amazing!
Just a quick follow up. I didnt think I'd use this a ton but is been super helpful! Besides figuring out kicks and stuff, an engineer just asked me to create my song catalog and get the key and BPM for all my tracks. I had never done this and sorry but I dont remember what key the 7th song I worked on last year is in! Haha! Saved probably a half hour of diving into each song individually.
you did an entire sponsored video trying to mimic samples with mixed in key, but haven't slipped your mouse on the camelot button to see how the product looks ;) great stuff
Great review bro. I bought this as soon as I got the release note from MIK, but couldn't work out what it was doing. All the MIK tutorials are vague as, so plugin went to the back of the bus. Having watched your tutorial, it's back up at the front. Cheers.
Great review, man. I've known about Mixed In Key for a while, but at the time was really just focused on composing and producing music wasn't really serious about DJing. Well, years later, now I'm getting back into it and I just had to say "goodbye" to the DAW I grew up on (FL) :_(. I bought Live and Denon DJ's MC4000 DJ controller (about to buy either Serato DJ pro or Traktor pro 3 once I compare them. I'm really funkin' exited about this, but I have a question regarding Mixed In Key (may be a dumb question, so please just humor me, lol)... Would you recommend buying both Mixed In Key and Mixed In Key Studio Edition? Oh... And also, what DJ software do you use/would you recommend? Thanks for the informative video, Slynk. Jam on!
That's a nice thing, i will help a lot ! By my part, i'll never use it, coz my ears are already equiped with :) But it's workin fine, and i hope it's gona make discover some more of harmony to a lot of people. Very usefull for tuning workflow on drums, coz harmonic content can very often cost you quite a bunch of time for fundamental isolating. But don't forget to train ur ear, coz it's gona give u so much more :)
Hi dude (from Jan Juc, Victoria), your a bit of a genius (seriously- respect)- do you have a video showing how you use the spectrum analyser to see tuning? I couldn't catch it.
Hi, Slynk! Can you help me? Where i can find professional clear kick samples for house or prog trance (bass drum) ? Or i can generate them with special software?
Planning your entire set out in ableton? :( i guess you’re a producer-first artist but come on man, keep the spirit of mixing alive. I see those tables in the back haha. Either way, love ur vids Slynk!!
Well... To be fair, I kinda do the same, but I just plan it before the set, just to get an idea of all the songs to put in, in what order, and how I plan to mix them, but when I'm in front of people, for the actual set, I still mix, if I were to play a pre-recorded set, I would be bored to death and feel terrible, haha, already did that once and it was the worst set of my life because I felt like I was lying to people.
Maybe you misunderstood what I mean. I plan the set in Ableton. It's a sketch book for ideas and stuff. I figure out what mixes we'll together and stuff. Then I render out all the edits, remixes and mashups I create in Ableton like little Lego blocks which I then perform live on turntables with Serato. I do scratch routines and mix everything live.
@@Slynk I understand it completely. I find creating mashups and things beforehand to be an interesting grey area for me. Maybe I'm more of a freestyle purist I guess. Didn't mean to sound like I'm knocking your style homie.
Freestyle is fun and all, but you should try preparing a proper routine. It's also really fun. I got this 7min routine in my set right now where I just blast though about 20 funk songs and sugarhil shit that I've remixed with phat bass and new drums. The most fun is performing it and doing all the scratching.
Unless your mixing very melody heavy music, it really doesn’t matter. Mixing in key everytime is overrated in most cases. Use your ear. If it sounds like shit don’t play it. Many of the best DJs in the world are on vinyl and don’t pay an ounce of attention to each individual songs key.
I think it's ignorant to completely ignore harmonic mixing. But at the same time, you don't always need to stick to mixing perfectly in key. And in some cases, it can become boring if you stay on the same key too long. Contrast is good sometimes. And sure, some music is more a tonal. Understand harmonic mixing and use it in whatever artistic way you see fit.
@@Slynk I'm not saying to ignore the melodies you hear but literally keeping track of every key in my experience has occasionally been detrimental to my mixes. If you are cueing things before hand, you should be able to tell if the combination sounds bad. Also when mixing melodically we must discuss the types of cuts and transitions being used. In my experience, hard cuts often require less attention to melody. For example, if a rapper spits his last bar of an 8 bar flow and the beat or melody stops on that bar. That opens up an opportunity to hard cut to another song once that bar is spit, without the melody of what you're mixing into clashing with the previous melody. However, in cases where you're layering songs for an extended period of time, a melodic sync becomes much more important. Nothing wrong with using a software for that but don't underestimate the ability of your ear to decipher between good/clashing melodies. (Training your ear takes time of course but when your Slynk I'm sure your ears are plenty trained already haha.) Sorry for the extended reply
Slynk I create mixes in ableton in the studio but really want to translate that to love djing. I love the way ableton warps tracks and automatically beat matches and syncs allowing me to get on with more creative stuff. Does Serato have this type of warping and beat syncing?
I don't think you understand. The loop has multiple different chords within it. Each chord has multiple notes within it. So when I play the whole loop, the software is detecting the notes within multiple chords. I continue my example by only playing part of the loop so that the software can detect only the notes within a single chord.
OK but 58$ for this?? and 49$ on black friday? Seriously? It's just too expensive.. 29$ is more than enough. Besides, there's HoRNet SongKey MK3 plugin which does the same thing for 13euros (3euros on black friday)
The problem is,captain chorda gives chord midi copy and paste but this plugin doesnt do it.."Chordino" is the best chord finder in the market..This plugin is just unnecessary..
Slynk! Big fan of your work man. Your tutorials really help me expand my knowledge about music production and just music in general. You explain things really well and in a way that is easily digested by novices like myself. I was wondering, are you open to critiquing (from a producer's standpoint/point of view) works of other producers? Take a song of mine for example, would you be able to pinpoint where I fall short, what things I can improve on, is it better if I mixed/mastered it this way rather than that way, etc. I've linked a song of mine below. If you'r against this kind of stuff then just feel free to delete my comment, no hard feelings lol. th-cam.com/video/YvmRT2wjOxc/w-d-xo.html Cheers!
Ik heb nooit geld ik ben zoveel opgelicht door mensen Ik kan dus niet meer doorgaan naar dit omdat ik dus zometeen geen geld meer heb want dat ik dus ben opgelicht heel veel Ik had je heel graag een keer willen ontmoeten maar ja dat zou niet kunnen
Mixed in Key - and the software folks who make it (and Odesi...?) - are some of the best in the business. MIK has been a staple for me for many, many years and I love it! Once you buy the regular MIK software, THEY GIVE YOU FREE UPGRADES which is awesome! 👍🏾I will def consider getting this software. Great video as always! 🤙🏾
The clip at the very end is me dancing at Motion Notion 2018 to Au5's set. Someone in the crowd handed me a plant. LOL
Damn, those pot dealers are really trying new stuff nowadays!
i'm getting this! iv been using tuner spectrum and converting a file to harmony/melody to try and figure out the key and progression. As a fairly new producer with no music theory skills this looks amazing!
Same; 2-years later. How are things going with prodcution?
Great software - this was sooooo needed!!
Just a quick follow up. I didnt think I'd use this a ton but is been super helpful! Besides figuring out kicks and stuff, an engineer just asked me to create my song catalog and get the key and BPM for all my tracks. I had never done this and sorry but I dont remember what key the 7th song I worked on last year is in! Haha! Saved probably a half hour of diving into each song individually.
WOW! Stumbled here for Mixed in Key (GREAT REVIEW) and fell in love with the music , man! New fan!!
Great vid as usual! You might want to try step sequencing in Ableton to ad the notes - hold them down on the keyboard and right cursor - bit quicker
Excited to try it! Purchased today from your link!
Dude, you just opened my ears to The Bar Kays - Attitudes. Incredible track.
Everything by the bar Kay's is amazing bro :)
@@Slynk Agreed.
you did an entire sponsored video trying to mimic samples with mixed in key, but haven't slipped your mouse on the camelot button to see how the product looks ;) great stuff
Great review bro. I bought this as soon as I got the release note from MIK, but couldn't work out what it was doing. All the MIK tutorials are vague as, so plugin went to the back of the bus. Having watched your tutorial, it's back up at the front. Cheers.
Me as well, I thought I was the only one lol
It would be cool if the studio version had a simple synth built in and could play what it was analyzing and record midi that could be edited.
Great break down of Mixed In Key Studio and it’s relationship in Ableton. I am an extreme for both products.
I would like to see the action on rightclick the audio and let Ableton create a new midi track out of the notes it analyzes. Does it come close?
Slynk I think it's time for you to start to think about doing your own plugin😊, I guess your plugin would be better than lots out there
I would be lying if I said I haven't already thought about it ;)
Please do so, I believe it'll be a top plugin
Great Review & Demo. Thanks for Sharing
Very cool. Thanks for sharing man, much love.
Great Review Now let them know they should at lest give the Demo for previews owners of mixed in key!
I’m buying this today what a great time saver too I already use the full program too!
Can you give it to me?
great video thanks
Nice tool, will give it a try.
Really great video. Thank you!
Hello, what is the funk sample pack at the end of the video? Great video btw gonna purchase it now
awesome and informative video ! how did you get in contact with the company to have them sponsor your video?
TFW you remember when Slynk was a "local dj" playing Alhambra set's on a Thursday night in Brissy. He's all growed up now 😭
I had so much fun djing in Brisbane. I love coming home and doing a set at rumpo once a year or so.
Love you slynk, he have me sold on it.
"Alone time" is fresh man!!
Well shit... I'm sold. Thanks Slynk
Mixed in key Changed the DJ world. I started on version 2.5
Great review, man. I've known about Mixed In Key for a while, but at the time was really just focused on composing and producing music wasn't really serious about DJing. Well, years later, now I'm getting back into it and I just had to say "goodbye" to the DAW I grew up on (FL) :_(. I bought Live and Denon DJ's MC4000 DJ controller (about to buy either Serato DJ pro or Traktor pro 3 once I compare them. I'm really funkin' exited about this, but I have a question regarding Mixed In Key (may be a dumb question, so please just humor me, lol)... Would you recommend buying both Mixed In Key and Mixed In Key Studio Edition? Oh... And also, what DJ software do you use/would you recommend? Thanks for the informative video, Slynk. Jam on!
I see that Mixed In Key also makes your cat disappear randomly... -_-
Cat? You mean my ghost writer? :P
@@Slynk He/she Ghosted alright... :D
Melodyne 5 studio ARA2 in cubase 11 . Or protools 2021 with Melodyne 5 build in .
Another great video slynk! I was wondering what keyboard you are using? And are they full size keys? Cheers
Hahahaha i laughed so hard qhen you said maybe this kick was labelled incorrectly... its definitely a G
That's a nice thing, i will help a lot ! By my part, i'll never use it, coz my ears are already equiped with :)
But it's workin fine, and i hope it's gona make discover some more of harmony to a lot of people.
Very usefull for tuning workflow on drums, coz harmonic content can very often cost you quite a bunch of time for fundamental isolating.
But don't forget to train ur ear, coz it's gona give u so much more :)
you tha man
Amazing. Great review.
Man is born Mixed in Key, with pentatonics shall be free.
Have you or do you use Serato Sample at all ?
Do you think Mixed In Key is a more accurate key detection ?
I don't have it. I'm not sure what is more accurate. But I've been using mixed in key for years. It works well for me dude.
Slynk please can you creat a time-stretching VST or a time streaching rack for ableton? 😊
You should go and look at my warping tutorial. Because Ableton already comes built with a world class time stretching system.
I use scaler 2 by drag&drop the audio in :D
Nice review Slynkie :)
Thanks :)
Thank you
Will this software work on any cdj ,I have a Vonyx cdj ?
Hi dude (from Jan Juc, Victoria), your a bit of a genius (seriously- respect)- do you have a video showing how you use the spectrum analyser to see tuning? I couldn't catch it.
Oh- you did explain at 13:10 I got a bit over excited (I'm such a nerd). Cheers dude.
Nice Video Man
whats the difference between the studio edition and the not studio edition as i want to buy the software asap
🤣the way you called out black octopus for labeling that kick the wrong key
wouldn't it be great if it just captured transcribed the audio to midi so you can export it to your daw
Great idea! - With a live percentage slider to keep or discard some of those notes it's not 100% sure on 👌
Hi, Slynk! Can you help me? Where i can find professional clear kick samples for house or prog trance (bass drum) ? Or i can generate them with special software?
Sonic Academy - Kick 2.
Nice one 👍
Planning your entire set out in ableton? :( i guess you’re a producer-first artist but come on man, keep the spirit of mixing alive. I see those tables in the back haha. Either way, love ur vids Slynk!!
Well... To be fair, I kinda do the same, but I just plan it before the set, just to get an idea of all the songs to put in, in what order, and how I plan to mix them, but when I'm in front of people, for the actual set, I still mix, if I were to play a pre-recorded set, I would be bored to death and feel terrible, haha, already did that once and it was the worst set of my life because I felt like I was lying to people.
Maybe you misunderstood what I mean. I plan the set in Ableton. It's a sketch book for ideas and stuff. I figure out what mixes we'll together and stuff. Then I render out all the edits, remixes and mashups I create in Ableton like little Lego blocks which I then perform live on turntables with Serato. I do scratch routines and mix everything live.
@@Slynk I understand it completely. I find creating mashups and things beforehand to be an interesting grey area for me. Maybe I'm more of a freestyle purist I guess. Didn't mean to sound like I'm knocking your style homie.
Freestyle is fun and all, but you should try preparing a proper routine. It's also really fun. I got this 7min routine in my set right now where I just blast though about 20 funk songs and sugarhil shit that I've remixed with phat bass and new drums. The most fun is performing it and doing all the scratching.
@@Slynk Ill keep that in mind man :) I bet that is nice for freeing up some time to let lose on some scratching.
Anyone know if it's compatible with Big Sur yet?
Is there any other software that does the same ?
Hi a use rekordbox a can a still use this software ?
That intro thoooooo
Just take my money, all of it, you to, Slynk
Do you ever just say "screw it" to harmonic mixing and let the note clash happen or hope for the best?
Nope.
Unless your mixing very melody heavy music, it really doesn’t matter. Mixing in key everytime is overrated in most cases. Use your ear. If it sounds like shit don’t play it. Many of the best DJs in the world are on vinyl and don’t pay an ounce of attention to each individual songs key.
I think it's ignorant to completely ignore harmonic mixing. But at the same time, you don't always need to stick to mixing perfectly in key. And in some cases, it can become boring if you stay on the same key too long. Contrast is good sometimes. And sure, some music is more a tonal. Understand harmonic mixing and use it in whatever artistic way you see fit.
@@Slynk I'm not saying to ignore the melodies you hear but literally keeping track of every key in my experience has occasionally been detrimental to my mixes. If you are cueing things before hand, you should be able to tell if the combination sounds bad. Also when mixing melodically we must discuss the types of cuts and transitions being used. In my experience, hard cuts often require less attention to melody. For example, if a rapper spits his last bar of an 8 bar flow and the beat or melody stops on that bar. That opens up an opportunity to hard cut to another song once that bar is spit, without the melody of what you're mixing into clashing with the previous melody. However, in cases where you're layering songs for an extended period of time, a melodic sync becomes much more important. Nothing wrong with using a software for that but don't underestimate the ability of your ear to decipher between good/clashing melodies. (Training your ear takes time of course but when your Slynk I'm sure your ears are plenty trained already haha.) Sorry for the extended reply
My ears are decently trained, yeah. Haha
Does this work with MPC?
Great video. Do you use ableton when you dj live?
No. I use turntables and Serato to DJ.
Slynk I create mixes in ableton in the studio but really want to translate that to love djing. I love the way ableton warps tracks and automatically beat matches and syncs allowing me to get on with more creative stuff. Does Serato have this type of warping and beat syncing?
3:20 the app "lost track of things" - so it actually doesn't detect the key? ;)
I don't think you understand. The loop has multiple different chords within it. Each chord has multiple notes within it. So when I play the whole loop, the software is detecting the notes within multiple chords. I continue my example by only playing part of the loop so that the software can detect only the notes within a single chord.
Mayonnaise
I love how happy a re-sizable GUI made you 😁
It's actually pretty rare for a vst to be resizable!!
what is da name of that funk sample pack?
Would be cool if I could afford this.
"Hahah i think i broke it it has no idea what key that sound is"
i make sample beat i need remix another samples .. and make beat please help bro
OK but 58$ for this?? and 49$ on black friday? Seriously? It's just too expensive.. 29$ is more than enough.
Besides, there's HoRNet SongKey MK3 plugin which does the same thing for 13euros (3euros on black friday)
is it just me, or is hornet a useless piece of junk? thats the reason im here
The problem is,captain chorda gives chord midi copy and paste but this plugin doesnt do it.."Chordino" is the best chord finder in the market..This plugin is just unnecessary..
And why doesnt this plugin record to another channel in real time? Why human must do it?
Can I get copy of the first song you wrote man the songs is fat
Slynk! Big fan of your work man. Your tutorials really help me expand my knowledge about music production and just music in general. You explain things really well and in a way that is easily digested by novices like myself. I was wondering, are you open to critiquing (from a producer's standpoint/point of view) works of other producers? Take a song of mine for example, would you be able to pinpoint where I fall short, what things I can improve on, is it better if I mixed/mastered it this way rather than that way, etc.
I've linked a song of mine below. If you'r against this kind of stuff then just feel free to delete my comment, no hard feelings lol.
th-cam.com/video/YvmRT2wjOxc/w-d-xo.html
Cheers!
Stay a while and listen! :P
Sadly I can’t afford it
Ik heb nooit geld ik ben zoveel opgelicht door mensen Ik kan dus niet meer doorgaan naar dit omdat ik dus zometeen geen geld meer heb want dat ik dus ben opgelicht heel veel Ik had je heel graag een keer willen ontmoeten maar ja dat zou niet kunnen