Mixed in Key: An Honest Review

So what exactly is Mixed in Key and what is all of the hype surrounding it about? Well, Mixed in Key (also referred to as MIK) is an advanced computer software that the best producers and DJs in the music industry trust and use to simplify the task of harmonic mixing.

This editing program is available for both Mac and Windows users and through this powerful tool you can analyze your entire music library at a glance, whether it be MP3 or WAV files, find the best cue points for your DJ set, and sort or organize your entire library of music files and samples as accurately as an Excel spreadsheet.

We know that Mixed in Key helps make life easier for musicians, DJs and producers - but let’s discuss the main key points and features of this software and explain why it has such an advantage over more traditional mixing systems, giving users unlimited control over all the key parts of their mixes.

One of the most outstanding features that the new version of Mixed in Key has is the automatic incorporation of ID3 MetaBliss tags, this function could be defined as a large-scale tag editor that will not only allow you to clean up all your local playlists, but also organize all of your folders and files. With this function, you can easily edit track names, artist names, and remove unnecessary information that usually sneaks into the track comments, so only the most important information is displayed on your computer or laptop.

It is a function very similar to the one offered by iTunes with which we can have a polished and tidy music library in just a few minutes. Do you want to have a music library worthy of admiration? Do not hesitate to test this super function of Mixed in Key and you will get it without any effort!

With Mixed in Key you will also have the option to import your tracks from other music mixing software and let the program analyze them and ask it what to do with all the information. After a few minutes the program will accurately provide you with the most important data about each track like the key, energy and cue.

Moreover, all this analysis information will not be deleted when you close the session, but will be automatically saved and will continue to be there for you to continue working with those tracks and that particular data whenever you want.

This is perhaps the most important feature of the whole program and the one that makes it stand out from the main music mixing composers: the incorporation of an automatic algorithm that detects and places the main reference points in the mixes. This feature was already incorporated in some of its versions released in 2015, however it has not been until the latest versions of the program that this feature has managed to shine and deliver what it promises with amazing accuracy.

The enhancement will allow you to place the perfect cue points through a sophisticated peak system that will accurately analyze the harmony of your compositions. Through this system the software will detect the highest pitch peak and quickly predict where the reference cue should be placed. Amazing, isn't it?

This feature is directly related to the one we have explained in the previous point, since Mixed in Key is one of the first music editing software to incorporate a sophisticated waveform system over the entire track that will allow us to differentiate melodies from rhythms. This system works like a big X-ray panel through which we can easily detect where we should leave the reference points or modify them. It is really useful and accurate!

This function is only available with the latest version of Mixed in Key and the user can decide whether or not to incorporate it into the program when installing it. This feature is really useful for composers who always need to have a clearer sound reference while composing, as it allows you to hear your melodies through a grand Piano sound. 

Of course the final result will be very different from the sound of a single piano, but there is almost no equivalent sound to that of a beautiful melody played by a piano.