Key display format

Hi,

All my keys in the id3 tags are written in musical key - its kinda most universal type to store it and the expected format of the musical key id3 frame according to the norm.. The software I use (Beatunes, Serato) do understand the musical notation and translate/display the key in the camelot or open key format which is easy to understand and get oriented.

The problem is that the Rekordbox (and hence the CDJ & XDJ as well) displays the key in its raw form, so I see crap like c#m and similar, what is a complete disaster and its almost useless...

Would it be possible to implement a key translation, so the native musical notation form is displayed (user choose from musical, camelot, openkey) in a more friendly way, no matter in what format the tag in the file is written? This would unify the the way how the key is being used for all the users using different standards of the key written in the tag (in a non destructive way)

Thank you!

Marek December 20, 2015 17:40

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u can change it in the info tab... in the collection tab u select the sorting order by key and for ex u select all the track with "A" key in the info tab (whitch is placed on the right bottom side of rekordbox) and change the key info to "11B" and so on ...sorry 4 my english :D see if this help https://forums.pioneerdj.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203070989-Key-Analysis-Rekordbox-Mixed-In-Key https://forums.pioneerdj.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203055119--SOLVED-Rekordbox-2-0-1-Key-Analysis-vs-Mixed-In-Key

Dj Hairless December 20, 2015 22:18 0 votes

Using the Key analysis to create the Camelot Wheel has been suggested and may appear in a future update.

Jay December 21, 2015 15:29 0 votes

@djjay

Thanks - sounds great!

But what in case the key is already there but I only need it to display it in a different format? - it makes no sense to analyze the files over and over again... Having a simple option to display the key in the user selectable format, no matter in what format the key currently would be also nice to have feature and a systematic approach which follows the key frame standard.

Marek December 21, 2015 15:34 0 votes

@pulse HI what is the status of "Using the Key analysis to create the Camelot Wheel". Waiting for a while now really appreciated if this will be fixed. A lot of deejays using Camelot notation instead of musical, open key. It means a lot for me. Thanks in advance!

Peter Schurman February 25, 2016 21:44 0 votes

@Peter > We would all love to see this incorporated as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Camelot wheel and notation system are patented and require a commercial license so it may take a little more time. Thank you for your patience.

Mark Gallo February 26, 2016 15:42 0 votes