Comments on: Mixed In Key http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/ Matt Hite, DJ / remixer Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rudi http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-117072 Rudi Fri, 09 May 2008 21:20:49 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-117072 What they dont tell you is how you are actually buying software as a service for $58. The software refuses to work without connecting to their server presumably to send back key detection data to improve their algorhythms. One thing that is incredibly annoying is that you simply cant get the thing to work if their server is down like it is right now which would be tollerable for software at a reasonable price but once you have parted with almost 60 smackers ill be darned if i am going to tollerate this rubbish. Other features it needs but doesnt have include the ability to re-rename files and strip key data out of files already analyzed as well as use the existing analysis data to merely bulk write in all the tags. All this i would expect for almost 60 bucks. I have the ability to write a dirty little program to do all this but i just dont have the time. now i have to wait around for their server to go back on line... brother! What they dont tell you is how you are actually buying software as a service for $58.
The software refuses to work without connecting to their server presumably to send back key detection data to improve their algorhythms. One thing that is incredibly annoying is that you simply cant get the thing to work if their server is down like it is right now which would be tollerable for software at a reasonable price but once you have parted with almost 60 smackers ill be darned if i am going to tollerate this rubbish.
Other features it needs but doesnt have include the ability to re-rename files and strip key data out of files already analyzed as well as use the existing analysis data to merely bulk write in all the tags. All this i would expect for almost 60 bucks. I have the ability to write a dirty little program to do all this but i just dont have the time. now i have to wait around for their server to go back on line… brother!

]]> By: kiwihaydz http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-113061 kiwihaydz Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:14:35 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-113061 I use mixed in key a fair bit, the new version seems to be pretty good, often it corresponds with rapid evolution detections. Its faster and easier to use than rapid evolution. I thought $58US was a small price to pay for how much MIK improved my mixing. I use mixed in key a fair bit, the new version seems to be pretty good, often it corresponds with rapid evolution detections. Its faster and easier to use than rapid evolution. I thought $58US was a small price to pay for how much MIK improved my mixing.

]]> By: meee http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-32075 meee Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:41:36 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-32075 you guys are right...who the fcuk really cares about how it looks? what are you going to be bringing it to a gig and displaying it for the crowd to see? get real buddy. the ONLY important factors are it's accuracy and price. i just found out about mixedinkey and was almost about to buy it but tried finding it free on the net. didn't happen...even with p2p but if rapid evolution is better i'll just use that intead! the $58US i save can buy me more music or something. you guys are right…who the fcuk really cares about how it looks?
what are you going to be bringing it to a gig and displaying it for the crowd to see?
get real buddy.
the ONLY important factors are it’s accuracy and price.
i just found out about mixedinkey and was almost about to buy it but tried finding it free on the net. didn’t happen…even with p2p but if rapid evolution is better i’ll just use that intead!
the $58US i save can buy me more music or something.

]]> By: a1studmuffin http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-2616 a1studmuffin Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:56:32 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-2616 It's true Rapid Evolution isn't the nicest Win32 program in terms of looks + speed, even if it's skinnable it's still using the JRE... but at the end of the day who cares? It's free, it's the most accurate, it'll do camelot notation, and realistically this is the kind of program that's incredibly useful but you're only going to be running it once or twice here and there to update your tune collection - it's not like it's Outlook, always running in the background. It’s true Rapid Evolution isn’t the nicest Win32 program in terms of looks + speed, even if it’s skinnable it’s still using the JRE… but at the end of the day who cares? It’s free, it’s the most accurate, it’ll do camelot notation, and realistically this is the kind of program that’s incredibly useful but you’re only going to be running it once or twice here and there to update your tune collection - it’s not like it’s Outlook, always running in the background.

]]> By: qualia http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1364 qualia Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:54:22 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1364 rapid evolution has a skinnable user interface, if you want you can create your own skin and make it look exactly like mixed in key. i wonder if you checked out the other skins before saying that. it's also free, and will be open source, so you won't be shelling out cash for an inferior product. if you check key comparisons, you'd see mixed in key does the worst at detecting the actual key of songs.. http://www.mixingonbeat.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2268 rapid evolution has a skinnable user interface, if you want you can create your own skin and make it look exactly like mixed in key. i wonder if you checked out the other skins before saying that. it’s also free, and will be open source, so you won’t be shelling out cash for an inferior product. if you check key comparisons, you’d see mixed in key does the worst at detecting the actual key of songs.. http://www.mixingonbeat.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2268

]]> By: marc http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1234 marc Thu, 25 May 2006 20:09:26 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1234 Rapid Evolution is the ugliest piece of software you've ever seen. At least MIK has a cool interface, and that's even without an OSX verion out yet :) Rapid Evolution is the ugliest piece of software you’ve ever seen.

At least MIK has a cool interface, and that’s even without an OSX verion out yet :)

]]> By: qualia http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1105 qualia Tue, 16 May 2006 22:51:04 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1105 I think this program completely copies Rapid Evolution (www.mixshare.com), which has been around much longer and has much more functionality, plus, it has more accurate key detection! If you like Mixed in Key, go straight to the source and check out Rapid Evolution (free!). I think this program completely copies Rapid Evolution (www.mixshare.com), which has been around much longer and has much more functionality, plus, it has more accurate key detection! If you like Mixed in Key, go straight to the source and check out Rapid Evolution (free!).

]]> By: Steve McKenzie http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1102 Steve McKenzie Tue, 16 May 2006 20:03:03 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1102 I’ve used it quite a bit–I agree, it’s slightly overpriced, but I bought it and I’m glad I did. It’s a time-saver and is the best thing I’ve found so far… I’ve used it quite a bit–I agree, it’s slightly overpriced, but I bought it and I’m glad I did. It’s a time-saver and is the best thing I’ve found so far…

]]> By: Mixed in Key http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1101 Mixed in Key Tue, 16 May 2006 20:02:13 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/05/14/mixed-in-key/#comment-1101 I've used it quite a bit--I agree, it's slightly overpriced, but I bought it and I'm glad I did. It's a time-saver and is the best thing I've found so far... I’ve used it quite a bit–I agree, it’s slightly overpriced, but I bought it and I’m glad I did. It’s a time-saver and is the best thing I’ve found so far…

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