Xone

Andy Rigby-Jones from Allen & Heath does a quick walkthrough of their new Xone:22 dj mixer.

via Scratchworx

Allen & Heath has announced Version 3.0 of their Xone Mixed in Key harmonic mixing software. The app integrates with top DJ software and is designed to make it easier for DJs to find tracks in related keys, for smooth harmonically-related transitions.

If you’re not familiar with the idea of harmonic mixing, there’s information and tutorials on the A&H site.

“The new version detects keys like a human musician. To accomplish this task we hired two professional musicians to analyse hundreds of songs. Their results were entered into the latest artificial intelligence technology to teach Version 3 the technique,” explains Mixed In Key designer, Yakov Vorobyev. “Xone Mixed In Key’ creates perfect mash-ups, and gives you the ability to sound like a DJ maestro!”

‘Xone Mixed in Key’ is Windows and Mac OS X-compatible software, which analyses MP3 and .WAV files, identifies the key of a track, and highlights which other tracks are harmonically compatible. Notable users include Pete Tong, John Digweed, Ali ‘Dubfire’ from Deep Dish, Kaskade, trance DJs Blank & Jones, 4 Strings, and Kuffdam from Paul Van Dyk’s Vandit trance label. Read more…