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# Testing Mixed In Key’s Analysis Of Song Danceability
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mixed-in-key/
- Published: 2013-01-18T11:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-01-18T11:30:00.000Z
- Description: By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We’ve heard of other technologies that can detect how much “energy” is present in a song, as well as how “danceable” it is (including. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/01/mixed-in-key.html]
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- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Music Tech, mixed in key, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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By Eliot Van Buskirk of [Evolver.fm](http://evolver.fm/?ref=hypebot.com).

We’ve heard of other technologies that can detect how much “energy” is present in a song, as well as how “danceable” it is (including [this one](http://runningwithdata.com/post/1321504427/danceability-and-energy?ref=hypebot.com) from our publisher), but we’ve never seen one rack up as many celebrity DJ endorsements as Mixed In Key, so we figured this Mac and Windows DJ tool was worth a look.

Originally released in 2006, [Mixed In Key ($58)](http://evolver.fm/appdb/app/mixed-in-key/?ref=hypebot.com) was designed, quite obviously, for club DJs — but you could ostensibly find it useful if you’re crafting mixes for [MixCloud](http://evolver.fm/2011/06/17/mixcloud-cloudcasts-dj-sets-to-the-iphone/?ref=hypebot.com), your own workouts, your college radio show, or anything along those lines. Mixed In Key’s original function — the one that earned it endorsements from world-famous DJ Pete Tong and the like — was to ascertain which key a song is in, to facilitate smooth mixing from one song to the next. It presents this information using the “Camelot Wheel” pictured above — which, along with the tempo read-out, answers the question, music-wise, of “[will it blend?](http://www.willitblend.com/?ref=hypebot.com)”

The latest version of [Mixed In Key](http://evolver.fm/appdb/app/mixed-in-key/?ref=hypebot.com) — 5.5, now available as a beta — adds energy analysis to output a “danceability” reading from 1 to 10, so that DJs know what to play when they are trying to rachet the energy level up a notch, or give club-goers a chance to hit the “chill out zone” and take a breather.

So, does it work?

To find out, I imported every song on this computer by my brother’s and cousin’s band, [Javelin](http://www.myspace.com/hotjamzofjavelin?ref=hypebot.com), into the app, as suggested by a Mixed In Key spokesman. The results pass the smell test.

**Lowest Energy / Danceability**

The least-danceable, lowest-energy tracks were determined to be the following, each with a rating of 3 out of 10\. Most of them came from the band’s [post-urban cowboy record](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15367-canyon-candy-ep/?ref=hypebot.com):

**Javelin – Fievel Goes West**

**Javelin – Trembler**

**Javelin – Sagebrush**

**Highest Energy / Danceability**

Meanwhile, the rarity “STD Fury” (**NSFW lyrics**) received a 7/10:

**Javelin – STD Fury**

Several other Javelin songs received 7/10 ratings, actually, but they have yet to be released (other than [this one](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14751-nnormal/?ref=hypebot.com), which received a 6/10), so I can’t embed them here without committing a [fairly serious crime](http://news.cnet.com/Net-pirates-will-face-stiffer-punishment/2100-1028%5F3-5905183.html?ref=hypebot.com) against members of my family. With that in mind, here’s one of the many 6/10 tracks identified by [Mixed In Key](http://evolver.fm/appdb/app/mixed-in-key/?ref=hypebot.com) to give you more of an idea how it works:

**Javelin – Lindsay Brohan**

Mixed In Key also offers [a mash-up tool,](http://evolver.fm/appdb/app/mixed-key-mashup/?ref=hypebot.com) also for Mac and Windows.

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