How do you use Mixed In Key with Traktor?
To use Mixed In Key with Traktor, add your tracks to Traktor first, analyze them in Traktor with BPM and Set Beat Grid enabled, then close Traktor completely. After that, open Mixed In Key, set your Tag Options, enable Traktor export in the DJ Software settings, analyze the same songs, then reopen Traktor and run Check Consistency.
Mixed In Key can write Key, Energy Level, artist, title, comments, and Cue Points into your Traktor workflow depending on your settings. In Traktor, Mixed In Key Key results are shown in the Key Text column, while Key and Energy information can also appear in the Comments column.
Watch the Traktor Pro integration tutorial
This video shows the full Mixed In Key 11 and Traktor Pro 4 workflow, including how to analyze BPM and Beat Grid in Traktor, close Traktor before opening Mixed In Key, set Tag Options, enable Traktor Cue Point export, run Check Consistency, and show the correct Traktor columns.
How the Mixed In Key + Traktor workflow works
The Traktor workflow works best when Traktor prepares the BPM and Beat Grid first. Mixed In Key then uses that beatgrid information to place Cue Points correctly.
After Mixed In Key analyzes your tracks and writes the selected information, Traktor needs to run Check Consistency so it can update the library with the new tag information and Cue Points.
Traktor prepares:
- BPM
- Beat Grid
- Timing information for Cue Point alignment
Mixed In Key prepares:
- Key
- Energy Level
- Cue Points
- Title, artist, and comment exports
- Camelot Key notation
Add music to Traktor and analyze BPM and Beat Grid
Start by adding your songs to Traktor. Then select the tracks in your Traktor collection and open the Analyze options.
Choose Special, then select BPM and Set Beat Grid. This analyzes each track for tempo and beatgrid information, which Mixed In Key uses to place Cue Points correctly.
Add your music to Traktor
Add the songs, folders, or playlists you want to prepare into your Traktor collection.
Select the tracks and open Analyze
Select the tracks you want to prepare, right-click, and choose the Traktor Analyze option.
Choose Special, BPM, and Set Beat Grid
In the Analyze options, choose Special, then enable BPM and Set Beat Grid.
Close Traktor completely before opening Mixed In Key
After Traktor finishes BPM and Beat Grid analysis, close Traktor completely. This is an important step in the Traktor workflow.
Closing Traktor allows Mixed In Key to write the selected tag information and Cue Point data into the Traktor collection workflow without Traktor holding the collection open in the background.
Set up Mixed In Key for Traktor
After closing Traktor, open Mixed In Key 11 and choose your Tag Options and DJ Software settings.
Choose your Tag Options
In Mixed In Key, go to Settings → Tag Options. Choose how you want results to appear in Traktor. A useful setup is to write Key and Energy Level together in the Comments field.
Write to comments
You can overwrite the comments or write the information in front of existing comments, depending on how you want your Traktor library to display Mixed In Key results.
Turn on Initial Key tag
Enable the Initial Key tag option so Mixed In Key writes the detected Key into a tag field that Traktor can use.
Enable Traktor in DJ Software settings
In the DJ Software settings, turn on Traktor export. Enable the export options for Key, title, artist, comments, and Cue Points based on your workflow.
Add your songs to Mixed In Key
Once your Mixed In Key settings are ready, add the same songs to Mixed In Key and let the analysis complete.
Mixed In Key will analyze the tracks and prepare the selected information for Traktor, including Key, Energy Level, comments, and Cue Points if Cue Point export is enabled.
Mixed In Key can prepare:
- Key
- Energy Level
- Cue Points
- Comments
- Title and artist exports
Use the results to:
- Find harmonically compatible songs
- Organize playlists by energy
- Prepare useful Cue Points
- Build stronger Traktor playlists
Run Check Consistency in Traktor
After Mixed In Key analysis is complete, hide or close Mixed In Key and reopen Traktor.
Select the tracks in your Traktor collection and run Check Consistency. This brings the Mixed In Key tag information into Traktor based on the export settings you selected.
Reopen Traktor
Open Traktor again after Mixed In Key finishes analysis.
Select the analyzed tracks
Select the tracks you prepared with Mixed In Key in your Traktor collection.
Choose Check Consistency
Run Check Consistency to refresh the Traktor collection with the updated Mixed In Key information.
Show the Key Text and Comments columns in Traktor
To see Mixed In Key results clearly in Traktor, right-click the column headers in your Traktor collection and enable the correct columns.
Mixed In Key writes Key information into the Key Text column. Traktor’s regular Key column is reserved for Traktor’s own Key results, so it may not show the Mixed In Key result you expect.
Enable Key Text
Use the Key Text column to view Mixed In Key Key results in Traktor.
Enable Comments
Use the Comments column to see the Key and Energy Level information you selected in Mixed In Key Tag Options.
Optional: hide Traktor Key
You can hide the regular Traktor Key column if you only want to focus on Mixed In Key results, or leave both columns visible if you want to compare.
Confirm the results
After Check Consistency, check Key Text and Comments to confirm that Traktor is showing the Mixed In Key analysis results.
Check Mixed In Key Cue Points in Traktor
After Check Consistency, load a track into a Traktor deck and check the Cue Points. If the workflow was completed correctly, your Mixed In Key Cue Points should appear and align with the beatgrid.
Cue Points help you jump to useful parts of each track, such as intros, breakdowns, drops, and mix-out sections.
Why Cue Points align
Cue Points align correctly when Traktor analyzes BPM and Set Beat Grid before the tracks are processed by Mixed In Key.
If Cue Points do not appear
Check that Traktor Cue Point export is enabled in Mixed In Key and that Check Consistency was run after analysis.
Complete Mixed In Key + Traktor workflow
Add your music to Traktor
Add the songs, folders, or playlists you want to prepare into your Traktor collection.
Analyze BPM and Set Beat Grid in Traktor
Select the tracks, choose Analyze, select Special, then enable BPM and Set Beat Grid.
Close Traktor completely
After Traktor finishes analysis, close Traktor before opening Mixed In Key.
Set Mixed In Key Tag Options
Choose how Key, Energy Level, and comments should appear in Traktor.
Enable Traktor export in Mixed In Key
In DJ Software settings, turn on Traktor and enable the export options you want, including Cue Points if needed.
Analyze the songs in Mixed In Key
Add the songs to Mixed In Key and let the analysis finish.
Reopen Traktor and run Check Consistency
Select the analyzed tracks in Traktor and run Check Consistency to update the collection.
Show Key Text and Comments columns
Enable the Key Text and Comments columns so you can see Mixed In Key results in Traktor.
Load a track and check Cue Points
Load a track in Traktor and confirm the Cue Points appear and align with the beatgrid.
Common Traktor integration issues
Mixed In Key results are not showing
Make sure you ran Check Consistency in Traktor after Mixed In Key analysis. Also confirm that the Comments and Key Text columns are visible.
You are looking at the wrong Key column
Mixed In Key writes Key information into Key Text. The regular Key column is reserved for Traktor’s own Key results.
Cue Points are not aligned
Make sure Traktor analyzed BPM and Set Beat Grid before the tracks were added to Mixed In Key.
Cue Points are missing
Check Mixed In Key’s DJ Software settings and make sure Traktor Cue Point export is enabled. If needed, export Cue Points for existing files.
Your existing Cue Points changed
If you wanted to keep existing Traktor Cue Points, switch off the overwrite option in Mixed In Key before exporting Cue Points.
Tags did not export correctly
Make sure Traktor was fully closed before opening Mixed In Key and analyzing the songs.
Frequently asked questions
Add your tracks to Traktor, analyze BPM and Set Beat Grid, close Traktor, analyze the same songs in Mixed In Key, reopen Traktor, and run Check Consistency.
Mixed In Key Key results appear in the Key Text column. Key and Energy Level information can also appear in the Comments column, depending on your Mixed In Key Tag Options.
Closing Traktor helps Mixed In Key write the selected tag information and Cue Point data correctly. If Traktor stays open, the export may not update properly.
Yes. Enable Traktor Cue Point export in Mixed In Key’s DJ Software settings. You can also choose whether Mixed In Key should overwrite existing Cue Points.
Cue Points align best when Traktor analyzes BPM and Set Beat Grid before the tracks are processed in Mixed In Key.
Analyze your tracks and bring better information into Traktor.
Use Mixed In Key to prepare Key, Energy Level, and Cue Points, then run Check Consistency in Traktor so your library is ready to mix.