Compare two track keys, translate musical, Open Key and Camelot-style notation, and find conservative same, relative and adjacent-key DJ transitions.
Choose a key to set the next track.
Key compatibility is a shortlist, not a promise. Key detection can be wrong and tracks can change key, so preview the actual sections you plan to blend. Camelot code is shown only as an interoperability reference; BeatTiming is independent of Mixed In Key.
The calculator maps 24 major and minor keys onto a circle-of-fifths layout. It treats the same key, its relative major or minor, and the two adjacent keys in the same mode as conservative harmonic-mixing choices.
conservative matches = same key, relative major/minor, or adjacent number in the same mode
Select the key shown by your DJ software; each option includes all three supported notations.
Use same-key and adjacent-key moves for conservative blends, or relative major/minor for a mood change.
Treat the verdict as preparation guidance and audition the exact transition before performing it.
A minor is 1m in Open Key and 8A as a Camelot code. E minor is 2m and 9A. Because they are adjacent minor keys, the calculator marks the transition as compatible while still recommending that you check the actual melodies by ear.
Review BeatTiming's calculation accuracy, precision and release-testing methodology.
The 24-key cross-reference lets you translate the label reported by different DJ applications. The table is a notation map, not a promise that analysis software identified the track's tonal center or mode correctly.
| Musical key | Open Key | Camelot-style |
|---|---|---|
| A♭ minor | 6m | 1A |
| E♭ minor | 7m | 2A |
| B♭ minor | 8m | 3A |
| F minor | 9m | 4A |
| C minor | 10m | 5A |
| G minor | 11m | 6A |
| D minor | 12m | 7A |
| A minor | 1m | 8A |
| E minor | 2m | 9A |
| B minor | 3m | 10A |
| F♯ minor | 4m | 11A |
| C♯ minor | 5m | 12A |
| B major | 6d | 1B |
| F♯ major | 7d | 2B |
| D♭ major | 8d | 3B |
| A♭ major | 9d | 4B |
| E♭ major | 10d | 5B |
| B♭ major | 11d | 6B |
| F major | 12d | 7B |
| C major | 1d | 8B |
| G major | 2d | 9B |
| D major | 3d | 10B |
| A major | 4d | 11B |
| E major | 5d | 12B |
Conservative choices are the same key, the relative major or minor, and either adjacent key on the same major or minor ring.
Open Key is the numbered major-and-minor notation used by Traktor. This calculator shows its equivalent beside the musical key and Camelot-style code.
No. Key is only one factor. Melody, vocals, bass, phrasing, energy and the exact overlap still need to be judged by ear.