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Song Key Analyser

SessionKey

Song Key Analyser

Put it on the master and know your key. SessionKey detects the song's key live while you play — or instantly from a dropped bounce — and shows its verdict on a glowing circle of fifths with an honest confidence score. Camelot notation for DJs, the tuning offset in cents, the live chromagram it decided from, the diatonic chords of the key, and a timeline of every modulation in the song.

One-time purchase, perpetual license
14-day full version available
Online activation, serial-based
No iLok required
14-day money-back guarantee

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Interface

SessionKey in Detail

Features

Technical Capabilities

Circle-of-fifths display: the detected key glows, its relative and harmonic neighbours light up around it

Two timescales, like a loudness meter: RIGHT NOW (sliding window, catches modulations) and WHOLE SONG (integrated verdict)

Honest confidence: every answer carries a percentage — low certainty is admitted, never bluffed

Drop a bounce anywhere on the window for an instant whole-file answer — no playback needed

KEY TIMELINE: the song's key over time as coloured segments — every modulation at a glance

Tuning detection: the song's actual reference pitch estimated to the cent from interpolated spectral peaks

Camelot wheel notation (4A / 8B) built in for DJ workflows

Chromagram view: the 12 pitch-class energies the verdict is based on, key tones highlighted

CHORDS IN KEY: the seven diatonic chords of the detected key with roman numerals

Bass-weighted, tuning-aware analysis (Krumhansl-Schmuckler profiles) — natural minor is not misread as its relative major

Pure passthrough analyser: zero latency, zero coloration, safe on the master

Specifications

Technical Specifications

Analysis8192-pt spectrum, tuning-aware chroma
ProfilesKrumhansl-Schmuckler, 24 keys
Tuning±50 cents, ±3 cent verified accuracy
ModesLive accumulation + instant file analysis
NotationMusical + Camelot
ProcessingVerified by an offline test harness
Latency0 samples — pure passthrough
Sample Rates44.1 – 192 kHz (follows the host)
FormatsVST3, AU
PlatformsmacOS 11+ (Intel & Apple Silicon)
ActivationSerial-based, online activation