Replace key notation in Rekordbox DB
I have all my tracks flagged with natural key notation in my Rekordbox DB (i.e., Cm, DM, etc.). While this is good enough for me, as I do my mixing according to the actual tonic note of the track, Rekordbox doesn't sort tracks harmonically when one clicks on the "Key" column. It sorts them alphabetically instead. This would be an interesting feature...
So, as a workaround one can add the Camelot notation to the same field, replacing "Cm" for "5A Cm" and so on... Do you know any way one can do this automatically? I tried replacing the fields in the xml exported file, but it didn't take. Any suggestion would be much appreciated!
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Make sure MIK writes the key to the tag, check the settings. In Rekordbox, untick the analyze key option in the settings.
Edit: sorry, read to fast, my bad.
Thanks for your reply! Actually yes, the keys are being written to the id3 tags, and the analyze option is unchecked. I analyze the keys myself by ear...
Still, it doesn't solve my problem. Is there any way to do a general find & replace in the DB for any particular field?
An easy way is to sort your whole collection by key, select all tunes that are in one key and then change the key field to for example "Cm" to "5A Cm". This is of course not automated but once you've done your whole collection adding new files will only take a few seconds more...
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