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Key Detector.

Analyses audio and reports its musical key and scale, with a confidence reading.

£29
Waves Key Detector
Utility
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

The key, found for you.

Key Detector works out the key of a sample, a track or a full mix using Waves' neural network engine, returning a root note, a major or minor scale and two likely alternatives. Offering alternatives is sensible rather than evasive, since real music is frequently ambiguous. It copes with complex material where several instruments play at once, and still identifies a key when the recording sits off concert pitch.

Highlights

Detects the musical key and scale of any audio
Reports confidence, so ambiguous material is flagged rather than guessed at
Works on single instruments or a full mix
Identifies the key of acapellas, loops and reference tracks
Useful before tuning samples or writing harmony parts
Analyses in real time during playback
Lightweight enough to leave on a monitoring chain
Mono and stereo components

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Utility
SKU
1246-2772
Product code
KEYDET

macOS

OS
11 or later (native Apple Silicon)
Processor
Apple Silicon & Intel

Windows

OS
10 or later (64-bit)
Processor
64-bit Intel / AMD

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both natively supported.

Waves

About the maker

Meet Waves.

Waves Audio, founded in 1992 in Israel, is one of the world's largest developers of audio plugins and signal processors. Its catalogue spans EQs, compressors, reverbs, and vintage console emulations used across music, film, broadcast, and live sound.

Waves Key Detector

£29