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[SOLVED MM5] song key [#7181]

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:18 am
by Milagro
Is it possible and is there a field to set the key of a song?
Bm Cm etc.

Re: song key

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:45 pm
by Sizzly
The MM database does indeed have the song key field (or at least it did in a version of 3.2) but it is not displayed on the UI or any of the other search panels.

This is unfortunate 'cause it'd be really handy to us DJs.

The field CAN be populated by programs such as Traktor and Mix by Key and it will populate it in the ID3 tags so it's usable in programs that really leverage that value.

I'd like to see that field become visible in the details panel. Just sayin'.

Re: song key

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:12 am
by Milagro
Yes that's the reason I am asking, maybe we can do a request.
I tried a alternative field like comment 1/5 but the tag values are not displayed in Traktor comment fields.

Can you tell me how I can set ID3 tags in MM?

Re: song key

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:25 am
by Dreadlau
Sizzly wrote:The MM database does indeed have the song key field (or at least it did in a version of 3.2) but it is not displayed on the UI or any of the other search panels.
Really?

Then it would be nice if MM displayed it.
I'm sure it would please the DJ users.

Re: song key

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:25 am
by Milagro
Does anyone knows if there is already a plugging who can displayed edit and search the song key field?

p.s. nice that this post is set to the MediaMonkey Wishlist

Re: song key

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:38 am
by peter1980
Is there already a update or a plugin to display the song key?

Re: song key

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:58 am
by Milagro
Does anyone know if there is a plugin or a hack to display the SongKey?

Re: song key

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:49 pm
by nohitter151
There is not.

Re: song key

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:54 pm
by Verpl'rke
Second that request

Re: song key

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:32 am
by guitarstudio187@yahoo.com
I TRIPLE the request for a SONG KEY field or a least let me customize a field and call it SONG KEY. I'm a guitar teacher and would love to be able to sort my music by SONG KEY as I teach keys migrating up the neck of the guitar. I do it now by customizing a field in MS Media Player. Please MM tell me it's coming in the next Rev. for us musicians and DJs. Thanks for listening.

Re: song key

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:27 am
by nynaevelan
You can use one of the Custom fields to add your custom information.

Re: song key

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:06 am
by soneil
This is definately something I'd like to see. Especially since it's becoming supported now in most DJ related software such as Traktor and Pioneer's recordbox. Having software like mixed-in-key place it in the comment tag is a clunky solution that shouldn't be necessary when it's already part of the ID tag anyway.

Re: song key

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:36 am
by soneil
So now there's a new version of the program does it have support for a key field? I haven't seen it in release notes. I'd upgrade for this feature alone if it had it.

Re: song key

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:16 pm
by nohitter151
soneil wrote:So now there's a new version of the program does it have support for a key field? I haven't seen it in release notes. I'd upgrade for this feature alone if it had it.
Nope.

Re: song key

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:36 am
by stevewise
Milagro wrote:Is it possible and is there a field to set the key of a song?
Bm Cm etc.
I see there has been some discussion of adding support for the Initialkey tag in MM. Can I add my voice to this request please. I have a large collection of traditional fiddle tunes where the key is a really important feature - I use MM all the time to organise and play my collection - I bought the gold version several years ago - but it would be really nice to be able to list the tunes by their key. I could use a custom tag, but it would be much more elegant to use the one that i there for this purpose.