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Show Camelot-style keys in djay Pro.

Camelot notation turns harmonic mixing into simple number matching. Here is how key display works in djay Pro and how to switch the key format to Camelot-style numbers in the library settings.

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Track list showing musical key values for harmonic mixing

Adjacent Camelot numbers mix cleanly; the notation exists to make that visible at a glance.

Show Camelot-style keys in djay Pro, step by step.

djay Pro detects and displays musical key for every analyzed track, shown by default in standard notation like Am or F#m. Current versions let you switch that to Camelot-style numbers with the Numerical Key format in the library settings, and the conversion logic is worth knowing either way.

Make the key column visible

In the library browser, ensure the key column is shown in your track list; if it is not, add it through the column options. On the decks, the detected key of a loaded track appears alongside BPM. If keys are blank, the tracks have not been analyzed yet, so run analysis on your playlists first.

Check settings for a key notation option

Open djay Pro's settings and go to the Library section. Under Key, the Format option offers Musical Key, Musical Key with Major/Minor, Numerical Key, and OpenKey. Choose Numerical Key for Camelot-style numbers like 8A, and the library and decks update accordingly. The same setting exists on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Windows.

Learn the conversion for cross-checking

If you keep standard notation, the Camelot system maps directly onto it: Am is 8A, C is 8B, and each move of a fifth shifts the number by one, so Em is 9A, G is 9B, Dm is 7A, and F is 7B. Minor keys are the A ring, their relative majors the B ring with the same number. Keep a conversion chart nearby until the common keys stick.

Mix by the Camelot rules regardless of display

Whatever the display shows, the harmonic rules are the same: matching numbers blend perfectly, adjacent numbers on the same ring blend smoothly, and swapping ring letter at the same number moves between relative major and minor. With the mapping internalized, djay Pro's standard notation reads just as fast as Camelot numbers.

The catch

Key format in djay Pro is a display setting only, so a wrongly detected key stays wrong in whichever notation you show it, though you can edit a track's key manually from the library. Verify keys on your most-played tracks by ear or with a second analyzer.

Find compatible

8A120–136 BPM

Where Vibes fits

Camelot-native analysis for your local files

Vibes does not integrate with djay Pro and cannot change how djay Pro displays keys; its exports go to Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, and Engine DJ only. What it does is show every analyzed local file in Camelot notation natively, detected by the Skey neural network, so you can prep harmonically in Camelot terms and carry that plan into djay Pro even if djay Pro itself shows standard notation.

See how it works

Every local track's key displayed in Camelot notation, no conversion chart required during prep

Skey neural key detection gives you a trustworthy reference to check djay Pro's detected keys against

Filter by Camelot key and BPM together to build harmonically coherent playlists before recreating them in djay Pro

On Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, or Engine DJ, those key-sorted playlists export directly from Vibes

Organize in Vibes, export to djay Pro.

Your playlists, tags, ratings, and cue points travel back to the gear you play on, so nothing you do in Vibes is locked away.

Track 001

Artist A

128

Afterhours

Mysterious

Introspective

Track 002

Artist B

124

Cozy Floor

Peaceful

Home

Track 003

Artist C

132

Rave

Aggressive

Festival

Build & Release

Playlists

Vibes

Mood

Aggressive

Euphoric

Melancholic

Mysterious

Peaceful

Playful

Tense

Function

Arrangement

Sets

Club Night 12/28

NYE Closing Set

Rooftop 01/04

Frequently asked questions

The honest answers, including the trade-offs.

Yes. djay Pro's library settings include a key Format option with Musical Key, Musical Key with Major/Minor, Numerical Key, and OpenKey choices on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Windows. Numerical Key shows Camelot-style numbers, so Am displays as 8A and C as 8B, matching the notation most harmonic mixing charts use.

Anchor on Am equals 8A and C equals 8B, then move by fifths: each fifth up adds one to the number, so Em is 9A and G is 9B, while Dm is 7A and F is 7B. Minor keys take the A ring and their relative majors share the same number on the B ring. A dozen club-common keys cover most real-world sets.

No. Vibes has no djay Pro integration and cannot alter djay Pro's display or data; it exports only to Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, and Engine DJ. Vibes shows your local files' keys in Camelot notation inside its own library, which works as a prep-time reference alongside djay Pro rather than a change within it.

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