<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
MIK	O
)	O
is	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
software	O
that	O
simplifies	O
a	O
DJ	O
technique	O
called	O
harmonic	O
mixing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
analyzes	O
MP3	B-Application
and	O
WAV	O
files	O
and	O
determines	O
the	O
musical	O
key	O
of	O
every	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
software	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
interface	O
for	O
the	O
tONaRT	O
key	O
detection	O
algorithm	O
created	O
by	O
zplane.development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
tONaRT	O
algorithm	O
created	O
by	O
zplane.development	O
had	O
a	O
simple	O
Windows-based	O
demo	O
which	O
could	O
not	O
process	O
multiple	O
audio	O
files	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakov	O
Vorobyev	O
created	O
a	O
simple	O
C#	B-Application
.NET	B-Application
Windows	B-Application
application	O
that	O
could	O
batch-process	O
multiple	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
LLC	O
has	O
improved	O
the	O
key	O
detection	O
algorithm	O
by	O
combining	O
tONaRT	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
in-house	O
algorithm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
was	O
granted	O
a	O
patent	O
on	O
this	O
algorithm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Ali	O
used	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
to	O
help	O
sequence	O
songs	O
for	O
his	O
Global	O
Underground	O
31	O
Taipei	B-Application
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
suites	O
of	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
's	O
software	O
,	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
,	O
Platinum	O
Notes	O
,	O
and	O
Mashup	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
PCs	O
and	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	O
In	O
Key'''is	O
the	O
original	O
software	O
from	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
LLC	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
analyzes	O
the	O
harmonies	O
and	O
melodies	O
of	O
the	O
selected	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
works	O
with	O
Traktor	O
,	O
Serato	O
,	O
Pioneer	O
CDJs	O
,	O
Ableton	O
Live	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
DJ	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
corrects	O
for	O
pitch	O
,	O
improves	O
volume	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
file	O
ready	O
to	O
play	O
anywhere.Mashup	O
''	O
is	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
's	O
most	O
recent	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
helps	O
beatmatch	O
tracks	O
and	O
saves	O
results	O
to	O
new	O
MP3	B-Application
files	I-Application
,	O
files	O
then	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
podcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
has	O
faced	O
criticism	O
over	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
require	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
in	O
versions	O
following	O
Version	O
2.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
numerous	O
users	O
have	O
identified	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
deterring	O
and	O
unfair	O
form	O
of	O
copy-protection	B-Application
,	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
employees	O
have	O
responded	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
requirement	O
has	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
piracy	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
analyze	O
new	O
files	O
because	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
uses	O
very	O
expensive	O
technology	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
'	O
offline	O
 '	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
LLC	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Allen	O
&	O
Heath	O
to	O
provide	O
co-branded	O
versions	O
of	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
known	O
as	O
XONE	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
"	O
Original	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DJ	O
Magazine	O
awarded	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
"	O
Best	O
DJ	O
Tool	O
of	O
2008	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
previously	O
nominated	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
for	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Product	O
"	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
Mixed	B-Application
In	I-Application
Key	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
New	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
the	O
24th	O
Annual	O
International	O
Dance	O
Music	O
Awards	O
,	O
losing	O
only	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3G	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
