Key and tempo checks
Read the blend check between tracks, find what fits next and let SetPlan reorder the set.
Between every two tracks, SetPlan checks the key and the tempo of the blend, after any pitch shift and at the tempo each track is planned at.
| You see | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A green dot | A smooth blend: same key, relative key or a neighbor key, and the tempo within 3%. Hover to see the reason. |
| Amber text | Needs attention: the tempo is 3 to 6% apart, or the second track is pitched to make the keys fit. |
| Red text | Key clash, or a tempo jump of more than 6%. |
| Grey text | Missing BPM or Missing key, so SetPlan can't check it. |
Tempo is also compared at half and double time, so a 70 BPM track can blend with one at 140.
Keys use the Camelot wheel. A key one step up or down the wheel counts as a neighbor key. The reason then starts with "Neighbor key", followed by the tempo change.
The summary above the tracklist shows:
Length, and how far it is from the planned length.
Tracks and Smooth blends, such as 11 of 13.
The first and last key, and the BPM range.
No clashes, or a button with the number of clashes. Choose it to jump to the first one.
Select the second track of the clash.
Pitch it up or down a semitone with Pitch in the row's tools, or press [ or ].
Check the transition again. "Pitch +1 to fit" means the shift makes the keys work.
You can also move the track, or replace it with one from What fits next.
Open What fits next in the side panel.
SetPlan lists library tracks that blend after the selected track, or after the last track when nothing is selected. They fit its key and sit within 6% of its tempo, at half or double time too. Tracks already in the set, in any version, are left out.
Use Pitch to allow tracks that fit after a shift of one or two semitones.
Choose + to add a track.
Suggestions are grouped by how they fit: Same key, Relative key, One step up and One step down, with the shift added when a track needs one. A track with no BPM or key yet gets no suggestions. Add the missing value first.
Arrange finds the order with the smoothest key and tempo changes. It needs at least three tracks. Admins and members can use it.
Choose Arrange above the set.
Pick Energy: Build, Wave or Steady.
Pick Pitching: Off, ±1 or ±2 semitones.
Keep Keep opener and closer on to leave the first and last track where they are.
Check the new order and the number of clashes before and after, then choose Use this order.
Press ⌘Z to put the old order back. Arrange is not available while the tracklist is locked or the show is live.