Why the file name
Key and BPM tags are written differently by different programs, and some of them get lost on the way to a USB stick, a laptop in a booth or a backup. The file name never does. 04 Undertow [8A 122].wav says what it is everywhere.
One drop for the whole crate
- Drop the folder on DropWave, on a Mac or a Windows PC. Every file lands in one table: name, Camelot code, key, BPM, loudness, true peak and length, up to 500 files a drop.
- Check the doubtful ones. Listen to anything with a Medium or Low key confidence. A drum tool or a one-chord loop has no key worth writing down.
- Check the tempos. Sort by BPM: a 64 in a folder of 128s is a half-time reading, one click away from right.
- Tag the names. DropWave writes the Camelot code and BPM into the file names, shows you every change before it makes it, never overwrites a file, and undoes it all with one command.
A catalogue too
The same table exports as a CSV file, for a spreadsheet of your whole library or a list to send to a promoter.
Keep it up to date
DropWave remembers your list between launches and follows files that move. New music: drop the new folder and tag only that.