My "master" function is not working for sorting keys. I've tried it in performance and export and on all 4 decks. I do not have the 'mix in key' add on yet to enable camelot system. is this why?? also - fantastic job as usual. signing up for your course.
I've been DJing for 3 years and this might be the most useful video I've come across
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Knowing which deck is the Master deck is really handy when you want to do very smooth but also very big tempo changes. You can sync BPMs of two decks, set the pitch range for the new track so you can comfortably bring it to 0% or where you wanna be, then set it as Master, enable Sync on the previous song, play the new song and pitch up/down as you need. The track you're transitioning from will lock its grid and BPM to the new track, that way you can make breakdowns or buildups as if you're doing it in Ableton.
The tip about intelligent playlist is really helpful and unique one in comparison with other softwares. It gives you the chance to save so much time from music management. All you need is to tag your music with all the info..
Hey jamie thanks for the nice tips and videos you allways make..im djing for 29 years so i know everything allready but i like to watch them and how you help the new dj's or the one that are stuck somewhere...you are a good guy and the videos will help them out for sure..you explain every well and send them on the good way to get started thanks for your time and go on with what you doing good help and learn them something greatz mate...
This was really helpful, thank you! I picked up my first controller yesterday so this has been a big help in opening my eyes as to just how powerful the library function in Rekordbox is.
Your videos is really good, easy to understand them even if I had been a homeDj for some time, just bought my new controller DDJ400 from Pioneer and it feels good.
Great and very informative video :-) really like the master traffic light feature for finding tracks in similar key (I usually sorted by key) the situation tagging feature is really useful. Big room, terrace, bangers etc. 20 mins well spent thanks again :-) yiu could even create sections with 1 min intro, 2 min outro etc.... ooooh the possibilities 🤣🤣
Heya! I went through alllllll my tracks, tagged em and rated them and boy o boy that made a huge difference. Then I made folders.. key1 key2 key3 etc and collated them. Its amazing! Thankyou
Another thing is, don't try to make your library perfect, you can make an infinite amount of folders and playlists. For genres that I don't know, I just put them in a vibe folder, or I have broad genre folders like "Okay it's not Ghouse but its gritty it goes in gritty like some other gritty bass house I might have etc.." Also it's all a matter of finding it yourself, I know I have some tracks that are defo not in a "future" folder, but I know if I look for that track il defo somehow relate it to "future". Just take it easy and experiment.
After coming from virtual DJ which had its own version of the traffic light I was looking for this option in Rekordbox cheers my man you saved me hours.
Easily the best video for djs wanting to understand the most valuable tools in the box. I really appreciate you putting this out, as it has helped me immensely ;)
I decided to switch from Serato to Rekordbox and I am truly happy and motivated to discover the difference this video was very informative thanks so much for sharing the knowledge.
Amazingly awesome set of tips! While I knew some of them, the others were great new bits of info. The pallet playlists are awesome, so are the track tags and the ability to highlight tracks with the same key. Can’t wait to use those!
best Tips in case Management Music \ half and half time \ and at all best organisations of teaching approach. Crossfader is Best Guru !!! Much gratitude
I have been struggling between Serato and Rekordbox only because of library management. I love the look of Rekordbox but I love the smart playlists of Serato. This video.....this video here helped me make the decision easy. Rekordbox it is. Thanks Jamie and Crossfader for this video. I’ve been struggling for weeks and you solved it in 15 minutes! Well done! Thank you 🙏 thank you 🙏 THANK YOU!!! 🙏
Like it or not i learned rekordbox by watching your videos only. Any of the tips you told me i was not aware of that . But I learned it from you just a month ago probably and thing is i’ve been using rekordbox from last 1 and a half years. Don’t know how greatful i am. Thanks a tom buddy.
The Intelligent playlists are pretty cool but I think the one I'm going to be using more now, is the Pallets - had a few interesting ideas that I wanna try out. Thanks Jamie!! You guys n girls at Crossfader have really given me so many useful tips, tricks and insights to up my DJ game. 😎✨
Great information and delivery. Please consider a background that isn't blinding white. It is jarring when you watch at night and switch from the mostly black software view.
For my "decade" bpm playlists, I intentionally overlap the bpm ranges a bit. This gives me a few more options around the break points between each list. I have done this two different ways over the years. 1) +/-2bpm -- "108-122," "118-132." (Old method. These playlists covered 14bpm and did not narrow my choices enough. But, this was super handy when I had a more tightly curated collection.) 2) 5 & 10 based. "105-115," "110-120," "115-125," "120-130" (New method. This requires me to be deliberate and have a plan about the direction of tempo changes, but narrows the choices enough to be effective.) The overlap allows me to have more options "near" any given bpm when I am trying to find the next song.
I experimented with non-overlapping lists, so 110-119, 120-129, etc. The problem was that when I was looking for a song "around" the split between lists, like 120, I was having to split my attention between two different lists. That was a (minor) annoyance, for me at least. By having some overlap, like 105-115, 110-120, 115-125, etc...I was able to look in the "middle" of a list more consistently. Yes, that means that I have twice as many playlists as I would need. These playlists are all automatically maintained by Smart Playlists, so aside from having more lists, there was no additional maintenance overhead for me.
@@ilovemusic849 I have my music collection sliced up into many different playlist types, by BPM is just one of the ways. The BPM list tends to be based on "everything" that I have prepped to play - it's about 5k songs (ish). I am NOT as diligent as I should be in removing older songs that I no longer play, so my active collection is larger than it should be. I also have playlists by Genre, and by Dance type (e.g. the different Ballroom dances, etc). These playlists tend to be long term. I make short term playlists when I prepare for an event and I want to have some specific music ready to go.
A video on how to use these tips (in the best way possible) on a CDJ display would be helpful for people who don't use a laptop (to for instance see all of those playlists and palette playlists in one screen). And have it be specific to the CDJ-900-NXS as well as a 2000NXS/NX2 or even CDJ-30000. I REALLY wish that Pioneer setup the 'My Tag' lists you create to be selectable right on the CDJ itself when you press the Tag List button for example.. Then select one of the tags you created and have it show a list of tracks with that specific selected tag --- again - right on the CDJ's display to pick. Instead Pioneer seems to waste that real estate on screen of the CDJ by only allowing 100 Tags and it being only temporary. The My Tag lists need to be available the CDJ from the select knob. (without having to search).
Wouldnt sorting ur playlists via rekord box in such way be helpful if u have a long set, like usually i create my playlist using these techniques and have more than one playlist on my usb depending on the slot or venue !but u have a point for long sets 🙏
Why all developers and even most of the DJs goes to most tidies route? We ALL have our music on our hard drive in folders. Maybe House1, House 2, or RAP1, RAP2.. you get the idea. Why not Pioneer to finally come with a solution just to drag ALL your folders and from them to create playlists. This way the DJ definitely will know where the tracks are!
Thx for the infos on Rekordbox, the review you just made is essentially for Rekordbox in Performance mode, I do use only in Export mode and use the Number 5 " Intelligent Playlist " ;-)
Thanks Jamie some really great tips. I normally set my playlists up by Genre as I am a mobile Dj so I deal with all different types of functions. Related tracks would be good for me especially when keeping people on the dancefloor.
ive got genre within genre up to 3 times E.G HOUSE, CHILL then, Lietsfield then I organize them by energy level 1-3 but I find my self the scroll knob most of the session.
Good tip, Beatport does not always have a track tagged with the correct genres. The reason is that artists and labels will game the system by tagging something house that is more likely a specific sub genre, this is to take advantage of what genres are getting more eyeballs or other reasons tagging it as something it's not might help it sell. So, understand your genres. For instance, my tech house genre it beatport has a few tracks beatport labeled as deep house, dance-electro, funky house, house, or minimal-deep-tech. But I know for sure they meet my criteria or Tech house or straddle the line of for instance Bass House. It still more than not gets played in my tech house set and not my bass house sets. As well I have played longer sets that start with minimal and deep house and transition to tech house and then bass house nad back to tech house. This is usually over a three hour period or more. but the work you do ahead of time to organize, tag and set memory cue points will not only help you know when and when not to play certain tracks on the fly but also when to perform a bass swap.
Your videos are always well explained. I’m new to Rekordbox and have been disappointed with oversights and lack of features (interest by Pioneer) compared to Serato DJ Pro. I suggest a video on why Serato is better(not perfect) than Rekordbox when it comes to library management. 1. Intelligent Playlists. Not very intelligent due to lack of anything other than “All of these” and “contains”. Where are all the common sense options? 2. You do a little cleansing of folders such as replace or delete a track. Intelligent Playlist does not update and can’t be told to refresh. You have to do it manually. 3. With a long list of folders and playlists, hitting a Alphabet key on you keyboard does nothing to jump to folders starting with that letter. It does in export mode but not performance Pushing me back to Serato !!
All my music tracks are tangled up in numerous subfolders. A-Z this folder. A-z that folder. A-z yet another folder. I am still trying to figure out how to line them all up in one alphabetical order list similar to what you have. Also, there are a lot of tracke that I know I have on my computer that are not showing up in the list. This video is helping out but I still have a lot of figuring out to do.
I thought the alphanumeric key format was to set key value to switch key values to a CDEFGAB classic, format, yet it says it right there: alphanumeric. Thanks for that one! Same with the the DJ Play count, might wanna start using that one also.
This is fucking genius. Yeah i see those options but never thought of using them. Also you know most importantly i never thought of knowing these. Thanks a ton man. Big salute and lots of love from Dj Haulix(India)
Very useful video, thanks! However, I can't see my created tags on my XDJ-700. How do I make them visible? Or is that only possible on other (newer) models?
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My "master" function is not working for sorting keys. I've tried it in performance and export and on all 4 decks. I do not have the 'mix in key' add on yet to enable camelot system. is this why?? also - fantastic job as usual. signing up for your course.
I've been DJing for 3 years and this might be the most useful video I've come across
Knowing which deck is the Master deck is really handy when you want to do very smooth but also very big tempo changes. You can sync BPMs of two decks, set the pitch range for the new track so you can comfortably bring it to 0% or where you wanna be, then set it as Master, enable Sync on the previous song, play the new song and pitch up/down as you need. The track you're transitioning from will lock its grid and BPM to the new track, that way you can make breakdowns or buildups as if you're doing it in Ableton.
I’m just now starting my DJ journey and your videos are saving my life and keeping me interested and motivated! Thanks!
The tip about intelligent playlist is really helpful and unique one in comparison with other softwares. It gives you the chance to save so much time from music management. All you need is to tag your music with all the info..
You are definitely the best, most informative, helpful TH-camr when it comes to djing. I really really appreciate your content
Hey jamie thanks for the nice tips and videos you allways make..im djing for 29 years so i know everything allready but i like to watch them and how you help the new dj's or the one that are stuck somewhere...you are a good guy and the videos will help them out for sure..you explain every well and send them on the good way to get started thanks for your time and go on with what you doing good help and learn them something greatz mate...
This was really helpful, thank you! I picked up my first controller yesterday so this has been a big help in opening my eyes as to just how powerful the library function in Rekordbox is.
I had no idea half of this fuctionality even existed. Thanks for enlightening me. Crossfader always killing it.
5 minutes in and this video has already taught me 4 awesome things!
Your videos is really good, easy to understand them even if I had been a homeDj for some time, just bought my new controller DDJ400 from Pioneer and it feels good.
Great and very informative video :-) really like the master traffic light feature for finding tracks in similar key (I usually sorted by key) the situation tagging feature is really useful. Big room, terrace, bangers etc. 20 mins well spent thanks again :-) yiu could even create sections with 1 min intro, 2 min outro etc.... ooooh the possibilities 🤣🤣
Heya! I went through alllllll my tracks, tagged em and rated them and boy o boy that made a huge difference. Then I made folders.. key1 key2 key3 etc and collated them. Its amazing! Thankyou
Thanks for this.. this makes my life extremely easy specially I’m just starting..
One thing ive learnt today is the playlist palettes! cant see how i wasnt using this before! great informative video!!
Another thing is, don't try to make your library perfect, you can make an infinite amount of folders and playlists.
For genres that I don't know, I just put them in a vibe folder, or I have broad genre folders like "Okay it's not Ghouse but its gritty it goes in gritty like some other gritty bass house I might have etc.."
Also it's all a matter of finding it yourself, I know I have some tracks that are defo not in a "future" folder, but I know if I look for that track il defo somehow relate it to "future". Just take it easy and experiment.
damn this is so true it hurts! overcomplicating everything has def lead me to not djing for a long while. thx man!
Wow! I had no idea how powerful rekordbox software is! I’m in! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
After coming from virtual DJ which had its own version of the traffic light I was looking for this option in Rekordbox cheers my man you saved me hours.
Thanks Jamie. This was great. Just switched over to Rekordbox with my new DDJ-FLX4 and still learning it all.
Definitely gonna start using My Tags
Easily the best video for djs wanting to understand the most valuable tools in the box. I really appreciate you putting this out, as it has helped me immensely ;)
I decided to switch from Serato to Rekordbox and I am truly happy and motivated to discover the difference this video was very informative thanks so much for sharing the knowledge.
The “Song Key” tip is amazing and super helpful as I continue to learn and understand the actual musical fundamentals of music.
All those tips helped me out so much especially at the end when you said don’t just organize your tracks also DJ and balance it 😎
This is the video I didn't know I needed!! Thank you!!
This is solid gold. All of it! Loving your videos. Please keep going!
Thanks guys :) Main help for me was just overall greater familiarity with the software.
Helpful😎 I normally organize my tracks by genre and that’s all then when im going to play them i can sort them by BPM anybody else here?
👏👏👏
i got a 3-system-crate , for example it looks like this: hip-hop : r&B : 90's r&B or : pop: 2000's hits : must play's ...
me too
@@hi_im_fido Damn i use the same method lol
@@swindlermusic i just started using smart crates now too
Those software engineers are crazy. Amazing tips thanks
I just want to say thank you so much for your help and your advice
Amazingly awesome set of tips! While I knew some of them, the others were great new bits of info. The pallet playlists are awesome, so are the track tags and the ability to highlight tracks with the same key. Can’t wait to use those!
best Tips in case Management Music \ half and half time \ and at all best organisations of teaching approach. Crossfader is Best Guru !!!
Much gratitude
I have been struggling between Serato and Rekordbox only because of library management. I love the look of Rekordbox but I love the smart playlists of Serato. This video.....this video here helped me make the decision easy. Rekordbox it is. Thanks Jamie and Crossfader for this video. I’ve been struggling for weeks and you solved it in 15 minutes! Well done! Thank you 🙏 thank you 🙏 THANK YOU!!! 🙏
This video is a “game changer” video and should be the Rekordbox part of a side by side library management video between Rekordbox and Serato!!
Jamie you are the best, Thanks a lot from Argentina!
I don't use Rekordbox but I enjoy your videos.. Thanks
I don't normally like videos but this one definitely deserves it
Jamie, of all your great videos this has been the most helpful. Thank you.
Tip 5 is a game changer, will be using all of these tips so thanks!
Great video! Would love to see one going in depth on the “My Settings” option in Rekordbox and loading it on CDJ’s
Only had my DDJ 400 for a few days, but I have learnt so much from your videos. Great work :)
Like it or not i learned rekordbox by watching your videos only. Any of the tips you told me i was not aware of that . But I learned it from you just a month ago probably and thing is i’ve been using rekordbox from last 1 and a half years. Don’t know how greatful i am. Thanks a tom buddy.
Your work on all these videos is amazing! Thank you
Greetings. As I'm now starting out with Djing, really love the tagging, awesome way to organize .
I absolutely had no idea about the related playlist... very helpful!
Thanks Jamie! Was nice having you explain while sitting down too! Like was more personal :)
Playlist palettes is super!!! I'didnt know that and that's just great. THX
Jamie all tips are new to me (oh no!) so I’m very happy for all of them and I will be watching more videos as I cross reference with the software.
Thank you so much!! I was looking forever for where to turn on the damn traffic lights key matching option 🙃
great vid with awesome nuggets.. I'm a rekordbox newbie so this is perfect, thanks massively
Awesome tips, Ill start using playlist palettes for sure
That last bonus tip of balancing was my best but the other were pretty good
The Intelligent playlists are pretty cool but I think the one I'm going to be using more now, is the Pallets - had a few interesting ideas that I wanna try out. Thanks Jamie!! You guys n girls at Crossfader have really given me so many useful tips, tricks and insights to up my DJ game. 😎✨
Great information and delivery. Please consider a background that isn't blinding white. It is jarring when you watch at night and switch from the mostly black software view.
For my "decade" bpm playlists, I intentionally overlap the bpm ranges a bit. This gives me a few more options around the break points between each list. I have done this two different ways over the years.
1) +/-2bpm -- "108-122," "118-132." (Old method. These playlists covered 14bpm and did not narrow my choices enough. But, this was super handy when I had a more tightly curated collection.)
2) 5 & 10 based. "105-115," "110-120," "115-125," "120-130" (New method. This requires me to be deliberate and have a plan about the direction of tempo changes, but narrows the choices enough to be effective.)
The overlap allows me to have more options "near" any given bpm when I am trying to find the next song.
I experimented with non-overlapping lists, so 110-119, 120-129, etc. The problem was that when I was looking for a song "around" the split between lists, like 120, I was having to split my attention between two different lists. That was a (minor) annoyance, for me at least.
By having some overlap, like 105-115, 110-120, 115-125, etc...I was able to look in the "middle" of a list more consistently. Yes, that means that I have twice as many playlists as I would need. These playlists are all automatically maintained by Smart Playlists, so aside from having more lists, there was no additional maintenance overhead for me.
@@ilovemusic849 I have my music collection sliced up into many different playlist types, by BPM is just one of the ways.
The BPM list tends to be based on "everything" that I have prepped to play - it's about 5k songs (ish). I am NOT as diligent as I should be in removing older songs that I no longer play, so my active collection is larger than it should be. I also have playlists by Genre, and by Dance type (e.g. the different Ballroom dances, etc). These playlists tend to be long term. I make short term playlists when I prepare for an event and I want to have some specific music ready to go.
awesome tips and amazingly well explained.... you are a natural !!!
Playlists can be double sorted, like first by BPM then by key, so tracks are grouped within the first parameter
A video on how to use these tips (in the best way possible) on a CDJ display would be helpful for people who don't use a laptop (to for instance see all of those playlists and palette playlists in one screen). And have it be specific to the CDJ-900-NXS as well as a 2000NXS/NX2 or even CDJ-30000. I REALLY wish that Pioneer setup the 'My Tag' lists you create to be selectable right on the CDJ itself when you press the Tag List button for example.. Then select one of the tags you created and have it show a list of tracks with that specific selected tag --- again - right on the CDJ's display to pick. Instead Pioneer seems to waste that real estate on screen of the CDJ by only allowing 100 Tags and it being only temporary. The My Tag lists need to be available the CDJ from the select knob. (without having to search).
Wouldnt sorting ur playlists via rekord box in such way be helpful if u have a long set, like usually i create my playlist using these techniques and have more than one playlist on my usb depending on the slot or venue !but u have a point for long sets 🙏
Key and Intelligent playlist! Did not know about it.. thnx
TRACK TAGS A FILTER OPTION that is something that I was looking for! Thank you so much! I add a 5,000th thumb up :)
Awesome video, as I'm planning on switching between Serato & Rekorbox👍
The intelligent playlists are awesome and I can't wait to use them!
Awesome!! This is extremely helpful. Intelligent playlists and Palettes Thanks Crossfader
hi jamie your awsome thanks for positive vibes and being humble
😳🤭😁 the amount of tips learned in this video is crazy! Thanks mate much appreciated
Why all developers and even most of the DJs goes to most tidies route? We ALL have our music on our hard drive in folders. Maybe House1, House 2, or RAP1, RAP2.. you get the idea. Why not Pioneer to finally come with a solution just to drag ALL your folders and from them to create playlists. This way the DJ definitely will know where the tracks are!
Thanks for the music pack and great tips! Appreciate it!
No problem! Enjoy!
Super tutorial Jamie, I am new to Rekordbox and just getting to grips with it, will take a bit of time but we will get there ;-)) cheers lad
Thx for the infos on Rekordbox, the review you just made is essentially for Rekordbox in Performance mode, I do use only in Export mode and use the Number 5 " Intelligent Playlist " ;-)
Tip 5 is a great start. Thank you
Thanks Jamie some really great tips. I normally set my playlists up by Genre as I am a mobile Dj so I deal with all different types of functions. Related tracks would be good for me especially when keeping people on the dancefloor.
All new to me... but then again I am still New at Djing... :-) Loved Tip 5...!
ive got genre within genre up to 3 times E.G HOUSE, CHILL then, Lietsfield then I organize them by energy level 1-3 but I find my self the scroll knob most of the session.
Related playlist and intelligent playlist is really helpful
Thank you i learnt very useful tips... just great.
Great tips keep up the great work
Although could do with a complete rekordbox tutorial for all the newbies out there
We also have a getting started with Rekordbox video worth checking out.
I think tip 2 and tip 4 are very helpful
great video as usual from u guys!! tipps 3 and 4 are actually super cool and i will start using them!
Keep up the great work!!
this video has really help me...thanks thanks very much
Great Rekordbox tips...thank you
Man this was F--king Helpful, thanks a lot!!!
Hello! are you guys able to do a microphone set up tutorial for the DDJ-RR and go through the talk over function please?
Good tip, Beatport does not always have a track tagged with the correct genres. The reason is that artists and labels will game the system by tagging something house that is more likely a specific sub genre, this is to take advantage of what genres are getting more eyeballs or other reasons tagging it as something it's not might help it sell. So, understand your genres. For instance, my tech house genre it beatport has a few tracks beatport labeled as deep house, dance-electro, funky house, house, or minimal-deep-tech. But I know for sure they meet my criteria or Tech house or straddle the line of for instance Bass House. It still more than not gets played in my tech house set and not my bass house sets. As well I have played longer sets that start with minimal and deep house and transition to tech house and then bass house nad back to tech house. This is usually over a three hour period or more. but the work you do ahead of time to organize, tag and set memory cue points will not only help you know when and when not to play certain tracks on the fly but also when to perform a bass swap.
Liked the Intelligent playlist tip. Thanks for your vids! Love the Sunday mix videos!
I like your work. One thing I need to know how to delete doubles and old tracks from Rekordbox, permanently.
"balance it" was my fav tip👍👍👍
The intelligent Playlist sounds like an amazing feature.
Very helpful! Thank you
Such a great video! Thanks mate
Going to go to Intelligent Playlists right now! Great tips. Thank you.
Your videos are always well explained. I’m new to Rekordbox and have been disappointed with oversights and lack of features (interest by Pioneer) compared to Serato DJ Pro. I suggest a video on why Serato is better(not perfect) than Rekordbox when it comes to library management.
1. Intelligent Playlists. Not very intelligent due to lack of anything other than “All of these” and “contains”. Where are all the common sense options?
2. You do a little cleansing of folders such as replace or delete a track. Intelligent Playlist does not update and can’t be told to refresh. You have to do it manually.
3. With a long list of folders and playlists, hitting a Alphabet key on you keyboard does nothing to jump to folders starting with that letter. It does in export mode but not performance
Pushing me back to Serato !!
The tagging part helped me the most!!
awesome video, thanks for all of the info!
Glad it was helpful!
All my music tracks are tangled up in numerous subfolders. A-Z this folder. A-z that folder. A-z yet another folder. I am still trying to figure out how to line them all up in one alphabetical order list similar to what you have. Also, there are a lot of tracke that I know I have on my computer that are not showing up in the list. This video is helping out but I still have a lot of figuring out to do.
I thought the alphanumeric key format was to set key value to switch key values to a CDEFGAB classic, format, yet it says it right there: alphanumeric. Thanks for that one! Same with the the DJ Play count, might wanna start using that one also.
This is fucking genius. Yeah i see those options but never thought of using them. Also you know most importantly i never thought of knowing these. Thanks a ton man. Big salute and lots of love from Dj Haulix(India)
Very useful video, thanks! However, I can't see my created tags on my XDJ-700. How do I make them visible? Or is that only possible on other (newer) models?
great video!
Hi again
Good tips 👌 I like #1 and #4 brilliant 🤩
Thank u so much for the clear tips ! XOXO Cris
from HK :)
Gold! Super useful - thanks