Rekordbox 6.0 & New iOS App - Full Demo & Review
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- Find out what's new in Rekordbox 6.0! From a new subscription pricing model to a new iOS app to manage and prepare your music. Sync your DJ music to the cloud with Dropbox and access across multiple devices. New light skin mode, auto relocate features and more!
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one of the reason people still need to use itunes is in RB you are limited to 128 smartplaylist to organize your music libary is it now finaly unlocked. and most of all. can you now create a smartplaylist from another playlist like in itunes
Good features, buy very greedy, Pioneer are to piss off a lot of current users! How long before support and updates to Rekordbox 5 cease?
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< < WARNING > > New Rekordbox 6 also ENCRYPTS the database and removes XML export! It means that ALL your playlists and meta-data will be forever locked in RB. We all should care about our data and not become an hostage of a greedy vendor! In addition, RB5 will not recieve ANY more updates, no matter how much $$$ users have already payed for hardware and upgrades before. So happy I kept Serato DJ and changed to Denon DJ, killer combo.
I hate subscription services. If this is the way for the future, I'll sell my Pioneer gear and move to Denon.
Most of the new features can be unlocked free of charge with a compatible controller remember!
@@Crossfader I don't take my controller to the club. Can I still play on club gear with 5?
@@JWapologist You sure can :)
@@Crossfader Still have to sacrifice usability of the hardware for the upgrade (sampler, free HID & VJ modes etc.) Also sounds like a price gouge for people using the software with a non-approved devices.
LOL, LOL, LOL I feel ya!!! Same here...
I don’t do software subscriptions. I’d pay a licence key, but won’t pay monthly. I think it’s time to look at the competition for my CDJ’s
darrensellers virtual DJ supports it.
@@jamiealite loll the dude has cdjs i think that's a little past virtual dj territory, despite being compatible
Rekordbox 5 still works and your licences are still valid so you can stay on that as if Rekordbox 6 was never even released.
KeyboardWarrior thanks I know. However I guarantee you rekordbox will stop supporting rb5 in the future and will not be doing any updates so they can force us to use the new software. They pioneer will only be making rb6 enabled controllers from here on out. So be prepared
So you pay pioneer £15/mo for a few extra software buttons? Seems a ripoff. You don't even get cloud storage, you have to pay Dropbox EXTRA (yes pioneer store the metadata but they could have put that in Dropbox too and the metadata is also tiny in size), like what the fuck... You can just point rekordbox 5 at a cloud synced folder in Windows (with directory junctions if needed) and you can for free get basically the same features for using RB on a laptop and another computer synced, just with less buttons... (And no app, which is IOS anyway so as an Android user I don't even get that) If this was £2/mo (which is all it should be for pioneer to store ONLY the metadata) I'd consider this for the convenience, but £15/mo? That's a joke
Also, I already paid £100+ to buy rekordbox DJ licence (I started on a DDJ SB2 though now a DDJ 1000), if I still had my SB2 I'd be livid that i'd now need to be paying a subscription just to keep using it with rekordbox....
I’ll stick to rekordbox 5 thanks. I use HID mode at venues and a ddj 1000 at home, why would I pay for something that works perfectly already?
Just wait until the version 5 stops being supported by our computer's OS or the drivers for newly launched equipment aren't available. They are programming in the obsolesce of our hardware, via the software. If the software doesn't work, neither does the hardware. It's like owning a Tesla - It's not really yours - not when they own the software. Should have stuck with vinyl, Analog always crushed digital. :-P
Greed will ruin the world
@@Z_saxtron30001 OK boomer
Rushi Pandit if you’ve got a DDJ 1000 you get all the pro features for free! Just plug your controller in and it’ll unlock it by recognising you’re using premium hardware x
Callum T But when you Go out To dj in a venue with cdjs in hid mode you‘ll need a Core subscription
Looks like the timing of DenonDJ to really get their line up together has come exactly at the right time, this announcement might as well be an advertisement for Denon lol!
well done - articulated some difficult stuff clearly.
Pioneer opting for a mensual sucribtion plan for rekordbox just when the whole world is questioning itself on the wrongdoings of capitalism is really taking the piss
I know, right! Awful timing and a terrible financial plan. I'm automatically repulsed by any service with monthly subscription feature (or even worse, weekly ones). 10€ per month for this extremely niche service, another 10 or 15€ for another extremely niche service and suddenly your whole salary is gone for something that we all either used to have for free or paid one time to use forever. That's nothing else but a bloody theft
This is great news for a lot of people, I have a 2nd hand DDJ RB without a rekordbox liscence so I've been paying a tenner a month anyway for rekordbox 5 but now I can use 6 for free
Fantastic review Jamie. Concise yet informative covering all the key points. I’ll continue with ver 5 for a while on my DDJ800 and then upgrade to 6 once stability is tested. I can’t believe how much DJing has changed since the days of 2x 1210s, a mixer, and a bag of vinyl!
Very well done, James plus the team. I love how you structure your videos, I could listen to your presentations for hours. Seriously, you guys are doing an awesome job, keep up the great work.
Thanks for the kind words! Means a lot :)
Man, i've waited so long for this phone prepare function ... good job
I don't mind for other updates but better auto-relocate function will saves so much time!
so basically, ppl who had license and controller are now equal to those who bought second hand controller without license. so we basically "paid" for license that doesn't matter anymore. good job pioneer
Agreed! Pioneer WTF are you doing?
Great video! Well detailed - as well as the Library sync feature info.
Very thorough video! Much appreciated!
Great review Jamie. Do you know if the related track tag function can work from the app and cloud service ?
When he brings out a home made spreadsheet, respect!
Thanks for the review. May I know if the is something new regarding the lighting mode?
very thorough and informative overview.
So, did I get it right, that when I set Hot Cues or change the grid on a track on my Iphone it will automatically do it on my laptop / PC (or the other way) and I don't have to upload it again to the cloud to synchronize it?
And when I copy my tracks to the cloud, will both versions of the track (the one in the cloud and the locel one on my PC) be synchronized?
its about damn time they finally release it!
Ableton Link... ITS ABOUT TIME!!!
Agreed! A great feature that's been missing for a while!
did you managed to connect the ableton to the rekorbox?
With this new rekordbox release im guessing new flagship decks and mixer will be announced in the next couple of weeks.
Just got the ddj1000 you best be joking hahahahah
Great review and very informative!!!! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for always being the first to publish these helpful videos! I am so excited about the Ableton Link feature. However, I am having some trouble with Ableton Link after mixing for a while. After certain time frames, the samples in my Ableton Launchkey start to be offbeat with Rekordbox.
Also, Im not a guy that usually uses Beat Sync, I use the Pioneer DDJ 1000 and I am Linking with Ableton 10. Are there any specific settings for these features to work perfectly? Yesterday I was recording a set with some hat & clap samples (loops) from Ableton; while I was beatmatching other songs in my headphones, the hats and claps from Ableton got offbeat and of course, the mix train tracked (began to go offbeat). I left the sync on the whole time through Ableton and Rekordbox.
The point is, it would be awesome if you guys can make a tutorial video on how to set up linking on Ableton and Rekordbox! Thanks, love this channel!
If I connect the DDJ-XP1 will it unlock the Rekordbox 6 to use CDJ-2000NXS2 and DJM-900NXS2 in HID Mode?
Nice one Jamie a was a bit sceptic about upgrading to 6 but think a will after this video thanks
Cheers for the rundown... To be clear about re analyzing tracks on RB6, in order to use the new 3 band waveform, will your personalized beatgrids remain the same?
I think the price on older pioneer controllers is gonna drop significantly.
why?
@@jamm0tube most came with a full version of rekordbox 5 which was $100 but it's no longer supported now
i hope that you are right
@@ErwinSchrodinger64 I don't think any of the controllers that don't support hardware activation right now will get it with a firmware update, they would've made that change before to be ready. No, this old controllers were just ditched and their users will not enjoy any future updates (without a $10/month subscription). So the controllers aren't worth as much now, even if there's nothing really wrong with Rekordbox 5.
@@kai_one6218 literally bought ddj1000 last week loooool
I use a KORG nanoKontrol midi controller for effects with my ddj 400... is midi still supported?
I would like to know can you save your samples in a sample bank yet? To recall them in sampler mode.
Can't wait to start using this new update 🤗🙏🏼
Great video mate. I’d love to get some more info on the Dropbox integration. I have a couple of questions: 1. My whole music library is already in Dropbox in a ‘DJ Tunes’ folder. If I move all my music using the prompt in Rekordbox and then click ‘upload to the cloud’ will it need to move my music if all my music is already in Dropbox? 2. You mentioned you could then create folders inside that Rekordbox folder (in Dropbox). Once files are in that Rekordbox folder (in Dropbox) does Rekordbox arrange new music in an iTunes style folder format once it’s then dragged into Rekordbox from that folder already in Dropbox? Sorry if that sounds confusing... thanks!
Muy buena review como siempre!!
So, if I have understand well the only thing I am missing with hardware unlocked compared to Rekordbox 5 is the sequencer and the HID mode wih CDJs?
RedRun Official As far as I understand: yup
That was a handful. This software update really pushes the flagship All-In-One controllers to the top of a DJ's wishlist.
I'll just stick to 5 and keep track of reviews and feedback for 6. I'm not a fan of cloud systems (regardless of where things might be going). I use Dropbox but wont pay another subscription to get more than 2GB storage. A dongle is good enough for me if I was to play in clubs on CDJ's. The App looked great on the mobile but I'm all Android. Will never go back to Apple devices. Had they considered Android devices then I may have been tempted but as far as I can see the only novelty is a change of colour for the waveforms. Might as well stick with 5.
Rekordbox 5 will have no support from now on! When MAC OS & Windows gets updates rekordbox 5 will be useless! If you want to play with cdjs from now on they say you have to pay a subscription! Ridiculous!! The won't get a penny from me! Many djs and me will go on another software.
@@giannismavridis stick with windows 10 and keep 5. No updates are making 5 non functional. GTFOH
Hey Crossfader I have a question. I wanna to buy a DDJ-400 (this or next week) but if I buy it so I must to pay for Rekordbox 6 or I can use free version of it? If I don’t need to pay for some of version what is the difference?
A tutorial for Rekordkox Video would be cool!
When you said that you need to import your tracks to RB6, does that mean that all the hot ques, memory ques and beat grid adjusts made on RB5 won't be recognized in RB6?
Would you recommend changing to recordbox 6, if you are only going to use hardware unlock?
Another question: the list says with an "hardware unlock"-device you can use the functions from this device in performance mode. Does Midi-mapping also works to expand or change the functions of a controller or not ?
the mobil function seems very interesting! can i only use that function? or do i need the version 6? if i use the version 6! what will happen to all my music maps on version 5? i spent 2months now! manage my music! and cue points and hot cues, will all that disapper and do i have to start over again?
Rekordbox 6 looks like its come a long way ive been using 5 for a few years only on a basic level. ive just installed rekordbox 6 and sync my iphone now cant wait to get stuck in. Big up Crossfader for the review.
I am a Serato user, but this new iOS sync and cloud base is awesome and eye opener. Does Rekordbox 6 allow mp3 and mp4 playList on iOS APP to prepare music?
just a quick question I'm looking into buying ddj flx6 for home use ,I know rekordbox comes with it ,but would I be able to play videos or do I require a add on.?
BY THE WAY GREAT VIDEO JAMES
To connect DDj-1000 with Ableton Link you need external sound card
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Thanks
will the 3-band waveform be supported on cdj/xdj1000s?
Cool! Thank's for review =)
Hi Jamie, why are your keys showed up in green in your library? Is it an add-on?
I recently just purchased DVS plus pack for v5 on my DDJ-1000. I see that was a waste now as can only get this as subscription on v6. I also want to add a used CDJ or XDJ and want to know which ones would work on my DDJ-1000 without paying a subscription. Does it have to be a HID device or can I use an older one?
So a £6K+ NXS2-W setup will still not let me control performance mode? Flagship players should at least have this feature free in RB5!
exactly... so called "Industry Standard " just another reason why i will never own pioneer kit..
As with everything money is the reason behind this decision from Pioneer DJ. The overpriced NXS2 kit is almost 6 years old and is woefully outperformed by it's competitors' gear (and even some of its own gear) less then half that price. Additionally, Pioneer DJ knows the move to a subscription service for it's software is deeply unpopular.
To kill two birds with one stone, Pioneer is forcing it's old flagship hardware into obsolescence by not supporting it anymore, and will soon release new (read: very expensive) flagship hardware for everyone to buy. This new hardware will integrate with the new software and be supported as day incentive for everyone to subscribe to the new software.
@@amRUTHLESS12 I'm not sure he mentioned a controller. Think he was reffering to the 750Mk2 and Denon/Allen/Rane gear
Madness ain't it!
Think about this. NXS2 System is mostly bought by venues and rental houses. How many club and touring DJs a year play on NXS2 that didn’t actually buy the system? NXS2 is considered first and foremost STANDALONE HARDWARE - and there are many ways to play on that system for free... export mode and Pro-DJ-Link. If a DJ wants to use Traktor, they gotta buy it. If a DJ wants to use Serato, the gotta buy it - and Club Kit expansion. If a DJ wants to use rekordbox performance, they gotta buy it as well. Also, for a club or touring DJ - they are making money, it’s a business, it’s the cost of 2 cups of coffee a month for the platform they’ve chosen to make money with, buy it, expense it. Now, all that said, with other products like DDJ-1000, XDJ-RX2 etc... the DJs who play on those largely are the ones who bought their systems. Therefore they are unlock devices - free. Now, for the small percentage of INDIVIDUALS who actually bought an entire NXS2 system - there is a workaround. Pick up a DDJ-XP1 or DDJ-XP2 and it is an unlock device for performance mode AND DVS. Plus it adds a ton of control to the software. If you think about it, Pioneer DJ has really put a ton of thought into this and it makes sense. Anything that comes with a a RB5 license is an unlock device for 6. If your product didn’t come with a license but you bought a license, your license still works for 5 and always will. If you want the NEW FEATURES that 6 offers - then you need to pay for the new features just like everyone has always had to with software.
With each tech change, I keep coming back to old old vinyl DJ, nice, simple, works, no hassle, fun. I could never care for any of this tech, just hassle.
Excited about it but concern with these subscriptions plans. 🤔
Thanks for once again putting together a great video full of clear information! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Anytime at all!
Will you make a guide on how to import your playlists to the new software? I heard they don't work with .xml files anymore
This might seem a wierd question, but what happened to the pioneer XDJ RX. I’ve seen the RR console and the XR2 Console but I can’t find the rx anywhere in dj shops
Thanks Jamie. I expected a subscription with some kind of cloud storage but paying for the storage separately, I'm not sure why the subscription.
2 things I think would be great additions are 1) within the RB iOS app the ability to play or shuffle a playlist and only listen to your music, similar to iTunes (or Music) - RB should just totally replace iTunes/Music for RB users and 2) a web based version of RB Export so if the music is stored in the cloud you can call it up anywhere and prep tracks, no need to your laptop, possibly no need for laptop software at all.
Can you pro link into XDJ-XZ for channel 3 & 4 to avoid the laptop needing to be plugged in?
I have been waiting for the rekordbox mobile app to be useful for literal years. Happy to have that update.
Also, rekordbox has been able to batch relocate files for a while. Once you display missing files, if you ctrl+a that list and locate the first file, it will ask if you if you want to use that location to look for the rest of the files.
DDJ1000 funcionará con rekordbox 6? Se puede actualizar de forma gratuita con nuestra licencia como hasta ahora? Y si pagamos por rekordbox 6, nos harán pagar de nuevo a 6.1, 6.2,... 7?? Podemos consultar todas las dudas en Pioneer?
Pioneer < alpha teta = Error
I have a Question. If i bought a DDJ-800 few months ago can i use performance mode on Rekordbox 6 like forever? Or it only will work for 30 days?
Thanks Man 🔥
Awesome video! Do you know if you can now have mp3 & mp4 in the same playlist?
Could you not do that in RB5?
Question. When DJing live on my RX2 and setting Hot Cues and cue points. When I plug my usb back in to the laptop does this over right the hot cues already saved in the software when uploading the history.
Also why doesn’t the rekordbox software save the cue points (not hot cues)
If I manage my music library and playlists in iTunes will this update affect me? Also, if I want to have cloud syncing will I have to duplicate my iTunes library into the Dropbox app on Mac, doubling its storage size on my hard drive?
I've been dying for Ableton link! Is it available in the free version?
I don't quite understand how Hardware Unlock on DVS Only will work. For example the DJM 250Mk2: It says, that it will Unlock DVS but not the controlling part. Does that mean I would have to buy a subscription in order to use my Turntables with Rekordbox 6?
If I already had my music files in the cloud on Dropbox can I just analyze them from Dropbox and keep them only in the dropbox on the cloud? I download playlists only to external SSDs. And I have external hard drive back ups of my library and don’t want to put my library on any of my laptops. Thanks
can i tranfer playlist cues etc. to the cloud and then export to usb stick and on two different computers
Does the new 3 Band Waveform pass over to XDJ-RX2 with a software update?
I own a DDJ1000 (hardware unlock). However does the new Rekordbox ios app only work/connect to Rekordbox 6 if you have a paid subscription?
Is there offline sync (export playlists to device then sync later) or is it only paid cloud sync?
So is the mobile app useless if you don't have the paid sync app?
Hello! Question: Can I edit a song on the mobile app without downloading the song directly to the phone?
If you add a track from a streaming service does it download onto Rekordbox so you can play without WiFi ?
Can the iOS app now also read .wav files? on the old iOS software it wasn't able to store them and I was wondering if that has changed with the update. thanks :)
Yes! Another subscription service! Can't wait to end up paying just to be able to breathe. Gotta love capitalism
DDRey capitalism lets you pay to die so....
adobe started all this ish!! I feel the same way bro
I have a dupe of rekordbox dj and dvs licences that now are worth the same as a paper card! I love having 250€+ in spare licences but having to pay monthly!😂 lmfao im not switching to rb6 unless they take it back to license style usage
Is it available on iPad Pro
Can I use Rekordbox on my Mac and Windows at the same time and sync them thru the cloud?
Any idea why the XDJ-RX is not on the list of hardware unlock devices?
Will my cue point and memory from Rekordbox 5.8.5 will sync to Rekordbox 6.0 when I convert pls? Thanks
Share DJ Experience this is what we wanna know! I imagine so though
About time Rekordbox got an update & upgrade! Many many producers were complaining about this software being slow, glitchy/laggy and not listening to the people that need to use it.
I guarantee this will be slower, more laggy and most likely more glitchy.
It just has more features, therefore heavier on our machines IMO
and still not listening...
Hi Crossfader guys I have a question for you about the rekordbox 6. On the bottom left there's a window dedicated for connecting the phone app, is there any way to get rid of it? A lot of people won't be actually using it considering that only work with ios.
Do you recommend 3band or RGB to use?
Can i use ipod touch for the cloud library?
Can you mobile sync from one computer to your phone then to another computer? cheers guys
can i record a mix on rekordbox and controller without audio sistem, only with my headphones?
Just bought the DDJ 400 partly because of the what I thought was the Full version of Rekordbox box. Just loaded it OOB and It’s RB6 with all the options you mentioned. I sync’d my iPhone tracks to RB none of them will load to the decks any useful advise ?
Best new feature is finding lost files. This is something I have been hoping for for years. Was considering going back to Serato just for that one feature. Rekordbox finally caught when it comes to that aspect.
Does the new 3 band really matter if u dont look at your screen much
Looks like it still doesn't allow mixed media (mp4 & mp3) in the same playlist. How difficult can that feature be?
i already have rekordbox 5, will the DDJ-1000 work for rekordbox 6? or ill have to pay for it
The waveforms for version 6.0 are different because all tracks were re analyzed on updating to the new version . Will these waveforms cause any problems on CDJ'S ?
How do you record and save your mixes on the rekordbox app!?
Do you need an iPhone to use the App or will an iPad work too?
Do you know how long will be rekordbox 5 supported? I dont feel to upgrade (yet)
Is it possible to use the iOS app to plug directly into my DJM-450 and access my library live? I normally use Rekordbox control vinyl with my Macbook plugged via USB into my mixer... but curious if I could use my phone instead of computer to pull playlists from cloud ?
Switched from serato to rekordbox, I'm going back
do you know if they fixed MP4, in the past you were not able to make playlist with MP4 is it fixed now
Can you give me some advice & explain why that my functions on the ddj 400 don't work as it should do.
I connected it the correct way, & the buttons, sliders, & switches still won't work, & did a tester job, & failed miserably.
Could you explain why?!
What's not very clear to me is the following: is it possible to sync the metadata (grids, cues, BPM, ...) through the cloud synchronisation? I don't want to upload/download my 200 gig DJ collection to Dropbox. I just want to copy paste my collection to my laptops/macbooks and then sync the metadata. Is this possible or not? Very confusing!