These are certain points of the track that you wish to remember. To the side you’ll have your saved cue points. This includes BPM, pitch percentage, track time elapsed and remaining etc.

The white deck overview shows you more useful info about the current track. You’ll see the song title, artist, key of the track, BPM, track length etc. At the top of each deck section you’ll find lots of track information. The Serato DJ interface can display two decks, or four decks depending on your needs. Serato DJ VS Traktor Pro 2: The deck section Once you are ready to select and play a track you can simply drag and drop it from here onto the desired deck above.

These are listed by the date that you played them and even the time. Here you can look back at past sets and find tracks that you’ve previously played.

And lastly you have a very handy history folder. There’s a preparation folder that allows you to drag and drop tracks in preparation for your DJ set. You also get a second browser that lets you browse by genre, BPM, artist etc. There is your normal file browser, which is the standard view of your library. You’ll also see four library panels which can be opened up to display different folders. The crate will then automatically find all tracks in your library under 120 BPM and fill the crate. Using your rules, for example – you can create a library crate for tracks under 120 BPM. Something very cool is the smart crate that allows you to make large music crates instantly. They make it easy to find tracks quickly whilst concentrating on other things. I find these great for storing scratch sounds, samples, and acapellas. The most handy part of the library is the ability to make crates to organise tracks into genre, BPM (beats per minute), key, etc. You’ll also have the ability to browse your tracks and create playlists for DJ sets. You can access your iTunes library and import your iTunes playlists. Here in the library you’ll be able to fully analyse each track and make changes including ID3 tag editing. You’ll find this handy when you’re scanning for tracks, it just makes it easier and faster to find tracks this way. But you can click on library mode to shrink the deck section down to give an even bigger view of your library. The library already takes up a big chunk of the screen. The Serato DJ music libraryĪt the bottom half of the screen you’ll find your music library. So if you’re just starting out this could be a great program to learn and progress with. This layout is very easy on the eye and wouldn’t be at all overwhelming to a beginner DJ. Half of the screen is dedicated to your music library, the other half is your deck section with your waveform information in the centre. When you first open Serato DJ you’re greeted by a very clean uncluttered interface on a dark background.

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