The ULTIMATE Library Management System for DJS!

[@PartySisyphus]

This has revolutionized my library which was a nightmare I feel so productive and locked in. It was such a high priority for me but the sheer amount I had to sort through felt impossible. Everybody is complaining about the price but excellent metadata really makes you stand out as a dj and allows you to play cohesively on the fly. It’s 100% worth the investment if you are seriously pursuing DJing

[@cooperbrown1219]

HEY! After watching this video I finally downloaded Lexicon to transfer everything from my HP laptop to my Macbook M1. DANG LEXICON IS SO POWERFUL!!! This thing is absolutely worth $15/month. I'm a fan!

[@Aves_1]

$15/month starting? Oof. I wish not everything required a subscription. I miss the days of pay once and use forever

[@thernandez81]

Thats for the FIRST month, then its $37USD every month after that! Double OOF!

[@lexicondj]

@@thernandez81 That's for the Pro plan where you get unlimited cloud storage. If you want just library management then the Basic plan is everything you need.

[@FelixGallo]

@@lexicondj still ridiculous. Sorry mate,

[@Clipper_Damez]

that's more than a streaming subscription lol

[@boybrownvr6522]

@@FelixGallo for me time is money. I know how much i earn an hour and how long it would take me to sort out my collection. So it would be an absolute bargain in hat respect. I think once month should suffice.

[@DJEMS-ce1in]

track matcher just blew my mind - sold! perfect for when i ask people to send me a spotify playlist ahead of a party booking! thanks for this walk through

[@Crossfader]

Check out Lexicon here www.lexicondj.com/ Code MIX20

[@gooddreamco3054]

Appreciate this video so much! Started a full dive last night and watched Lexicon's videos one after the other (1-3 mins each) but this video was helpful to just cruise through everything in decent depth. Originally subscribed to Lexicon to transfer from Traktor to Serato and planned on unsubscribing right after and now I'm not so sure haha might use this every time I add tracks to my library. Love the track matcher feature - I DJ weddings predominantly and get playlists from every client every weeked. Now instead of going through one by one and seeing if I have their song it's almost instant and I can move the tracks I don't have to a new playlist. Big thanks for running through this!

[@Dugiesrevenge]

I signed up this week, absolute game changer….

[@iamdjmaze]

So much to offer it’s definitely worth it! I’m just learnin the software now

[@Varian_Layne]

I’ve been using since day one. Game changer with music management. I get the annual but not the expensive one. The cue generator is my favorite thing.

[@thatnikkadaman]

I like the interface, willing to try just for the cleaning up factor. I hope to save some time cleaning my drive up

[@RunTFC]

Excellent, excellent walkthrough of Lexicon. Hope to try it soon with Prime DJ.

[@officialJonDivine]

You'll love it.

[@DJAlpina_DJ]

Yes ... but if you export to Engine OS performance hardware like the Prime 4 in my case, all trackks get re-analysed by Engine OS. This means that you lose all beatgrids you prepared in Lexicon... Unusable. I have heard the same issue from Serato users as well. I have opened several bug reports - but no reaction so far.

[@Therealdonknots]

Great video , once I’m done cleaning up my library can I stop using this software and will my tracks stay as I left them say I synced Rekord box to Serato

[@RobertKgma]

I wanna know more about the mobile app and how the cloud playback works inside of dj software...

[@mingostarr4892]

I'm super impressed by the capability of Lexicon to reverse engineer each DJ program's original library chaos! Yes, dodgy file sources and our own individual neural issues (🤪) don't help, sure. But let's face it, EVERY playback system I've ever used TOTALLY SUCKS at file management! I'm going to cancel my mortgage and start subscribing to this..

[@mingostarr4892]

JUST KIDDING! I can't afford to buy a house! LOLZ

[@mingostarr4892]

But seriously, this program looks awesome.

[@mingostarr4892]

...and there's no way I can afford it.

[@DJBR33Z3]

Cancel your mortgage?😂😂😂

[@sangieredwolf]

$17/mo (or $136/year with coupon MIX20) to not only save hours and hours of labor but to reduce the clutter so you can find hot tracks faster and don't miss a drop? Priceless.

[@Drrolfski]

The pricing of this software is just criminal lol

[@djtimomusic]

If u are a professional dj, 15 euros just once is nothing

[@Drrolfski]

@@djtimomusic Except it is not "once" but 15 euros per month. Which makes it another disease in the subscription cancer that is ruining the current DJ world. And a expensive one at that.

[@djtimomusic]

@@Drrolfski You can cancel it after the first month bro

[@Drrolfski]

@@djtimomusic What's the point of that if you can't use the program anymore? A music collection is not static you know.

[@djtimomusic]

@@Drrolfski you transfer your music once and you cancel it. You dont dj with lexicon

[@PasqualeCafiero-w1d]

Pay just one month > organize everything and create playlists > export to your DJ software > unsubscribe > come back after 2 months > repeat the process: (you'll pay a third of the annual price and still have everything organized)

[@boybrownvr6522]

Yep, this is what i was thinking. Or even one month just to organise my music library from god knows how many years of collecting music. The time it would manually take me to sort out my Serato library into what i want is not worth thinking about. I'm a bedroom DJ but i still think its worth it to get me sorted once and for all.

[@lexicondj]

Yep, this is a totally legit and fair way to do it! :)

[@sangieredwolf]

​@@boybrownvr6522That sounds annoying and frustrating. I buy music nearly every week.

[@djavsdjavs]

Dumbest company i have seen customers are screaming that they prefer low price or better cost mode Company sits there just ignoring customer need only matter of time before a competitor comes in takes the space

[@djragnar407]

Perfect timing for this video!!!!

[@mezmoe]

Thanks for the video!

[@dannyflores6396]

Excellent tutorial 👍

[@Crossfader]

Much appreciated

[@ricekrispie7138]

Rekord Buddy offers obviously less features but does the job for me -> transfer my serato crates to rekordbox when I have to play on cdjs

[@Crossfader]

As far as we are aware Rekord buddy no longer exists

[@djterry78]

DJ Conversion Utility (DJCU)

[@Markeviciuss]

DJCU works

[@Jhyde0]

Can Lexicon convert a Rekordbox playlist into a Spotify playlist? I would LOVE to utilize Spotify's algorithm to find song recommendations for the RB playlists I've already made.

[@tashkrsteski6632]

What is the main difference with this and mixed in key?

[@pixelsean5218]

Can the title/artist changes be made to the file itself as well as the playlist title/artist? Hopefully that makes sense!

[@phrank808]

thanks for the info, but if i hear subscription i run away… specially for digital asset management or now music management

[@Clipper_Damez]

I'm reading that rekordbox started off as a library before it was a dj software suite. How does rekordbox compare to this?

[@mixx_factory]

Rekordbox only does make xml databases. And only works for rekordbox . I subscribe to lexicon as well . Its far superior compared to rekordbox since you can export to any software plus all the gimmick it has esp the smart fixes . Helped me alot .

[@cyberdjnyccyberdj9600]

Question, if you are not a DJ, meaning doing gigs, getting paid,etc.... but I use virtual DJ for home use, what suggestion is out there if I am looking to group all my music into one location and tag them with the proper name of the song/artist & genres ? is there such a program out there that can do that or I can pay a one time fee to get this done, clearly a monthly subscription wont be feasible for me for home use ?

[@maritsa1838]

great video, really comprehensive... what I'm still unclear about is whether or not you can use it to organise your library (i.e: the music files) and not just your Serato/Rekordbox/VDJ etc libraries.

[@MatthewCope]

that's what I am wondering...if it doesn't update the actual file, then I am not sure I need this

[@XKwiziteRecords]

You mean like the file name? Looks like you can get a LOT of meta data done

[@lucidlife4098]

No only the metada I think musicbrainz picard can do that

[@sangieredwolf]

It lets you create a file folder structure and renaming files so yes it can organize files on your drive too

[@jchanning72]

£35 a month for a pro subscription? £15 for basic? The pricing is totally unrealistic for what it actually provides. Divide the price by 10 and it might get some interest.

[@sangieredwolf]

It's worth trust me

[@Dovenpels]

Does it export saved loops and hot cues?

[@Bayenke]

What is the difference between normal and pro lexicon?

[@PaulSollMusic]

Hi, congrats for your presentation. Nevertheless, it's a good library management (Lexicon) but, cue points system (or editing them) is far from MIK (I hate 8 cue point by default) not to say is a mess.

[@ThePionier56]

can i use lexicon also for my videoclips mp4 and karaoke songs

[@sangieredwolf]

Yup! Just no video preview but it will organize and tag them just like with music.

[@djmattdodge]

At what point does it actually change the meta data? When you sync it back to serato? Or Everytime you change something in lexicon?

[@lexicondj]

When you sync back to Serato, it will update the files that have changes

[@djmattdodge]

@@lexicondj I’m just curious if it changes the meta data in lexicon first. And then When you sync it up to Serato do you have to re analyze your whole library for it to rescan and fix the tags?

[@sangieredwolf]

​@@djmattdodgeyou can manually tell Lexicon to write metadata to the files themselves

[@Ray-yt7mk]

If I get the basic plan would I get the discount?

[@djruslanmazaev]

so beautiful 😍😍🔥

[@DJAY-DUBZOFFICIAL]

The main thing id use is the tag finder so then i can organize crates by year and genre.

[@madzen23]

No problem cleaning up Tags… but I can’t figure out how to clean up the file names… this was easy with something like Tag & Rename

[@djliquid5050]

I mostly DJ with mp4 videos. Will Lexicon recognize and let me edit those files with the tools?

[@ceemills]

Great.. but it's an ongoing subscription. Fail.. why can we not purchase a one time licence for software like this??

[@pioneerx3000]

I have a problem converting from my library on Rekordbox to engine could you make a video with the steps?

[@DJLEOdamadprofessor]

I do use lexicon however I hate the subscription

[@sangieredwolf]

You'd rather pay every time a new version comes out? Essentially the same thing.

[@leesinthemix]

A few missed opportunities here for Lexicon. No support for iTunes is kind of huge and no settings for Traktor which set load markers rather than cue points.

[@lexicondj]

What kind of iTunes support are you missing? Import and export to iTunes is possible right now

[@muco007]

I'm confused, does this actually edit the file (e.g. mp3s ID3 tags or just edit the DJ softwares backend database)? Can it rename the files based on tags?

[@sangieredwolf]

Yes it can! When tracks are in the prepare section and you finish tagging and click done it will sort and rename according to a formula you can set. For example, I have it do "year/genre/artist/artist - title [BPM]"

[@maimon0242]

Got a question . So if i want to sync multiple times from lets say rekordbox to traktor . does it copy paste the playlist or just update it? Because if its just copy pasting its less efficient.

[@djrandlel]

Interesting. Have you guys done a video on organizing music from say Beatport Link? I have a good workflow for tracks on my computer in Rekordbox which works well for me, but it uses the comments field heavily. Since Beatport Link doesn't allow access to the field I've been looking for suggestions for organizing music in streaming playlists.

[@WateriZgood]

This subscription life we all live in now makes me wanna die. I can't take it anymore. The only non-criminal company left is FL Studio. You buy their software 1 time and you're good. This company will go out of business for sure. Shame on them. I wonder if Crossfader ACTUALLY thinks Lexicon is a good deal? Doubt it.

[@Crossfader]

We do

[@mingostarr4892]

@@Crossfader 😂😂

[@bloodcell6282]

Just keep fighting the sub software thing. This will just make people go to vdj etc

[@sangieredwolf]

VirtualDJ is subscription based too! So is RekordBox. And software is never pay one time doofus... Major versions require buying it again. I dont miss that. It's subscription because the dev has to keep the software updated to work for all the DJ apps and beatport APIs etc and those are always changing.

[@sangieredwolf]

Wouldn't it suck to pay $200 "one time" and then Serato is updated, breaks exporting, then you have to pay again to get the next version of Lexicon?? Forget that.

[@kaos456]

Can I use Lexicon to find dupes for the files in my hardrive? Or is it just my Serato library?

[@stuartpaul9211]

so this software doesn't update the metadata/tags of the actually MP3, Just the library the DJ software creates.

[@JWLLMZ]

Can you fix the beat grid on this program? Some of my songs do not start on beat.

[@Crossfader]

Absolutely

[@Jazman342]

As a totally disorganised amateur noob with the collection to match and no desire for any form of ongoing subscription to ANYTHING, is it possible to run the 1 month free trial as a one time clean up, cancel subscription and save the results? I half guess not but you never know.

[@Jazman342]

Sorry, I see that answered below. I don't understand why everything on the clean-up side is not already a part of each and every DJ Program though. I mean if it can be done here then why not in the original software?

[@atb_massive_night9679]

Really great looking DJ tool...... But at an obscene cost of £360 a for pro and even the pricey basic version at £156 a year my music collection will be staying a mess...

[@DJglasgi]

I got this software. It ruined my playlists and I lost all of my music in traktor. Granted I was using traktor pro 2 which is a bit old but it has forced me to upgrade to traktor pro 3. Now my library is stuck in lexicon until I get the updated software. Yes I'm beyond pissed. Backing up didn't do anything, because all my songs are now "invalid"

[@Ray-yt7mk]

Does lexicon make automatic cue points like mixed in key?

[@richardwinterburn3310]

Yes it does, and does it well 👍

[@ainsworth080]

Did the 30 day trial. Tried it hated it didn't really do what I wanted and was to expensive for what it is

[@sangieredwolf]

There is no 30 day trial... There's a demo that doesn't do much but was enough to convince me to pay for a year.

[@MatthewCope]

If I move song files around in different folders will Lexicon pick up on that or does it not apply? Seems like it just reads the DJ software information, but I am curious if you move music around what happens

[@servushallo30]

i use traktor, traktor has no tags ... what happens when i create tags in lexicon and import to traktor?

[@sangieredwolf]

You can map the tags to a field that shows in Traktor

[@Dj.julien.b]

I'm trying this software but I found out that the auto cue function doesn't work proprely even if you mess around with the settings.. disappointed by this flaw.. otherwise so far so good !

[@SOULKRATESofficial]

I would pay a lot of money for a software wich does it properly!

[@Dj.julien.b]

@@SOULKRATESofficial so far the best I tried is mixedinkey which set automatic cue points after analysis of tracks

[@SOULKRATESofficial]

@@Dj.julien.b i'll try it out, thank u!

[@matthewcope9097]

So if I reorganize my folder structure or move files, will Lexicon know and update that?

[@ravinair2810]

How to copy from external hard drive

[@djkillabees95]

how can I get iTunes on my new MacBook

[@Percussionists]

you need limewire first

[@khaozpvp]

This is the best as itunes copies your files so if they are moved its still there

[@djrarug2651]

🔥

[@SixtyEightCircles]

Could this be used to migrate from a very old version of Rekordbox to the latest version of Rekordbox?

[@lexicondj]

If the very old version supports the Rekordbox XML export then technically that is possible. Maybe if the XML is too old then there might be compatibility issues.

[@djmattdodge]

I’m wondering if the remixer is not in the title but instead in the file name will it find it that way as well?? Thanks

[@lexicondj]

It only uses the title for that so that's not really possible

[@djmattdodge]

@@lexicondj is that something that could be added at some point? The remixer is pretty much always in the file name from my experience

[@lexicondj]

@@djmattdodge Isn't it always in the title too? I never see a filename that is so different from the title. Anyway if you want to chat more, come to the website or Discord because KZbin is hard to keep track of conversations

[@djmattdodge]

@@lexicondj I take all of that non sense out when I bring music in. So 24K magic (ck intro) (DJ blah blah) 107 4a ends up being 24k magic. So yeah moving forward it would work but I have already edited the names out of all my current library. (Because I could search for remixer cause it would show in file name) Then I saw this and said that would be cool to have it’s own area. If that makes sense

[@lexicondj]

@@djmattdodge Well if your title does contain the remixer, you can send it to the Remixer tag, which makes sense in DJ apps. After that, you can change the title in any way you want. So for your old tracks that only have the remixer in the filename, it's not an easy fix but for future tracks it would be easy.

[@svenberger_]

So if I use Serato and want to add my library to rekordbox, does this tool set all beatgrids/flexbeatgrids/etc?

[@officialJonDivine]

Yes. It will transfer all the information over. I use lexicon for multiple uses.

[@jahholmes]

dose it work with sub folders

[@DeeJayAARonYT]

yeah i gotta try this lol

[@Crossfader]

🤣🤣

[@DeeJayAARonYT]

@@Crossfader my library is in a state of emergency to say the least 😂 half of my library is on my third laptop & I’m still moving stuff over 🙃

[@sihargreaves]

It annoys me how Serato has been around so long but has ignored adding any sort of music library features to the software. Library management is literally 50% of DJing these days. The pricing of this is way off though lol. Does any one know if the tags are written into the meta data any where? I've been looking for something like this for a while to make smart playlists with. If they're not written any where that's annoying though.

[@lexicondj]

Tags are written to the files when you sync to Serato, because Serato saves everything into the music files. Your smartlists are sent to Serato too, and also kept in the Lexicon database. Tell me a bit more about what you're trying to do and I can help you through it.

[@DjPositiveP]

I have MP4 & MP3's in my library. Will it work for both audio & video files?

[@sangieredwolf]

Yes!! I do this. It just won't show a video preview but it will play the audio and organize them.

[@iansmithpersonal]

Excellent explanation because I was wondering how on earth someone could charge so much for what basically seemed to be a marginally improved version of what I get for free with my DJ software and would just increase my workflow because yet another sync set of operations has to keep being done. I now understand how useful the software can be but think the company is living in cloud cuckoo land with its pricing. Even worse, I downloaded the trial. I registered my account. I clicked on Discord to see if there were hints or tips and the software just hung with endless green progress spots and no menu or any way to say "Exit". I shut the app down and restarted. It just permanently hangs with a completely black screen and just progress spots and is impossible to do anything with. Lame. Nothing on the marketing pages indicates how long the trial lasts for or even refers to basics like there being a manual that your video overview showed a mention for. All very unprofessional in my view, which is funny given how often the makers keep saying it's for professionals in an attempt to justify the eye-watering price tag. On the positive side, the very poor experience has saved me wasting time trying it out AND spending an obscene amount of money every month. Will be survived if this survives much beyond a year or two given my experience and the current pricing.

[@cosmicfrequency5887]

sounds like user error to me.

[@TheVas1968]

HI CAN WE DO MP4

[@dj_them]

how stable is this software? slightly worries me how much you're stressing us to backup before using - wouldn't want to pay such a high price for something that's either glitchy or has the potential to destroy my library, in which case would be a giant waste of money

[@Crossfader]

We just say back up as a word of warning, nothing to do with the stability of the software. We recommend frequent backups regardless of what software you're using :)

[@lexicondj]

Lexicon actually makes a backup of your DJ app databases every day. But we'd still recommend doing a weekly full system (including music) backup. The software is very stable, but there is a small disclaimer: it works with 5 DJ apps that provide no documentation and no warning when changing anything, so when big changes in those DJ apps arrive, it's all hands on deck to make Lexicon compatible. Luckily that is a very rare event.

[@Lil_chels]

👌

[@DeejayWilly]

no one-time payment for life is a deal breaker for me. am totally against monthly subscription payments under any circumstances whatever the software offer

[@sangieredwolf]

Software has never been that way. When you pay once you're locked into that version and if it's not compatible with new DJ software versions, new OS, updated APIs... You're boned! Development is an ongoing process to keep this software compatible with nearly every DJ app out there and their versions. The dev is a one man shop and rent comes every month.

[@DeejayWilly]

@sangieredwolf i disagree as i have a lot of software that is one time payment and its for life with any updates too

[@TheVas1968]

CAN WE DO MP4

[@lexicondj]

MP4 files are supported

[@bbbs_only]

390$ a year.... xD

[@philanderson3533]

sorry but £30.00 a month is just an insane price, I would pay £5 or so a month. or a one off price of 40/50 quid for a one off payment. I give them 6 months with this model, shame as it looks good but way out my price range esp when paying beatport £35 a month I can just keep my stuff on a HDD and keep it on there. good luck though.

[@lexicondj]

That's the Pro plan with unlimited cloud storage. For all other features, you only need the Basic plan at a much lower price.

[@klub1037]

@@lexicondj I agree with Phil,50 quid one off seems cool for basic..Simply can't justify a rolling sub,far too expensive.shame

[@DJL1NK]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@mezmoe]

17:58 Bro deleted literally air at that point

[@MatthewCope]

wait, so it doesn't even update the actual MP3 files? What's the real point then.

[@sangieredwolf]

But it does though. If updates the tags and can rename and move your files on the hard drive. He should have showcased this as it's a great feature. You can even set a watch folder!

[@AmeyAOfficial]

FL Studio Shortcuts 🙌🏻 kzbin.infohlxxto19iSU?feature=share

[@amosluyk]

Far too expensive. Shame, for a reasonable price I'd be an immediate buyer. 15 per month is just foolish.

[@marcosbabeto]

👏👏👍

[@18Dummy18ISaid]

My main question is with the different music organizing software out there is there a software that would allow me to edit/add/remove only certain tags or elements in the comment field on a large scale while leaving certain preexisting parts of the comment unchanged? So for example. Let’s say I have 800 songs that I already have tagged.  Some of the songs share common tags but many do not. At some point I decide I want to add a tag to 300 out of 800 of those songs are to show that they are female artists, or female lead vocalists. keep in mind that these female artists are have their own unique tags based on the genre of music that they’re into, how successful on the charts they are, and when they came out, but I want add the fact that they are female artists to their already existing tags without changing what I’ve already tag. Is this possible with the Lexicon software, or any other music organization software that you all are aware of? Thanks in advance. Oh, and I use Virtual DJ by the way.

[@lexicondj]

If your tags are text based then you can achieve almost anything. You can remove/replace/suffix/prefix text in bulk so I think it should be possible. Let me know a concrete example and I can tell you more.

[@korova-moo]

shame the code doesn't work anymore i'd have given it a go

[@sangieredwolf]

It's MIX20 and worked for me yesterday

[@djxcel23]

14:48

[@koolkiwikat]

tried lexicon, got a refund....wasnt suitable for the music pools I use vs cleaning up my tag info

[@DJMaxK89]

I'm a bedroom dj can i use lexicon

[@Crossfader]

Of course

[@DJMaxK89]

@@Crossfader thanks

[@SuppeUrt]

Yes, if you receive serious cash for your bedroom sets.. 😛

[@slashwhatever]

15 bucks a month for software that isn't polished enough to line up interface controls correctly? Absolutely not.

[@Stray_side]

Just tried Lexicon, hated everything about it. It feels as if DJs these days are trying to use as much as possible to make the process of djing easier and less cumbersome. The real enjoyment in djing is the BLOODY PROCESS and then presenting your findings in a unique curated manner. Do the leg work - crate dig, do the leg work - set the cue / mem points, do the leg work - experiment with diff types of tracks, tempos genres, keys you name it. Above all USE YOUR EARS!! The industry is fast tracking itself to being a "push button, let tech decide everything for you", Just stand there and look like your sharing a good time. Not a fan of whats going on right now in all regards.

[@Stray_side]

We are fast approaching the "I did / do Nothing" DJ. Where is the enjoyment in all of this? No wonder why Grimes bombed out of her Shit show gig, no wonder why there isn't a single dj these days can beatmatch, no wonder the industry is in disarray. What ever happened to using your ears and feeling the vibe of the floor.

[@LollipopWoodworksNWA]

it's crazy that a niche product like this thinks it needs to have the same sub price of big streaming services like Netflix.. GREEDY!!!!!!!!

[@sangieredwolf]

Netflix = Giant corporation with billions in revenue Lexicon = one-man passion project to bring synergy between all the major DJ apps on a niche market filled with many cheapskate DJs.

[@hardwarelabor1631]

Powerfull software but in my opinion not good for permanent use

[@sangieredwolf]

Why?😊😊

[@tinostephens8813]

This is mad expensive, would rather a onetime purchase. Gotta pass 😢

[@Drelo120]

Help

[@Drelo120]

My serato crashes since I downloaded Lexicon DJ

[@ritchxmusic]

$39 PM.... nah mate

[@fireflamezdjflamez2966]

I didn't watch your video because you didn't mention virtual dj in your intro

[@dkae92]

Is there anything stopping you from just paying the first month, import your music library and merge and find missing stacks and delete duplicates etc.. do everything you need to do then unsubscribe? I can’t imagine it reversing everything you used it for..?

[@Crossfader]

Nope 😀

[@DJJada-Kai]

Does this work for converting serato Smartcrates as well?