How To Export Rekordbox Playlists To USB

Learn how to get started with CDJs in this 3 part tutorial series. In the first episode, you will learn how to import music into the Rekordbox software before exporting it to a USB ready to play with on Pioneer DJ CDJs.
In this video, we'll show you how to export your Rekordbox playlists to a USB drive! This is a useful tool if you want to move your playlists to a new computer or if you want to share your music with other people.
If you've been trying to find a way to export your playlists to a USB drive but don't know how then this video is for you! We'll show you step by step how to export your playlists to a USB drive and make sure everything goes smoothly so you can keep your music organized and easy to access!
How To Format USB for Rekordbox with WINDOWS: www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1044...
There are some troubleshooting tips, like how to locate missing files, how to format your USB correctly for CDJs, and how to sync new data back to Rekordbox from the USB.
00:00 - 00:30 Getting Started
00:30 - 01:23 Formatting USB for CDJs
01:23 - 01:56 Rekordbox Export Mode
01:56 - 03:48 Importing & Music Management
03:48 - 04:55 Locate Missing Files
04:55 - 07:46 Exporting To USB
07:46 - 08:35 DON'T DO THIS
08:35 - 09:00 Safe Eject
09:00 - 09:22 Watch Part 2
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[@MrJmhess77]

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[@karlbrowne3361]

Brilliant info here for me. I am a 45 year old DJ that has only just moved from CDJ1000s to an XDJ RX3 so I have to learn all this Recordbox business in export and performance. This video has helped me analyse my tracks and now I can start using the hardware with the laptop. Great presentation here my friend ❤️💯

[@Descota]

You truly saved me! I hadn't been able to find my folders when I would plug in to play at shows for the last several weeks. Just a hope and a prayer every time. THANK YOU for the clear & quick explanation!

[@zsoltbartos7802]

Thanks man! This vid just probably saved me, first time this weekend playing on Cdj’s. Respect.

[@occocreative]

You did a fantastic job explaining 👏🏽 thank you !

[@NataliaElle]

You're so good at explaining and showing the steps. Thank you so much

[@sibelbal8213]

As a beginner DJ who needed mp3 export and was getting despondent about the .flac and .wav mode, THANK YOUUUU

[@dweltmusic]

This is the next step in my progression

[@cashvault1996]

Same here, for going from controller to the CDJs. These guys are a big help. You sure cannot get that much help out there as you used to. Even as being a DJ and knowing this stuff, sometimes you get stuck and need help figuring these things out and there used to be people that they can contact or collaborate with like other DJs or Pioneer personnel that can help you for cheap, but now it’s all about the money, so you’re kind of on your own. Thank you so much Crossfader, you’re my heroes. 👍

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Thank you Jamie, thanks to this video I was able to perform last night without any problems.

[@speckles9251]

Thank you! Finally ... someone goign thjrough the moves as they apply ... not an SQL tutorial

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

all your videos have been a tremendous help

[@djrawfeek]

very helpful thank you I finally made the switch from serato to rekordbox and its been so much fun playing ob CDJS without a laptop. I highly recommend every dj to make the switch to rekord box as its a no hassle way to play tracks and connect with your crowd minus the laptop. I love you all.

[@MischiefMusicGroup]

This is great and thorough. I know what I need to do in minutes

[@bigdaz7272]

Good stuff man. You should have gone into the 'options' a bit though when Exporting your USBs, some real important Metadata stuff you can only change/set when Exporting like how your 'Key' is displayed, Alphanumeric ect when you plug the Sticks into the Players

[@davidhamming6206]

Thanks Jamie, really helpful videos as always!!!

[@HarmonixEnt]

Great video, great explanation. Very helpful. Thank you

[@steveball4825]

The best info on KZbin. Easy to understand and follow. Thanks very much.

[@Crossfader]

Great to hear! Thanks for the feedback

[@JayM_10]

Really needed this video💯🙏

[@fireinthesky_71]

Thank you for showing how to sync USB💯

[@mathewfortuin4010]

Thanks for the help ! Never understood the process of prepping your music for a set.

[@xazher2597]

really helped! did my first gig and it went well hopefully i can keep coming back to play

[@Wizard-by2jk]

Excellent clip, thank you so much 🙂

[@s_ms865]

Jamie u r the best, love u so much!

[@user-fh2cs4pp5r]

exceptionally good!!

[@MrMuir333]

You're a legend! Thank you So much bruv :)

[@user-sg1jr3ee1v]

thank u so much for this video!

[@Bavubuka]

How do you ensure that the entire track order you had on rekordbox playlist on your laptop, will show up in the exact same order when you plug in your usb on a new hardware? Thanks for the awesome videos.

[@emreydnxmusic]

Thanks for all your helpa Jamie and your hair looks good 😄 love n support from Turkey

[@d-jemme]

Lol that was the first thing I thought too "oh look at his cute hair!"

[@bigdjerminator524]

Thanks very much this is helpful

[@nathanielsteven_]

I know how to do this I just came here cuz I saw your hair is longer. Looks good jamie, cheers mate

[@RAMSEYSPENCER]

Man ... your hair is amazing :) great style .. when Im in London we need to do a photoshoot ... :)

[@Ilyakargarsamaani]

... Thank you So much Man!

[@vusimichael8747]

Thanks man 😀

[@Ihateevilpeople]

Thank you 🙏

[@serious6037]

Thank you.

[@antoinee9036]

thank you!

[@iwasaqDJ]

thx 😊

[@viniciuslll]

Tysm my bro

[@ThokozaniMtshali47]

Thank you

[@NickM-jl9qf]

This is a very good information, Thank You. Am I able to export my entire collection to USB using sync manager rather than just a playlist?

[@Cannaberry450]

Why the fck did you made this video the exact time I need it 😂👍🏼

[@inna716]

thanks a lot

[@alyssalovethedj]

Glad to see you guys making KZbin content again instead of all those portrait mode tick tock shorts...

[@alyssalovethedj]

Lawrence, I love you man, but I still believe that KZbin content is 10,000 times more important than Instagram and tick tock...

[@brianconstanza8098]

thankssssss a lottttttttttt!!!!!

[@shadychat]

Great vid thanks! What if i only want to store my music on my usb device because I don't have enough space on my laptop?

[@lukestevenson1489]

Loved this video - really well explained! When I try to transfer playlists from rekordbox to my USB it skips transferring the same playlists each time. Could this mean my USB is corrupted?

[@JAYJUNO_ofc]

make sure you dont have any tracks in the playlist that are corrupt or still trying to analyze !!

[@iamvalnei]

GREAT VIDEO, for my music I have Beatport subscription, can I export them as well??. thank you!

[@karlmainzer4610]

Good video. When exporting, why can we not link to the media already on the stick, instead of having to make a new copy? I keep all my media on my stick.

[@JammTj664]

tnks very much, im gonna study this video so much, cus i was trying to find a place hjere in my cirty with cdj players but there is none!

[@hiranm8944]

Great video Jamie, I've followed your steps - all was fine apart from one thing... when I made new playlists and hit sync manager, I could not see them in the D drive (USB), what I am I doing wrong?

[@Amatteus]

Excelent video.. I am afraid you forgot to say that when exporting to a usb pen drive you alxo esport the menu configuration of the CDj.( colors of the wave, etc..)... Do you have any other video on this?

[@juiceydanger6069]

Very helpful vid. Is there a vid for connecting the laptop straight into the CDJs, rather than using USBs?

[@klootenviool]

They made a video on this a few years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHbdnq2rpLZ1Y68

[@stevenherrera222]

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[@AT-wl9yq]

Once you are done working with a song, always lock the track so it can't be analyzed again by accident.

[@davidhughes8574]

Thanks for the video. I'm new to RB coming from Serato. I have imported my library to RB? but I don't have any playlists. Is it possible to bring my library onto a USB without having any playlists? All my crates are still in Serato, I've been trying to convert them using the DJCU but I haven't had much success! Any ideas. Thanks

[@theaverageguy3884]

Thanks for all the i formation. I just bought a XDJ X-Z and thought i would get Rekorbox pro for free. Guess i was wrong ?

[@colewalker4341]

I’ve seen a couple videos covering the same transfer from Recordbox to USB, I think it’s more efficient and safer to directly transfer all your music from record box to your music files and then on to a USB, that way you can use the same USB on other DAWs and extensions while still having all your music saved in one place! Let me know if this helps, peace out ✌🏽

[@We_Run_Up_Hills]

any way to get a peep at that UK garage folder o.O. would be happy just listening to a mix from it! i love ukg but im very picky and the good stuff is hard to find!

[@syneman1]

Do you recommend San Disk Ultra USB sticks? I'm using some metallic Samsung sticks and they seem good too.

[@Alpha-iu2ny]

When I click the synchronize playlist with device box nothing happens . 😞 I have a gig this coming Friday I’m doing transition from controller to cdjs . I’m struggling with all this computer ways . I really appreciate your videos are very informative. So do you know what I’m facing ? Thanks in advance

thanks for all the info! newbie here, does anyone know if it's only for cdj or can I use the usb for xdj's and cdj at the same time?

[@TheMirko1969]

hello, very useful video, but I had a problem, a practice with the external ssd that I used as a rekordbox library to then export to another ssd or usb stick, unfortunately it broke. Now I find myself in the situation of having the whole library on the ssd where I had exported all the playlists of my library. Is there a way to put the library back to how it was before???

[@jonathanclyburn699]

Where do you find the history tracks on the USB to make the playlist after you have played the songs? Trying to find the history of songs on the computer to put the playlist out there.

[@juice2868]

Hello, I have my first proper gig tonight. And I’ve exported my songs onto my usb but I’m scared incase I get there and they haven’t been exported properly. Is there any way of checking this prior? Any quick reply would be very appreciated

[@iits_retro9548]

Main part starts at 5:30!

[@bobbylord9948]

Thank you for the video! But I’ve done these exact steps and it then stops on certain percentages when exporting! 😭 I have the newest rekordbox, new usb Please help!!

[@jordanlance886]

Great video thank you! But you left out one tip that i had to find elswhere to get this to work at all. Apparently you cannot format to FAT32 unless your usb is 32gb or smaller. I bought a larger one and the format option does not appear whatsoever and i was very frustrated for a few hours until i figured it out! Thanks again though!

[@hagridpeter4454]

How did you figure it out? Same problem here

[@jordanlance886]

@@hagridpeter4454 i just went and bought a USB that was 32gb and it was set to FAT32 by default so i didnt even have to do anything. The USB has to be 32gb or smaller to format to FAT32

[@VentureSilk]

Thanks for the video but what I noticed is that you can find hundreds of similar videos on youtube about exporting rekordbox playlist to USB but why nobody mentions about file formats? The official CDJ documentation mentions that 44/24 bit is a supported file format but in reality these type of file are not recognized by CDJs so I assume the only way is to use 44/16bit? Any recommendation or experience regarding AIFF?

[@imanwallis4594]

aiff is the way to go not mp3

[@podrido66]

@crossfader what if I'm just using Rekordbox to create a playlist for the cdj so that my tracks show up in order with cue points and my music is stored on the USB but not on my MacBook? Will that work?

[@edgarP72]

Does the hot cue and loop we seted up in performance mode are saved or no ?

[@zigzagsamuel8902]

Is the XDJ 700 free to use? Apart from using performance mode with it

[@ralphiedee]

Hey mate been having some issues as I just got back from a 4 gig tour. DO you have a private box so I can explain my issue with RB and exporting info to USB problem . Waiting for the Pioneer Forum is way too long. RD

[@aminoacids13]

Thnx a lot! 1 question: when I export any playlist to usb via Sync Manager, the Name of the playlist doesnt show up. It only says Unknown Artist (with every playlist). Can I just rename the playlist later on on the USB drive or isnt that a good idea?

[@pedromatiasofficial]

do you use MAster boot record or guid partition while clicking in security options? any reasones my sandisk extreme 64gb are too slow? in fat32 and journaled

[@DjMorningstartrancedj]

What's the best USB stic to use with CDJ's??? What brand ?

[@zillboy20]

Which software is the best for DDJ flex 6 serato or rekordbox

[@liftedaura99]

you should have added the way that you can export your actual rekordbox settings so if you plug into a laptop it's setup like your home setup is

[@djscratchbw]

What brand & model USB did you use in this video?

[@Alpha-iu2ny]

I just have the option of MS-DOS(FAT) . Is it ok or it have to be the one you show here specifically?

[@Bavubuka]

Do you have to do this everytime you want to add a new playlist to your drive? I need to erase everything and format everytime I want to add new playlist?

[@kevinsadri9280]

Do you have to format your usb? I tried and I did not have the fat32 format option,

[@wesselbergsma1299]

Hey i have a question Dose the mt function fix the pitch sound on the track when you speed him up? Thanks.

[@alexcollins6424]

yes

[@Blazh_di_Mitrov]

1:27 Why I don't have an access to the "Export Mode"? Is it because I use the free version of Rekordbox? Thanks in advance.

[@charlymadea_official]

Did you found out mate?

[@kofigeorge8571]

What if you source your music from soudncloud? Will this still work for the music I’ve saved from soundcloud?

[@efk6956]

i exported the files like you did, but dont see the playlist under the album (contents) so im not sure if it got exported correctly

[@gothadrive]

Which USB flash drive are you using? Brand name, label, capacity..?

[@davidhughes8574]

Thanks for the video. When i start RB i get a message with the RB symbol and a lock saying RB wants to make changes and asks me to enter my PW info. When i do it rejects it. when i hit cancel RB starts up! Any idea what thats about? Thanks

[@AI.MarketingMastery]

Does this work, if I loaded the songs from my connected SoundCloud in recordbox?

[@mr_c0dyfr0]

my mac is only letting me do ms DOS (FAT) not fat 32 like ur video. Is this gonna be an issue for me and my usb is 256gb 3.1

[@meirbarlev]

i have ver 6.6.4 of rekordbox. The audio level output is low. how can i increase the audio level in my PC through the rekordbox settings? i do not find the master volume or mixer or other ways to change the volume

[@Petergoneflyfishing]

Excellent video. I just wish it worked for me. I have tried both FAT32 and Mac OS Journaled. I have also tried three different jump drives: Sandisk Extreme Pro 3.1, Sandisk Extreme 3.0, and a PNY 2.0. I have no idea what is going on. The export window just stays at 0%. I am on Monterey 12.6 and Rekordbox 6.67. Any help is appreciated.

[@bobbylord9948]

I’m having the same, stopping at 10%

[@charlymadea_official]

Did you found out mate?

[@charlymadea_official]

Did you found out mate?@@bobbylord9948

[@Silentmelody107]

No devices are appearing in my devoces section even though my usb is plugged in ??

[@jamesalexander4411]

It would also be useful if you could explain how to deal with tracks that fail to export to your USB. Rekord Box just prompts you to look at the export log for errors...

[@jamesalexander4411]

I have since this comment figured out why it does this. When this happens you will be given a log list of what tracks didn’t export. Just go into your Playlist, find the track and try to play in in the Playlist. It won’t play, which means you have to right click and AUTO RELOCATE. It will take a couple of seconds and your done. Do this to all the track that didn’t export and then Export the whole list again. Then it will work fine!!!

[@1josejcs-music]

Hola tengo un usb de 256 que la casilla de exportar sale en gris y no aparece el dispositivo ,es nuevo , probe con varios de 32 y no hay problemas pero los de mas gigas dice biblioteca corrompida,porque?.gracias

[@ernestoguevara905]

Will this work with Tidal playlists?

[@MultiBloxx]

Analysed all my tracks in rekordbox with sync manger for my usb as soon as plug my usb into the xdj-rx it will show the wave forms and BPM for the first couple of tacks when I load another track after there is no wave form anymore it's annoying

[@michiel4032]

I did not know Alexander Zverev became a KZbinr

[@shadremusic898]

This tutorial was miles more complex than it needed to be 😂

[@EI_Greko]

Please make a better one🙏

[@LoganLaTulippe]

it really wasn't lol, which part was hard for you to follow?

[@electronicbox6990]

I have an interesting question and strangly enough, nobody talks about it. When I export files to USB or SD card, rekordbox shows me a message that not all files ware exported, but does not say WHY. I did proper tags ex, nothing helps. Also Rekordbox makes a text file in My Documents folder/ Rekordbox with the files that are not exported. Any video maybe on the subject?

[@DJBaldr]

Hi, when I played my tracks they used to have a green colour now they just turn back white, I cant see what track i have played and what track I didnt play, how to turn it back on? Can somebody explain please :)

[@mariofat7128]

can i connect pioneer cdj 400 to rekordbox ver 6 in 2022 how to use pioneer cdj 400 x2 with a software nowdays please help thnx crossfader