How to use Rekordbox - Rekordbox Walkthrough

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

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[@evanbellman1573]

You are a lifesaver. I have been recently asked to teach a DJ/Sound Production class at the high school I work at and am currently learning how to DJ. I have no previous experience. I have two weeks. The pressure is on! Your videos are helping out so much! Thank you!

[@DaygoCarti]

how did you even get that position lmao

[@oConshien]

​@@DaygoCartiprobably by working at a high school ;)

[@dirkdiggler2379]

how did it go?

[@evangelicalH]

wow you know how upset id be as those students lmao

[@fabiotarocasalino257]

You’re the best DJing channel ever

[@jeremyr8793]

100%

[@MegaSloth]

For sure is

[@panique365]

Agreed. Very helpful and his accent makes it better lol

[@louminati4318]

You have just solved the missing file problem I have had for ages. Why is it, everybody else on KZbin fail to mention the simple stuff. There's a good reason why folk watch tutorials and that's because they don't know what they are doing.

[@davecarroll1683]

Man, thanks to this video I was able to prepare everything I needed onto my flash drive and practice on CDJs tonight before my first big gig using CDJs this weekend. I know exactly what I need to focus on in the day between now, and I'm more confident and comfortable with my preparation overall as a result of your help!!! I owe you mate! 🙏🙏 You're a legend.

[@josephbellamy4277]

I played at a club last week and your advice was spot on keep up the good work mate 👏🏼you helped me heaps.

[@Mat_Lock_DJ]

thanks for this video. I have last dj'd about 8 years ago and without any USB, only on CDs. I using traktor pro with S2 controller but I now have a gig with Pioneer kit and rekordbox so I need to ensure my trakcs work on the USB etc. This guide has been enlightning and useful for me, thanks.

[@bramm8az]

You're great!! Finally know how to jump 8bars without having to count them everytime haha!!

[@SleepingInAshes]

The Drum N Bass playlist makes you cool in my book Thanks for the tips

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha love my DNB :)

[@brunorrsilva]

Finally bought my FLX4. ABSORVING ALLLL YOUR VIDS 😂

[@sendesilva1857]

you're a legend man im a serato user wanting to transition into rekordbox and this video explained things so well!!

[@mosesarturo6136]

you all probably dont give a damn but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly lost the account password. I would love any assistance you can give me!

[@kitagendaelijah770]

You're one open minded teacher.thumbs up dude.

[@mavsmixes6062]

Just want to say thanks, I found a number of your videos really useful, especially this with the differences in cue points, the vid with the differences between controllers and club gear and the mistakes newbies usually make. youve allayed a number of my worries before my 1st club gig so a lot less nervous now! Nice one 👍

[@autumnvega7542]

as a upcoming artist dj ....i really enjoyed this video especially how animated and slightly sarcastic you are it great lol

[@bryanbennett7558]

love the clear learning objectives at the beginning! great for notes! loving these vids!

[@edenandmeadow]

great video dude..... clear and giving..... thank you .... for being you

[@warrenedward1462]

Another great video mate. Well explained and easy to follow. Keep them coming teacher!

[@paulwright9988]

great video mate - very clear and easy to understand, gj

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Glad it helped

[@jeremyr8793]

There is no other channel like yours, keep up the good work! much appreciated!

[@MrSkel69]

Hello! Since this is a fairly recent video post, may I ask what USB sticks are currently the most efficient for Rekordbox? I have a Pioneer XDJ-RX2 and I've looked through forums and older youtube videos that claim that - SanDisk Extreme Pro CZ88 128GB USB3.0 and Corsair Flash Voyager GTX 128GB USB3.0 WERE among the best. Currently, those are no longer being sold as those models have been upgraded. I have heard to stay away from Corsair for Rekorbox and the newer Sandisk SDCZ880 Extreme Pro USB 3.1 has some claims of dying after a few uses and overheating in some instances. I just want to make a proper choice when it comes to selecting a dependable USB that won't die in the middle of a DJ set. Any suggestions on newer models? Thank you.

[@inside_billys_brain]

Beat rekordbox tutorial I have seen on KZbin. 🙌

[@billblair8169]

Thank u very much. That was alot of help. Just starting off and really needed a vid like this

[@GoodVibes_4You]

Big Thanks :) ... Great Tutorial , really enjoyed this and learnt a lot too

[@AnyaMasalova]

This is very helpful, thank you so much!

[@agooddaytoplay3114]

It's been a while since I didn't laugh that much as when i've read the texts from Olivia, hope the kiten issue went allright.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha

[@rikuwaves]

I chuckled at that too.

[@martincollins3221]

Love your presentation style. Would a run through of the various 'plans and pricing' on RB be a good idea? Just a thought.

[@deanybott]

Excellent as ever. Your teaching is always on point and I wished I still lived in Sydney as I would of defiantly book one of your courses.

[@robertlucido7338]

stumbled onto your video. Excellent job! personal and detailed. I will subscribe and look into your class. Thanks!!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Awesome, thank you! I really appreciate that.

[@jayswiss4201]

Amazing tutorial man! As a beggineer this is exactly what I needed. Your a great teacher!

[@prezek2]

Hello Andrew. First of all, congratulations on an excellent presentation of Recordbox, as well as all other topics in general. Simple, entertaining, effective... bravo. But I have a simple question that I have never found an answer to. Is it possible to automatically convert hot cues to memory cues, and not just manually one at a time. To clarify, I personally use the controller in Serato and transfer playlists from Serato to Rekordbox to prepare sets. Hot cues are automatically transferred, but I want memory cues to be automatically marked at these points. Is this possible at all without me having to enter them manually? Thank you in advance for your answer and especially many more great video content...

[@ShahrukhKhan-fe3qi]

This helps so much, thank you!

[@jaco6757]

This is what I needed! Thank u so much☀️

[@buddafingaz9403]

Thanx buddy, awesome video, been gettn ready to try out my Rekordbox license that came with my Pioneer DJM 250 MK2 Mixer, mostly working on skratching honestly, but definitely wanna get up to the level of mixing & skratching eventually....... 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👍👌💪🙏😎🎄🐺

[@Travellerstheory]

can you please make sure that kittens cage is moved into the cooler room...? :D

[@pyr0t1ca]

Beat me to it! Mrow :)

[@tonyvargas1781]

Thank you Rekordbox wizard!

[@j00hyun]

Amazing video! Is there a way to import the entire collection automatically to the USB and not just the playlist? Thanks!

[@jademann3993]

Great tutorial - well explained and super helpful, thanks!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@djpapakuma]

Great video mate! I appreciate your style of teaching! :)

[@heyyblitz3089]

This guy is a legend

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you!

[@liamwhitchurch6637]

Hats off and respect ! Awesome instruction 👍👊

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you so much 👍

[@joedriver2588]

I love the sign language. I wouldn't have understood any of this if it weren't for all the hand gestures. Lol

[@andrewbeeston5103]

Great video that’s answered a number of questions I had. I’m due a laptop upgrade and wondered how you find Rekordbox on a 13” MBP? What spec is it? Appreciate this isn’t a DJ question but hey 👍

[@EncinoMan703]

Great video. Very informative, I have a better understanding of Rekordbox because of it. I was just curious: where can I find the tutorial where I can see how to work the Performance mode? Thanks!

[@PaulDickson7]

Great video, thank you for sharing

[@SapsTube]

Very helpful video. Thanks so much!

[@philmister]

Great walk through of the program. Is there a way so set the viewable field column or do you have to set it to the way you like every time you open the software?

[@blablabla1196]

Thank you Armond, I will use your teachings the next time I DJ at White Lotus.....(cocaine snort)

[@tomhewett3468]

I’m using serato at the moment and have all my music on there. Is it possible to transfer music straight from serato into rekordbox as all wav/mp3 files are not organised on my computer and it would take years to move it all into rekordbox manually

[@bushtucker66]

Great Vid. Learnt so much. Thanks. Subbed

[@davidcarter5329]

Hello any recommendation on where to download high quality music for free or cheap? Also to discover music as well? thank you!

[@fingrimmond1685]

Great video mate, very helpful.

[@TwilightSentinel]

Do you foresee any issue with having a terabyte hard drive formatted to FAT32, then having the master database 4 record box also on that hard drive?

[@lethai61]

Thank you !

[@ste7193]

Brill, thanks that's was good stuff.

[@Noa15Lv]

The worst enemy at the moment for me is Waveform... Like, on virtualDJ i can like scroll all way, so i can see full song with its waveform... In rekordbox, i can scroll it littlebit and keep an eye on small waveform box under song name is kinda difficult. Any recommendation? Waiting for reply, thanks :)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I think we should all learn to rely on the waveforms less, this is old skool and promotes listening and feeling more. That's why I like older gear, it's more challenging.

[@brandonjunus458]

awesome video, i really learn a lot from these, thanks for posting quick question though- i noticed rekordbox has some issues with the BPM grid for songs with variable BPM and changing BPM (eg. songs like Travis Scott - SICKO MODE ft. Drake). Do you have any tips on dealing with variable BPM? or would recommend just ignoring the grid for theses kinds of songs and just going with beat matching.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Yes short answer - avoid, long answer: I'll need to do a video at some point on advanced beatgridding - but you are right, it's not as straight forward on Rekordbox as Serato when it comes to (ableton term) warping the track ;)

[@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

[@performance910]

Thanks, mate!

[@djclovisa5463]

Great video always something good to learn from your videos one thing though ,I wouldn't use the laptop on the Mixer that's not a good plan.See how well you teach we very observant lol. I am just teasing .

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha, thanks buddy :)

[@djclovisa5463]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool love your vids they really good

[@KordTaylor]

Thanks for this. 👍🏻

[@carolinerigby2]

thank you!

[@SweetWillieB]

Love these tutorials but I need to know - did you ever get back to Olivia?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Haha, not quick enough it seems, we broke up ;)

[@basicPROcreator]

Thank you...

[@lukebuckingham9755]

Hey I imported and made a playlist with a usb I’ve got.. so I bought a hard drive and copied the file to the HD but when I put the usb back in the laptop the rekordbox olay lost said files not found when I tried to play a track but the file of tracks was still on the usb becaue it allowed me to re export them Into the olay list lol any ideas what happen

[@oladimejiolaolorun243]

hey can you please make a super basic video for us newbie DJs

[@luxah29th54]

How do I add songs to the playlist on my USB if I’ve already exported that whole playlist before hand ?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Just overwrite it or rename it :)

[@gravemind3859]

Anybody with the track ID in the intro? And the track ID at 10:40? They both sound foxxxy.

[@djclevy9241]

Liked b4 a even watched it 👍 always helpful your videos ma friend thank you a fell for that mistake the first time a used rekordbox a would loose the song in rekordbox because a moved it from ma desktop a had to relocate them in rekordbox

[@pistolenbob9876]

how do i fix the grid in a song, if the software analyses it wrong? Great vid btw, keep it up

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Go to 20.31 in video :)

[@pistolenbob9876]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool ah somehow is missed it, i watched thr whole video but i must have zoned out for a minute. Thanks! With genres such as drum n bass the grid is wrong as often as it is correct, so this'll be very useful

[@buddafingaz9403]

Can Rekordbox actually work on an Android Tablet? I dont have a computer rite now, & usually use my vinyl, but wanna be able to utilize both DVS & Vinyl..... Ive been able to download & open the app on my tablet, & even as far as cueing my drops, & hot cues, forgive me, im really new at this, but, was wondering if I'd be able to set this up with my tablet, & my Audio-Technica AT-LP 140XP, & Pioneer DJM 250 MK2 Mixer?? Thanx a bunch my friend..... 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👍👌💪🙏😎🎄🐺

[@AW-ky2in]

So, it seems that Rekordbox won't allow me to move tracks up or down (change the order) in my playlist. I've tried pressing the "#" but to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks! :)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Switch to export mode

[@clemensland3046]

Awesome, thank you.

[@fucsiafoster9555]

HI, great video! I have a quick question. To adjust the first beat I have followed the steps: find the kick, hit cue then memory but the change doesn't get saved. So if reload the track the first beat is still off and I have to fix it again. Is there a way to save the change?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

How strange, I have never experienced this. I always hit cue and memory to save and never had any issues. If you were a student (eg: have bought the course - sorry but my allegiance is to my students), you could send a video and we could take this to email and troubleshoot it, otherwise hopefully you can find someone on YT who has had a similar issue :)

[@eilanninharrisblack]

The real question is... did the Kitten get moved to the cooler room?

[@JANPAULofficial]

Dude thanks for this! My question is...what are the white markers on the bottom of the waveform? I've noticed that they show up every 128 beats...is there a way to change the number of beats these show up?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Minute markers. You can't move them, nor would you want to, as they are helpful in taking educated guess when mixing without cues :)

[@louminati4318]

Wonder if you can help me. I have Rekordbox and a XDJ-RX2 and I am getting no audio from the headphone cue either deck. If I press the middle cue button I get sound. No idea what's going on.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Try moving the mixing dial above the headphone volume dial to the centre (12pm)

[@johnqsears7148]

What’s the difference between Rekordbox and Serato DJ pro? Which one is more common at venues? Should we have both?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Both are great, but if you wish to use USBS in club you have to prepare your music for USB, using Rekordbox

[@louminati4318]

Hi mate, battling on with Rekordbox and I've got to grip with most of it. However, I was wondering when in export mode and realigning the beat grid using some old acid house vinyl rips, Rekordbox seems to put the beats in order, but further down the track, the beats go off beat again. In other words, its not analysing properly. Using modern tekno tracks, it's spot on. I'm thinking it's the laptop i'm using. It's a Fujitsu Intel i.5 - 323om CPU @ 2.60 GHz : Installed Ram 16.00Gb: It may not be powerful enough. Anyway Do you have a detailed tutorial on analysing in edit mode. Thanks

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

This is a tough one as it could be a variety of things, but my guess is it could be the tracks and possibly where you are getting them from. If it's just the odd track I'd follow oath of least resistance and simply not use that track or of course ignore the grid and beat match it like the old days - last weeks video was on that.

[@louminati4318]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool Thanks for the reply. I go way back I was buying electro 12"s in London in 1984 and buying techno until 2000. So I'm trained to use headphones. My problem is mixing anything not electronic for a substantial length of time. To be honest most people can't. I've been buying rare CD collections of people and selling them on. So most of my music is ripped direct from CD or has been ripped to vinyl given to me by my mate.

[@panic7659]

What speaker is that buddy?

[@lisayuan]

dumb questions but when u 'export' the playlist to the USB, does it copy over the source music files? So does the USB have to be like a decent GB size? and what happens if you want to override the playlist with a new one? do u just delete the original from the USB?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

It does everything you have asked automatically: yes copies across source file and all metadata (saved cues, keys etc), will over ride old playlists with same name and I would suggest a 16GB 3.0 fast loading :) I used Sandisk Ultra 16GB 3.0

[@roymustangu]

did you take care of the kittens?

[@djtilal24]

I feel little bit complicated to get cuz and memory part

[@mixandaudio5102]

Hello Andrew thanks for the tutorial do you have another one with more details in setting cue points ?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

100% but it's part of my free mini course on my website: www.clubreadydjschool.com/free-videos/

[@dwaynejohnson4892]

good stuff

[@chefwenumba2776]

Can you still use rekordbox when you not connect to the internet

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Yes, no internet connection needed.

[@thehousemixer_Dj]

What can i do when i can't hear audio out on "Preview"?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Switch to export mode :)

[@thehousemixer_Dj]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool thanks I'll try it out

[@Badalexander213]

good tutorial, but arranging tracks with these softwares is a nightmare, boy do i miss vinyl.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I hear ya!

[@ark81205]

Do i need to make a storyline for my set??

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Do what feels right - I feel intuition comes into set crafting :)

[@djmarcopenta]

Who else checked their phone at 19:29 ? You better text back Olivia!

[@ZacharySound]

The website link does not work it goes to a 404 error. (link in the descirption)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I'll check it out - thanks Zach

[@ZacharySound]

​@@ClubReadyDJSchool The links are working for me now. Not sure what my issue was.

[@ZacharySound]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool Andrew - since you reply to your comments I am intrigued to try and throw some video ideas your way because it inspires me you would read them :) Please keep an eye out as I plan to do a write up and send it your way on another comment and/or email.

[@only4coco150]

=>=>=> The "INTRO TRACK" is awesome =>=>=> WOOOW!!!!! =>=>=> Somebody has the "TRACK NAME" please? =)) =)) =)) thx's

[@MediaEasier]

Did he move the kitten cage???

[@themanifestingchannel]

Did you remember to move the kittens cage?...lol For anyone confused go to...11.15

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Of course, I love my cats!!

[@carboncopy_]

It’s not letting me verify my email, any advice?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

If you email [e-mail] he'll sort you out (my tech guy).

[@carboncopy_]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool thanks, I got it sorted out

[@MrLondon2London]

Did you move the kittens to a cooler room?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Of course xo

[@bigdaz7272]

Wish they would rename the Tempo Button to Anti Chipmunk button :)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Me too!

[@FrankSunFilms]

so did the kitten's cage move to the cooler room 😂

[@helderalmeida2790]

Rekordbox doesn't has a bottom that let's you stop inserting a new track into the track that's playing

[@garbaccino]

subsucribed

[@samueldemeijer794]

I hope you moved that kitten out of the sun bro