Rekordbox: The Ultimate Guide

[@OHLR]

Thanks Christian! We started on Native Instruments Traktor Pro and now just got our first set of CDJ-3000's and getting started with Rekordbox. The two programs have a lot in common. We will be spending time on your channel, thanks for so many helpful videos!

[@benfuturesoul5000]

Hi Christian. Have to say this tutorial has been extremely insightful. I purchased a Pioneer XDJ-RX yesterday and only installed Rekordbox to my Mac today. Within half an hour I now feel extremely confident with utilising this system. I was extremely frustrated at the looseness of the grid but know my beats are tighter than a golf ball through a garden hose. I'll always be Old Skool in terms of being a beat matching vinyl DJ, however I do believe it's all about embracing the future and not fighting it. The creativity I can express with this now industry standard set up will no doubt allow me to fit many records and creative mash ups into my sets. Big up yourself. Peace. B

[@christianjackson]

nice man, glad to hear that

[@newflipcompany]

Nice video! My tip: I like to assign different colours to the memory cue points, so you don't need to label them all but still know what they are for. E.g. Drops are red, Mix out points are orange, Bridge/Interludes green, Vocals Purple, etc.

[@stevef4186]

That's what i do but for different references.

[@MitchellFrederick]

ive been using serato since 2006 and have decided to make my life even more easier with rekordbox lol. this guide showed me everything that i needed to know to get started. thank you man!

[@joshuafreeman244]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks Christian! I must add - for anyone that is creating and placing MEMORY CUES - you must move the CUE point (above the play button) to the desired placement of the red memory marker. This may go with out saying but took me a few minuets to figure out lol.

[@harmonicvibrations6229]

Great video bro! Very well explained! Keep up the great work bro! You've done some EXCELLENT tutorial/repair videos lately. I like your long ass videos, especially when it comes to Pioneer DJ gear! This video right here, has taught me how to fully utilise Rekordbox with my CDJ 2000 Nexus' You Sir, are a Pioneer DJ geek! A cool Pioneer DJ geek :) Pioneer seriously need to know about your KZbin channel bro! You deserve free Pioneer DJ gear! You explained Rekorbox better than Pioneer themselves! And I ain't shitting ya there bro! You are my go to guy when it comes to Pioneer DJ gear!

[@christianjackson]

Harmonic Vibrations Haha, thank you :) I'm sure one day they will notice ;)

[@emmettmuckeroy6961]

I am new to Rekordbox but found the video very helpful. I have been a Native Instruments/Traktor guy for over 8 years but looking to move to Pioneer. Thanks for the information.

[@fongy200]

I think you refer to the Dj's who are next level, spiritual with it. When they have a crowd in front of them they can draw the energy from the crowd, enduse different feelings, basicaly knowing when to use whichever tune they choose. A proper DJ cannot be taught, sure you can be taught to match beats and scratch, flip the crossfader from side to side (cutting) But you either have it or you don't and most don't.

[@djstuartj]

AT LAST! A full tutorial of Rekordbox 3! Thank you Christian :-)

[@TheMusicMachineDJ]

Thank you Christian! Throwing in with the XDJ-RX next month (or whenever Pioneer ships my order). As a mobile, I used to love my CDJ1000/DJM600 set up. After dropping CDs I went Numark for their HD controllers (no computer hook up). Very convenient, but really missed the feel of my Pios. Tried Denon with VDJ and a couple Serato iterations. Your tutorial video helped sell me on coming back.

[@jimwerwath5850]

Thank you Mr. Jackson !!! Best tutorial I have seen. Pioneer needs to pay you.

[@auntieayla]

This was soooooo helpful! Best 44 minutes I've spent this week!

[@ElcoWeitering]

never thought of mapping out all major changes, thanks for that. also putting in a loop beforehand is really handy (making it red) there is a way around to organising playlists, I usually make folders and put folders in that containing a particular bpm range in that genre. Like Classics 090-099 - Classics 100-109 - Classics 110-119 etc.

[@alanpelz]

Outstanding! Just what I was looking for - have been using Rekordbox for the past year and still learned a lot :-)

[@thomasthomas-ev8cn]

Just got in to Rekordbox after years of Serato so thanks a lot for clearing out some questions/issues i had!!

[@Eircans]

Thank you bra (Bro in South Africa), I loved every minute of the video. I just got rekordbox yesterday and this is a great tool. Thanks a lot

[@djghostonthewheels]

Thanks so much man, this is one of the best tutorials on KZbin

[@aksitube]

Even pioneer haven't came up with a video so well explained. They should give you a job or definitely pay you for doing their job for them better than what they've came up with so far

[@milesworner9564]

thanks for putting your time into this, ive learnt in 40 mins what would have taken me weeks to learn!

[@peterayala3223]

The best tutorial on KZbin!

[@angelachan342]

Thank you for the thorough guide! It's my first time using rekordbox, so this is really helpful!

[@technicaldifficultysupport]

Thank you so much for this walkthrough. Seriously. I still am a little unclear on "memory" vs "hotcue" but it doesn't matter I got tons to play with. Thanks!

[@djninnav]

Excellent video, thank you ! Just found out about Rekordbox, been beatmatching since forever, time to step up and make my life easier ( after i map my tracks that is ), now i feel like when i installed and opened Ableton for the first time lol

[@christianjackson]

+Ninna V It's definitely worth it to take some time and mess around with the different features to suit your style of playing

[@martyoconnor7211]

Christian, you did correctly predict that notes would eventually be visible in memory cues. Not sure if it was on this video, or another one of yours, but I can speak for the XDJ-RX, and it does show the names of the memory cues as you toggle through them. They only stay on the screen for a few seconds, but it's still great to have a way to remind yourself about details of the track.

[@relaxedprkid2918]

Christian - outstanding job on the video! Very well explained. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to checking out your other videos on your channel,

[@christianjackson]

+RelaxedPRKid thanks!

[@relaxedprkid2918]

I just started using Rekordbox and this was a perfect intro. A couple of years ago I purchased an S2 and F1 with Traktor Pro 2, yet, barely used it due to time constraints. Recently got back into it and got a great gift (DDJ-RZX) and now really have to get up the learning curve. If you have any tips, or things to check out...please do let me know. Again, thank you!

[@ibiza3times]

Thanks a ton. Just moving over from Traktor to Pioneer so this was perfect!

[@danielstuff4159]

Great video! So clearly explained and super helpful! Going to watch the rest of your vids now!

[@kamesound]

I'm an advanced user and I still found this video very complete, great.

[@blackhole-oy2xd]

You just hot Cue them and after that have them on loop and beat match them and after the first Drop ends your buildup should be beginning(if you looped it correctly) then you go on that drop.

[@blackhole-oy2xd]

MKX Chrome you have to do it manually with the software or on your DJ board

[@blackhole-oy2xd]

What DJ board do you have?

[@blackhole-oy2xd]

send me your email

[@districtsoul]

Absolutely great for those of us vinyl DJs coming over to the digital world.

[@theresaskelly3969]

Good job Christian! As a first time user of Rekordbox, this video was very intuitive

[@kieransutton1706]

I realize I am kinda off topic but does anybody know of a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@aresbishop8405]

@Kieran Sutton I watch on flixzone. Just google for it :)

[@fuzzykeuh]

I was wondering how to shift or change the grid after a failed analyse, so thanks a lot for showing us!

[@majorswitch8117]

You are the only person on you tube that is precise about rekord box ✊✊✊✊✊✊💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@JasonHendrysProfile]

Time for an update to this excellent coverage of Rekordbox.

[@foxxyjaycz]

Great! finally Rekordbox explained properly to a beginner. Thank you! :)

[@weazbk1]

Great tutorial! Exactly what I was looking for, much appreciated.

[@Franz704]

Thank you very much this help me understand Rekordbox a little bit better.

[@leahbellah]

Exactly what I've been looking for

[@aksitube]

Thanks man you've done a good job covering the features it was really helpful👍🏽

[@kyriacoshadjioullas8035]

Thank you Christian for this great video. Appreciated!

[@marshallhubbardjr]

Nice work bro awesome video! Very helpful and informative ! Thank You !

[@personedesign]

Thanks man. Very helpful! Rock on!

[@daffertube]

thanks for making this video!

[@timwood8728]

Excellent video Very easy to follow Thank you very much

[@noizzyru]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! Very useful.

[@geraldjames8032]

Great video Cristian learnt alot thanks so much..

[@zwllms711]

Awesome tut. Perfectly broken down

[@djdave29]

Thanks for all the effort on this too.

[@pattyk08k77]

Excellent tutorial, Very helpful! Thank you!

[@DannySeventySeven]

Thanks man. Invaluable.

[@i.rodrigues4983]

You just made my day. Thx bro

[@Yellowplanetarystars]

Awesome man, that explains so much. I'm just getting going on pioneer style of things and record box is just awesome, bye bye serato

[@TheKarlaKenya]

thank you so much for this great tutorial! exactly what I was looking for!

[@christianjackson]

you're welcome :)

[@davidalvarez1786]

Thanks for this dude!! and thank you for your time!

[@BrianMcNeel111]

Great video! I think this is the software I'm choosing.

[@snowfella666]

REALLY GOOD TUTORIAL! THX

[@SBK_ALL_DAY]

you really need to look into intelligent playlists, and its easy to make folders and do nested playlists, but intelligent playlists and the built in tagging system are a game changer

[@yourordinaryme]

Good stuff, this should be linked to from the rekordbox documentation really 👌🏻

[@1210mac10]

Christian Jackson big up i learned a lot

[@SkylabrecordsSK]

Really good, thanks for sharing.

[@BeatsBySam]

Wow thanks this video is perfect!

[@grant6991]

Great vid. Cheers!

[@zski1]

Nice work on the tutorial, especially with beat grid syncing.

[@brownsvilleborn]

Thanks for the info. Pretty good tutorial.

[@NicoHartt]

Have you used Rekordbox DJ perform? I'd love to see as intensive video on that as you did here. Great work on the navigation and ease of delivery with the information.

[@christianjackson]

+NicoHartt still working on that video.... my thoughts and experience with it are not complete

[@NicoHartt]

Thanks for the response! Look forward to seeing it when you are done!

[@sonabitmusic7503]

THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO!!

[@benchamberslondon]

thanks a lot for this, very informative ✌🏽

[@thealtruist9093]

Top tutorial. Top man. Simples.

[@joeldissels]

Great Video!

[@AndresSanabriaMusic]

Thanks man you helped me a lot but how can i connect rekordbox with xdj rx?

[@gogumagoguma-f7v]

The best rekordbox tutorial video ever

[@aries24988]

Best Rekordbox review to date. Will you (or could you recommend) a full break down of the sound effects on rekordbox? Thanks

[@joeyh3462]

hi Christian. super videos indeed! watched this one twice but I don't think you showed how to actually set a memory marker. I just made the switch over from Traktor so I'm still figuring out rekordbox

[@smlaudzi]

This was awesome thank you so much

[@christianjackson]

+Sampson Mlaudzi you're very welcome

[@ryancausey1652]

very informative and helpful....thanks very much

[@Bishop2g]

Thank you I learned a lot. Using xdj rx 2

[@cassiehale9931]

thank you for this video!

[@ilpokarkkainen5776]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@justinkeller4423]

Great tutorial. Is it possible to export an entire collection to a USB device? I only have around 200 tracks, so I don't want to bother with creating playlists. Also, still a little fuzzy on the pros/cons of memory cues vs hot cues, perhaps a follow up video?

[@christianjackson]

Select all tracks in collection, right click, export.

[@justwill2424]

Thank you sir!!

[@viktoronopko2090]

great tut, thanks!

[@MichelleLeMay]

Thank you so much ... very informative !!!

[@rolandogonzalez2768]

Hi .michelle

[@MachineElf1111]

nicely explained mate

[@djangelagilmour]

Great info thanks

[@martyoconnor7211]

Thank you!

[@djpollyester]

pioneer dj 400 now has recordbox for free july 2019

[@zulusheksta1985]

Thank you!!!

[@Jay__C]

Sublime. Thank you.

[@christianjackson]

+Jay Crossingham glad you enjoyed.

[@Jay__C]

+Christian Jackson Dude, I am creating Cue Points with my XDJ-RX and my USB data stick. How do I save those to my playlist on Rekordbox? It's much easier to set then on the RX so I figure this may save me a lot of time and effort. Thank you. :-)

[@alexanderjuarezjimenez8527]

Amazing diggy dogg!!!

[@kaiworleyphotography]

Good video. But you can add 'sub' playlists man, you just need to create a new playlist folder ;) So for example, you can have a playlist folder called 'Genres' then 'house, techno, minimal' etc.

[@TheNinacrystalised]

thanks a bunch!!!

[@tuseriartieyik]

thanks u so much bro for Tutorial

[@mr.williams841]

you are awesome

[@ClectaSkiMusic]

Great Video..

[@jay007dj]

Great video.....can i ask a newbie question please......Can i use Rekordbox on a laptop connected to a XDJ-R1 and load each track on each deck? as i dont want to use usb sticks/drives.....thanks

[@northwestaudio]

Christian, I realized this video is super old. but if any one would know the answer to this, I think it would be you. Is there anyway to sync Rekordbox DJ (using a DDJ-1000 + XP1) to automate VJ software or do you think the built in software would be the way to go?

[@therealstrategist]

Loved this video. the Active Loop feature is really cool and I look forward to trying it out. one question though: Do you know if there is a way to organize a playlist by BPM and then Key? I have a large playlist that I want to organize, so I can develope a nice mix. It has all genres, a bpm range from 70-174, and all keys.

[@l34052]

This video is very good, I'm just starting out and this is very helpful. One question though, you talk about cdj's throughout but is this also relevant to a controller aswell? The controller was by far the cheaper and more convenient option for me but it does use the same software.

[@mixit313]

Great tut'. I just got a pair of cdj900nxs. I am still using Serato DJ with my DDJSX for gigs that Require me to have all my music, but I want to use my cdj900s and USB drive for my house and techno gigs. Will rekordbox have any effect on my current Serato/iTunes structure? Thanks.

[@t.kahraba763]

I havent used rekordbox yet but i have no choice but to switch and i will sure as hell miss serato

[@undergrounddjtv1624]

bravo!!!