Serato DJ Pro | Troubleshooting 101, Beatgrids and Library Management Tutorial

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0:25 - Troubleshooting 101 (Firmware, Drivers, Mac operating systems with Serato DJ Pro)
0:30 - Hardware Drivers (installation, security preferences etc)
3:45 - Installing drivers without hardware
5:30 - Pioneer DJM Setting utility
7:31 - Firmware (updates, versions)
9:20 - Operating systems (how to find what version you use, whats compatible, System reports)
10:54 - Generating a System report
12:08 - BEAT GRIDS
12:16 - How to turn beat grids on or off
12:51 - How to half or double a bpm value
14:22 - Applying a beat grid
18:08 - Adjusting a beat grid for a song with tempo changes
23:47 - Loops with accurate beat grids
24:35 - Locking Files
25:27 LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
26:00 - Metadata on file types Mp3, .WAV, AIFF (cues, loops, filenames, Key)
27:12 - The Serato Folder
27:57 - "Files" panel in Serato DJ
28:30 - Moving files around on your computer (missing files)
29:24 - Using the "Files" panel to move your music files around in Serato
30:40 - The Subcrates folder in The Serato folder
31:19 Deleting crates and recovery
32:25 - SMART CRATES
32:50 - Making a Smart Crate of "Clean" music
34:48 - Recording
35:07 - Recording Temp folder
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[@iamKORHAL]

Thanks for going in-depth with the beatgrid BPM changes tutorial section. It's been confusing me for a long time and reading forum posts isn't as good as seeing it happen live with someone talking about it

[@DJ_Leo_M]

Thank you for this amazing video, it helped me get back to Serato DJ in full confident. I used virtual DJ but I feel Serato has a lot to offer. Thanks!

[@skillzzman]

Thank you for this great video, a lot of tricks you usually don't just discover by yourself.

[@wendellwendellb339]

First time watching your video, but, I want to thank you explaining in detail the beat grid and BPM, I have a much better understanding of it because of this video!

[@mikebeats7448]

Great walk through of Serato Pro, THANKS MATT 👍🏼 -MB

[@DjDubStak]

I learned a few things. Good stuff. Thanks

[@tomatoes77]

thanks for the beat grid setting , extremely helpful!!

[@anthonykasper4924]

Great vid! I have never looked into the S9 Utility Setting. Hyped to see the options there. Also, good to know about moving files directly within serato via the files tab. Thanks!

[@alistaircook6900]

Excellent! Learned a lot in a few minutes. Thanks for the video. Great

[@LeonEdwards1976]

That was brilliant, thanks Serato and thank you Mat.

[@yourstarlight8051]

Great video. Thank you Matt. That was brillant. Your video was so helpful and clear. hope you do more of them. Cheers

[@chrishernandez9537]

very informative thank you matt serato give that guy a raise...

[@ic3manofficial]

I would like to see more videos about serato dj pro like this one. I would like something about setting preferences in serato dj pro! very good video keep it like that.

[@__RawRaw__]

Great vid. Looking forward to more of these

[@DjDrummer]

Serato me salvó la vida

[@pura_boda]

Very interesting workshop, thank you!!!

[@ciscocage]

Learned lots, thank you! Any troubleshooting tips for Serato Video would be great

[@MildaNguyenTrinhQuang]

this is awsome! thanks a lot. please do more these types of video. have a great day.

[@lustforlow-end6022]

Love the sweater!

[@djAXCESSmusic]

Wav files don't retain meta-data the same as mp3s! I always wondered why some of my auto gains didn't save. Thank you!

[@ClectaSkiMusic]

Dope stuff thanks for sharing. A lot of work but hey its whats recommended if you're a lover of music...

[@user-uy4ig8zm4c]

Super helpful video. Thanks!

[@DJBR33Z3]

Great tips bro.

[@Dj_rueboi]

Great video! Thx u serato

[@jamesmiller9063]

Very insightful.

[@JG502]

Great video

[@macpaz]

Thanks man! Good video!

[@tonyscott1227]

Well explained thank you 👍

[@rickyricardo6466]

Such gr8 help 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@rodswanson1505]

GOOD JOB NEVER MET A MATT I DIDNT LIKE WELCOME TO THE LIKE CLUB VERY GOOD PRESENTATION

[@kookooo16]

Tnx for refresh

[@thatanimator2724]

great vid

[@cyberphonic]

Good tip is always set warp new beat markers only on the downbeats, if on any inbetween drums it will mess up your grid.

[@dbjohnson68]

great info thanks

[@Junglejunkeeyyz]

Thanks man

[@ericcox4448]

Question: How do you keep you set saved after exiting out the program? Every time I come back to the program the songs aren’t in the same order. Thanks

[@Dankness2012]

library management starts at 25 mins

[@PhiMobileSounds]

Just what I was looking for thanks!!!

[@Nutzo247]

Can you do a video covering the window environment or there not much difference?

[@peteheyde7999]

There's only one variation I would suggest. Produce the same video with a Windows 10 OS as the file and folder tags and structure are different with an Apple OS. Some things are universal to any OS but l've always had trouble with file and folder management especially with dupes and external backups.

[@DJ_JCRUSH]

Great Video tutorial, but my question is how can I find songs in my Library without using the search tab in a mac...i.e. when using a PC if I was in my all folder or external hard drive if I wanted to find a snoopdog song I can just press the letter S on my keyboard and all the artists with the letter S would pop up and I can just scroll from there or type Sn real quick and Snoop would pop up automatically and then I can scroll to whatever Snoopdog song/track I wanted and then load it to the deck, but in a MAC I can't do that. In a MAC I got to keep scrolling forever or type in the search tab which could take forever if I spell something wrong cause I'm focusing the mix I'm playing and it's a nightmare if I can't find the song I need right away and the track that I'm already playing is mad short. Please Help!!! cause nobody I know knows the answer or how to do it.

[@djpdjp352]

Beatgriding in serato is hard for me. I am a traktor user and in traktor as the song play all you have to do is hit the tap button to the beat of the song and traktor automatically adjust the beat grid then all you do is click on the lock icon. In traktor. I can beat grid 20 songs accurately in less than 5 minutes. Serato is just much longer. Wish in Serato you can just use the tap button to tap the bpm out. So wish.

[@DJ_20_THOR_7]

can i lock the track gain adjuster?cause every new song i load it resets to a much louder volume

[@toapyandfriends]

😎' I used to have problems with having to restart serrato but once I upgraded my 8 gigabytes of ram to 32GB it works perfect all the time

[@MovieCaveDave]

I have a question and I have Asked All The DJ’s I know (6) and even Tweeted Serato & Pioneer, I have the SX2, but this is a Serato Question, I know about midi mapping BUT, I like to have my echo effect using 2 other effects, the shorter delay and I can’t Remember The other lol, anyways, Is there anyway to midi map all three effects as a preset on a button. Knob or pad.. I have to always keep going in and setting it up again manually everytime I start a mix, scratch or set.. PLEASE HELP.. It’s the only thing I can’t get right.. Cheers

[@djomarsuperstar]

QUESTION ON BEAT GRIDS:: I set the first point and slide it to the wave. Ok fine. but as I go down the song and set another point, I slide the point to the nearest wave but the whole left side that I just set moves too! Shouldn't the left side of the lines stay still? Not complicated. As soon as I set a third point and try to slide the right side of the song the whole grid that I just set moves. What's the point in setting the points if they're going to keep moving the grid? how do I make it stay still? Thanks.

[@kellycooper8971]

Why is the best grid so off though , I do this in ableton when I’m making mash ups . It’s annoying and time consuming

[@mrslickcornerhousemusic6169]

having issuse using mixars duo mk2 with phase needles serato only works if nothing connected

[@howardsheldon7034]

Just add a second ssd drive for more storage i would to use the new ssd when the software opens thank for the help.

[@stephenb2100]

is there a way to mannually/custom order the songs in a crate not just in the selected coloum order

[@SpencerDreiling]

What if I have Serato DJ Pro installed and I can successfully run the program on my MacBook - BUT - I do see Contents > Resources > but no packages file with drivers?

[@mikebeats7448]

QUESTION: Matt, Serato Team 🔘 Could Serato add a “Most Played” column onto the main music list? (Or as an option on Smart Crate)

[@Kutcorners]

I think this would have to be implemented in Serato DJ as a sort option first, and then you could do that, yes.

[@Omo_Jimoh]

I have thoroughly analyzed my entire music library and noticed that while most songs display a beat grid, some still fail to produce one upon loading. I would appreciate it if someone could assist me with this issue.

[@stevemccray4458]

Matt, Great video.. I have a question about library management. How can I download songs from my dj pool to go straight to a create in serato? is that possible.

[@SeratoHQ]

Unfortunately this isn't possible, you will need to add your files manually into your Serato DJ Pro library.

[@antbanks4194]

Was using serato dj pro 3.0 date changed now I'm not able to recover from error code 7.

[@slumphouseent.]

My serato ddj sb3 keeps droppping audio plays but no sound and have a hard time mapping to Tracktor DJ 3

[@22hype1]

I didn’t get asked to install driver on my Mac computer when I plugged in the usb cord from my mixer. Anyway of knowing why not?

[@SeratoHQ]

Please email us at [e-mail], we can help with this :)

[@EricArbour-]

Hello, I'm trying to use the Beat Grids on some of my old Disco songs and unfortunately, it doesn't work at all. Too much irregularity when placing the first beat on each Bar. So that gives that the song can go from 113 to 118. If we save the song this way, when we listen to it we can hear the speed distortion of the song. I don't know what to do anymore to be honest. I also heard when the songs made in the studios at the time, were not precise like today. Thank you in advance for your help !

[@SeratoHQ]

Hi Eric, give us a message over at [e-mail] Thank you.

[@davidsantiago558]

I have numerous songs that the BPM and key are not being recognized after I analyze.

[@dj_sphurrahds]

I got problem..need kind a help. Problem with the library panel, cannot be open due to no room space. But no panel was open. And the three dots to adjust up and down also gone. Pls help. Thx

[@shaynadurham5850]

I had just purchased a Newmark Mixtrack platinum fx and I loaded up all the songs I had from youtube to the youtube mp3 converter onto Serato but all the songs are coming out scratchy. How do I fix that?

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey, it sounds like your files are corrupt. This is very common when using files ripped from KZbin or otherwise acquired from disreputable sources. We suggest you try getting your music files from a different source or try re-encoding your files: support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/202310574-Re-encoding-corrupt-files-using-iTunes

[@toneranger]

Hi My Serato DJ Pro shortcuts do not work at all, "Playback Shift" option on or off it doesn't work either way, Windows 11 Any ideas ? Thanks

[@itsamedjmario]

How did you zoom in on the waveform when you were adjusting the beat grid ?? On Mac .

[@pura_boda]

Same question here, but on windows..

[@itsamedjmario]

anyone know how to Zoom in on the beatgrids, on Mac ???

[@ashantiedwards5622]

@@itsamedjmario+ sign on keyboard

[@HerrPorinski]

hello Serato people. please may i get an information about a possible solution for serato dj pro crashes on Windows 10 home. i have a hughe selection of tracks in my serato library. i tried to manage my hierarchie as short as possible (music/funk,soul,boogie,disco/albumname/trackname. is it too long already? my collection is on an external harddrive (seagate expansion SCSI 1 tb). most of the files are in wave format (1411.2 kbs). i switched off Wifi and all virus scanner and firewalls incl. window firewall. nevertheless the problem is still there. as soon i start serato RAM (8GB) goes up to about 78% and GPU goes up to 40%. after a varying time it just do a peep and the programm is frozen. what could be the issue? thank you very much if you can provide an answer.

[@djkoosch]

I have a issue and can't fix it, I was using my new Rane one and serato, everytime I was transitioning from track 1 to track 2, the track one wave form would go faster than track two waveform and end up fucking up my beatmatching. can someone help me with this?

[@tubagusfajarramadhan5629]

Hello bro. I want to ask if I'm using a Serato DJ Pro + Pioneer Controller DDJ FlX 6 + Macbook Air M 1 2020. I have a problem when I mix songs, the next song can't be played. This problem appears after playing an hour or so. but the music is still on and the cue or something else still works. Have you ever had the same problem? Or maybe because of the macbook and controller settings? thank you

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey, please contact us via [e-mail] and we'll be happy to assist

[@djjohnnyp5380]

My mid 2012 mac running on Yosemite doesn’t allow the driver to install for my rev 7 keeps saying no mountable file systems. Any way around it? I have a newer laptop but on it my serato shows my iTunes music and folders for playlist HOWEVER when I load music into the virtual decks they come up blank with no music

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey there. Unfortunately, Yosemite is not compatible; you will need to update to macOS 10.15 Catalina or later to use the REV7. Please get in touch with us via [e-mail] if you need further assistance.

[@richardottley4611]

Hi I just recently downloaded Serato DJ Pro 2.2 on a Macbook pro and I don't see the package folder so I can install drivers offline

[@SeratoHQ]

Please contact us at [e-mail] for more info. Thanks.

[@luis_ayala_134]

When I look at my advance section on my Serato DJ Pro, I don't see cd/vinyl and MIDI tabs. I also can't load music from iTunes onto Serato.

[@SeratoHQ]

Please send us an email to [e-mail] - thanks.

[@cmwcmw264]

I use an external usb drive for my library due to lack of hardrive space on my Mac is this possible with Serato DJ Pro

[@SeratoHQ]

Absolutely. I recommend reading over the article below. support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/202304844-Using-a-USB-external-hard-drive-for-your-portable-library

[@miltontaylor5853]

I need help I hook up my new ddj sb3 to my serato djpro it won't work

[@jacobjakson9621]

Hey question- My hot que and FX's lights aren't lighting up but they are working fine on the controller does anyone know why my lights aren't turning on its been like this for 2 weeks , tired a bunch of stuff but nothing seems to work for me

[@SeratoHQ]

This sounds like an issue that can occur when you're using Serato on Big Sur, which isn't currently supported. Please get in touch with our support team at [e-mail] for further help.

[@the209djaarongoodwin9]

Serato support i need help can someone in here help me.. Out of nowhere serato is not detecting my controller a numark ns7III had it for a long time. i tried different ports but all it does is flash the yellowish bar saying could take a minute to find i have uninstalled and re-intalled and to no avail. any advice maybe someone could help with support

[@FrumSkratch]

Hello, I'm new to Serato DJ pro & I have a few questions, I just purchased a Numark Scratch mixer & it says it's DVS enabled, does that mean it's included or do I have to purchase it separately? I'm not seeing some features in the settings menu like the one to chose turntables in deck setup I've seen in other videos

[@SeratoHQ]

Correct, this is a DVS enabled device and does not require a DVS license to enable DVS capabilities. I would recommend sending our support team an email at [e-mail] for further information.

[@FrumSkratch]

@@SeratoHQ thanks! Much appreciated

[@cooperambrose115]

When I’ve been DJing after like 3 minutes the music will turn off and the music line will keep going and I didn’t know what to do besides pause it, unplug it and plug it back in and the music would play for another 3 minutes and block off again. I don’t know what to do to fix this and I would love it if you could help me fix something so the music doesn’t turn off anymore.

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey Cooper, really sorry to hear that! Please contact us via [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help you out.

[@thisdjdada]

I’m still using sdj in Mavericks because sdj in mojave will not save my database. All of my music is on the Mavericks partition. Every time I open it up, it’s blank and I have to reload everything. I’m not sure what the problem is.

[@Kutcorners]

You should be able to have it all backed up in Mojave, might need to get some help from the Serato Support team support.serato.com

[@datboyfilmz1826]

Im getting alot of freezing on my macbook pro while using serato dj pro is that my usb cord

[@SeratoHQ]

Sorry to hear this - please email us at [e-mail] and we can look at your issues in detail.

[@bigjhouk]

Hey if I had,a previous controller,returned it....and now I have a new numark,touch 2go...had the mixtrak 3 pro...but I have been paying for pro ,for about 3 months now,and I've only been able 2 use it probably 10 times ...yea..in 3 months,I thought it was the old controller but nope,now same problem..do I need to redownload serato pro,even though I allready have it.. please help me ,step by step,for dummies...lol..I mean I didn't think I was that dumb..but..it shouldn't be driving me crazy...I've paid 3 monthssssd...I'm disabled don't have any help..far as money coming in...I love music ,been playing GUTAIR and many other since 13,but had recently had west Nile disease and almost died and it's taking me a long time to get back to play musicit's been really tough I can't play guitar and things I've always paid my whole life because my hands are numb and I just have a hard time doing all the other things but I'm able to work towards and stuff like that I just need to figure out how to get it to work consistently because sometimes it'll work and sometimes it won't somebody that doesn't make any sense To me. Please help and if at all in you by chance maybe I could get a refund or something for the months that I've wastedand I mean I sweated and cussed and about through all my gear and everything else trying to get this hooked up ain't like I haven't tried I tried every day and everyday it makes me want to just give up but I can't do that music playlist in my blood man I can't do that please help me thank you Joshua Houk

[@SeratoHQ]

Hi there Joshua - really sorry to hear this. Please email us at [e-mail] and we can help.

[@classicdell]

Is macOS Catalina 10.15.6 compatible with Serato DJ Pro 2.3.8? And did they take away iTunes?

[@SeratoHQ]

Catalina is supported for Serato DJ Pro 2.3.8. iTunes has been replaced with Apple Music in Catalina, but this is supported in Serato too.

[@ucalsmith4490]

Hi, I’m using SX2 and the cue buttons won’t light up and give no sound effect when using the sampler. Please assist. Thank you.

[@SeratoHQ]

Hi there, please email us at [e-mail] for help. Thanks.

[@casperthag5478]

Having issues getting mic to work on numark mix pro fx.

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey, please get in touch with us via [e-mail]

[@Smearock38]

I have a question, I changed the name the name of a crate and the music in that crate was turned yellow. The music in that create even changed in others and turned red, I've been trying to find the music in my library but I have unable to locate any of the lost files. I was wondering if there's anything I can do to find those lost songs?

[@Smearock38]

This is on a Mac book bro 13. Version 10.11.16 Serato dj pro 2.0.4

[@SeratoHQ]

Sorry to hear this. Please email us at [e-mail] and we can help.

[@marcoaraujo4548]

How do you keep you set saved after exiting out the program? Every time I Turn back On Serato Dj Pro everything come back the same as befor (like same songs delete songs aren’t in the same order ) some one can help me please

[@SeratoHQ]

Hi Kenneth, send us an email to [e-mail] and we'll be able to help answer your questions. Thank you.

[@DjSuess]

Anyone out there still using sl1. 1.81. ? Have a rane 62 coming in the mail. Can I still install drivers, serato sample ECT..thanks

[@antgrove21]

Hey, I was having trouble with SoundCloud streaming. When I skip through the track it loses the song and loads small bits here and there.

[@Kutcorners]

Sounds like your Wifi connection might not be fast enough. The track from soundcloud will need to download and cache fully to be able to scroll through it.

[@antgrove21]

TheKutcorners yo thanks for the info. When do you know when a track has “cached”? Plus if it’s going to be that way we should be able to hold at least 4 tracks loaded and cached in order to keep things flowing.

[@ladyk3540]

knowing its a while but I'm. new to this my serato commented to mixars duo but it won't show connected to turntable. when go to setup audio it does not show tab to click turntables. AHH help

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey, please get in touch with us via [e-mail]

[@allbay925]

My songs play on my laptop but when playing on ddj-sx and my laptop songs at random times go blank while playing

[@SeratoHQ]

Sorry to hear this - please email us at [e-mail] and we can help!

[@croaghcreg]

How"d you zoom in on the waveform??

[@SeratoHQ]

Use the '-' and '+' buttons on the keyboard to zoom out and in on the waveform.

[@DJWoopneck]

Why does all my key show up as M after the number?

[@washvelly]

I have installed the serato dj pro on my mac but it didn't give me the option to install the drivers.

[@SeratoHQ]

Send us an email and we can help you with this. Thanks.

[@djshaunreed8215]

Hi I've got the DDJ SX with PC, windows 10, 8gb ram, 1 TB hard drive, since I've updated to Serato dJ Pro the screen lags every so often. It doesn't crash or affect the sound! It's just annoying. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers.

[@DjTecniq]

DJ Shaun Reed SDJ Pro is very cpu intensive. Depending on what kind of processor you have that will determine your performance in SDJ. Minimum requirements are an i5 or at best i7 processor.

[@djshaunreed8215]

@DJ Nostalgia other than that it work's fine! I played a 6 hour set last Saturday night and had no problems at all, just the screen lag's!! Hopefully they fix it soon.

[@djshaunreed8215]

@@DjTecniq I have i7.

[@mohammadjunaidlatiff6516]

Having problems serato not reading my pioneer ddj sb3 controller. Please could someone please assist me urgently.

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey, please contact us via [e-mail], we'll do out best to help you out.

[@DominoIncogneeto]

my dj and software serato works fine but i hear no sound on serato dj i use windows 10 please help!!

[@SeratoHQ]

Please get in touch with our support team at [e-mail] - we'll help you out :)

[@roisinlee1818]

Why does Serato not have a metronome for setting beat grids?

[@SeratoHQ]

That sounds like a cool idea! feel free to pop this in the feature suggestions section of our forum: serato.com/forum/area/2

[@studyingkoala2973]

can't believe such a basic yet necessary tool is missing.. Was trying to navigate serato for the first time today and I was so lost trying to find the metronome... only to realise it doesn't exist... how do people even beat grid without a metronome?

[@paulcollins6961]

Any tips on griding pls

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey Paul - Please see this article: support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/227626988-Editing-Beatgrids If you're having trouble, feel free to hit us up via [e-mail]

[@oswaldjoseph1411]

Serato software doesn’t read my external drive or usb, please help. I’m using a MacBook Pro high Sierra.

[@SeratoHQ]

Please email us at [e-mail] for help. Thanks.

[@tinsleyctj2]

Where do I get the line in the beat grid? I have pro.

[@SeratoHQ]

Hey, you will need to turn on Simple Sync in the Serato Setup menu > DJ Preferences

[@tinsleyctj2]

@@SeratoHQ I still don't have the thin white line across the waveform that stay in place.

[@michaelcoleman8203]

Could you please make a video courpt files in serato pro how to avoid this problem

[@SeratoHQ]

Check out the article in the link below. support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/223460287-Corrupt-File-Diagnoses

[@michaelcoleman8203]

What about if I have beat grid checked in my serato but I noticed on some songs the beatgrid was not set what is going on there

[@bozwell1165]

Where can I get that shirt

[@DJ.Kvn_]

Looks like Mojave OS is it serato safe?

[@Kutcorners]

Sure is, it's working great for me :)

[@DTOXPUNK]

having problems with song glitches with dj pro2

[@SeratoHQ]

Please send us an email to [e-mail]. Thanks.