Serato DJ - Smart Crates Setup In Serato DJ Pro And Bonus Tips

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • Smart crates are one of the most powerful tools in Serato DJ Pro that you can use to organize your music. Check out this quick walkthrough as well as some added personal tips of mine!
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Komentáře • 79

  • @djangelortiz
    @djangelortiz Před 6 lety +7

    Smart Crates rock! It’s surprising to see that it’s such a non used feature among many DJ’s I know. ✌🏼

  • @uploudmusic
    @uploudmusic Před rokem +1

    Boring video but a lot of useful information as a new comer 👍🏾

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před rokem

      Glad you found it informative!

  • @hassandjhaboogiespin4550

    great video, gonna try it now!!! i never knew was possible, but i am tired of losing mind taking too much time to find music, and just recently i am skipping i tunes upload of new music due to their politics of controlling everything folks do✊💪🏾🚨🚨💯⚡️⚡️

  • @PhilipLemoine
    @PhilipLemoine Před 5 lety

    DJ Revise brought me here. Thanks for the info!

  • @spetnys
    @spetnys Před 2 lety

    Awesome, great video!

  • @johnnykane7530
    @johnnykane7530 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for the TIPS, they were very helpful.

  • @sundayfalore4885
    @sundayfalore4885 Před 4 lety +1

    Well done all.Please can i create smart create from songs on crate and not songs from the whole library because what i see when smart crates are created it gets from the whole library which is too much considering that the library has mixed genre of songs but i have genres in crates and i want create smart from those crate using for example i want to create smart crates of songs with bpm 80-100 from a reggae genre only

    • @nextvisionproductions
      @nextvisionproductions Před 2 lety

      I’m asking the same exact question bro. I’m still waiting for an answer. If you do happen to figure it out please share your findings with us.

    • @troyjudon1605
      @troyjudon1605 Před 3 měsíci

      You may have to create a crate reggae and set bpm range my guess

  • @allandenola5968
    @allandenola5968 Před rokem

    hi Thank You for this video - I duplicated my iTunes crates in serato - so I don't rely on serato reading my iTunes library - can I convert them to smart crates ? my iTunes playlists were smart playlists in iTunes but now I created them in serato and turned off show iTunes library ! I hope I explained it correctly

  • @DexterityNJ
    @DexterityNJ Před 3 měsíci

    Can you have same songs in numerous smart crates. If so, is it creating a new copy of the file or an alias? Same quest for regular crates or is that overkill since smart crates are an option.

  • @grownhoprecords
    @grownhoprecords Před 5 lety

    I found this very helpful. Thank you for the tip.

  • @earljaxfl
    @earljaxfl Před 4 lety

    Thank you for another great video

  • @Voicewav
    @Voicewav Před 2 lety

    I got an M1 Mac. I added my music to the music folder. Why isn’t Serato seeing my crates (from crappy pc). Maybe music is the wrong folder???? Help!!

  • @claudiamorales3129
    @claudiamorales3129 Před 3 lety

    I recorded a mix on serato dj pro and I am trying to transfer the mix to a usb flash drive and the only thing that transfers is the crate name I have the mix in I NEED HELP PLEASE I recorded it on dj serato pro

  • @teggyreg
    @teggyreg Před 5 lety

    Thank you for the video. It worked immediately.

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 5 lety

      Glad I could help!

  • @chunwah4008
    @chunwah4008 Před rokem

    does smart crate actually help u sort out genres example tech house, bass house, dubstep, dnb, new and old hip hop, moomba, reggae?

  • @tomatetupil
    @tomatetupil Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the help, subscribed!

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for the sub!

  • @djstarboyofficial
    @djstarboyofficial Před 5 lety

    thank you so much is very helpful

  • @Peaceinlove1432
    @Peaceinlove1432 Před 5 lety

    Thanks bro 🙏🏾

  • @mikedonahue6702
    @mikedonahue6702 Před 5 lety

    Badass, thank you it worked

  • @davidgreene644
    @davidgreene644 Před 4 lety +1

    my problem is after i create a crate...i exit out of serato..get back on...the crate is gone

    • @amosgonzalez2493
      @amosgonzalez2493 Před 3 lety

      Same thing happens to me. Did you learn how to save your crate ?

  • @DJAUDIO1
    @DJAUDIO1 Před 5 lety

    Great advice brother.

  • @djspike5727
    @djspike5727 Před 5 lety

    great video appreciate the tips

  • @djquantum1
    @djquantum1 Před 5 lety

    Great content. Very helpful!!

  • @DJBennyswift
    @DJBennyswift Před rokem

    I’m still learning how to work with crates

    • @DJBennyswift
      @DJBennyswift Před rokem

      I’m trying to delete a crate and it just keeps popping back up, I call it a ghost crate.😅😂

  • @djjammindave
    @djjammindave Před 4 lety

    Thank you. Good shit here....I just subscribed!!!

  • @jsteezthedj
    @jsteezthedj Před 3 lety

    Is there a way to have 2 keywords in the same window? Example: SONG: CONTAINS: Intro Extended

  • @ronniedjronniemmoll3058

    Good morning, How are you? I hope you and your family are well. Is there a way to make a smart crate for songs that are not analyzed? Thank you for your time.

  • @djshowhaiti
    @djshowhaiti Před 2 lety

    why when we create the crates. the music of the crates appears in the main crates where the other crates are located

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 2 lety

      I'm confused by your comment, could you clarify?

  • @darciegirl848
    @darciegirl848 Před 5 lety

    Hi is there a way to view the number of songs & number of total minutes in a crate?

  • @IAmRickGreen
    @IAmRickGreen Před 2 lety

    loved this video. thanks for sharing your wisdom. The music you used for this video is smooth. I was ready to buy it, but didn't see a link to it. Is is available for purchase somewhere?

  • @DJDynablend
    @DJDynablend Před 6 lety

    Good tips man!

  • @leeabeats
    @leeabeats Před 5 lety

    Dope video.

  • @RVGFam
    @RVGFam Před 4 lety

    Did you have to edit each song before throwing into Serato Crates? (example: artist, bpm, song, comment etc).

    • @carlos_mann
      @carlos_mann Před 3 lety

      Depends on what rules you're specifying & how your songs are tagged. For example if you're going to make a Smart Crate for all Clean and other for all dirty music then you would make a rule where "File name consists of Clean", if you're going to be doing Bpm & Key Crates then after analyzing the files add a smart Crate "Bpm is greater than or equal to 70 - 80 Bpm" or Contains, or is less than etc.

    • @carlos_mann
      @carlos_mann Před 3 lety

      If you're going to do comment's then yeah more than likely you'll have to edit those tags

  • @larrylindsay6708
    @larrylindsay6708 Před 2 lety

    Great video! So, when adding more than one rule, it appears the create logic uses each rule with an "and" between them. What if I want to have a Smart Create to include more than one music genre? Example: Pop and Dance. I tired a couple different ways, but no success. Thanks again!

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 2 lety +1

      You are correct, there isn't a really direct way to make this kind of smart crate. So after doing some testing I've found a work around to make this work! What you are going to do is make a regular crate then make a smart crate for each of the genres. Now select both of the smart crates and drag them onto the regular crate, making them subcrates. Now all the songs from BOTH smart playlists can be seen when selected the regular crate!
      This sounds a bit confusing, I think I'll make a quick video about this soon!

    • @nextvisionproductions
      @nextvisionproductions Před 2 lety

      Great video, can you also make a crate for an individual crate instead of my entire library? I got music from different genres and it would be nice if that is possible. As of now when I hit smart crate it actually creating that from my whole library.

  • @allismalone8364
    @allismalone8364 Před 3 lety

    Is there a way to tell how many hours is in a crate?

  • @gregjonesdfw
    @gregjonesdfw Před rokem

    Serato does give tag for genre. How can I add it?

  • @draysfordayz2743
    @draysfordayz2743 Před 4 lety

    Say Bro, I noticed a few songs in your crates turned to a orange/gold color, I've been been experiencing that same thing.....why won't the song play anymore after it turns that color?🤔

  • @simounasdf
    @simounasdf Před 5 lety

    Yoo! Loving all your videos! Thanks for all the great tips. I just wanted to ask, where do you get your edits from? Like that susu edit! I've never seen it before haha

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 5 lety

      Thanks for the support!

  • @nextvisionproductions
    @nextvisionproductions Před 2 lety

    Great video, can you also make a crate for an individual crate instead of my entire library? I got music from different genres and it would be nice if that is possible. As of now when I hit smart crate it actually creating that from my whole library.

    • @royreed4696
      @royreed4696 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Thats why you have to add the rule
      (does not include XXXXX)

  • @ivanvelez7668
    @ivanvelez7668 Před 4 lety

    how do you get rid of the red or orange files especially when they're from iTunes folder?

    • @CSdjcdog
      @CSdjcdog Před 4 lety

      Go to all music at the top of your crate list,then delete them from there

  • @mjfamevisuals9638
    @mjfamevisuals9638 Před 5 lety

    do you think Soundcloud go + is better for getting music or can you use Apple Music?

    • @andi8241
      @andi8241 Před 3 lety

      Check out Record pools

  • @CrewElite
    @CrewElite Před 5 lety

    where do you get your music?

  • @kevinyoung6900
    @kevinyoung6900 Před 6 lety

    whats the name of that tag video?

  • @kevinbrown4119
    @kevinbrown4119 Před 6 lety +1

    Nice Video. But are you still using Rekord Buddy 2? If so, how are you incorporating those playlists today?

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 6 lety

      Yes I am still using Rekord Buddy 2, but now I use it just to sync cue point, loop, and beat grid information.

  • @thomasautry6049
    @thomasautry6049 Před 2 lety

    How do I get the music?

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 2 lety

      If you are looking for music to DJ with, I'd look into a record pool.

  • @pressleyjrgasque493
    @pressleyjrgasque493 Před 5 lety

    🔥🔥✌

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 5 lety

      Thank you!

  • @frankiefingerz8047
    @frankiefingerz8047 Před 2 lety

    Smart crates i heard it was called sub crates anyway i setup my crates by genres but im about to make riddim sub crates for my reggae crate other than that i prob wont use sub crates

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 2 lety

      Sub crates and smart crates are two separate things. Sub crates allow you to organize your tracks into sub categories. Smart crates will automatically fill your crates based upon rules that you set up.

    • @frankiefingerz8047
      @frankiefingerz8047 Před 2 lety

      Ah yes ok then mine r sub crates i didnt setup any smart crates using the rules u showed us serato has in the vid

  • @denniswilson9227
    @denniswilson9227 Před 5 lety

    Bro, really enjoy watching your vid's. Try using your hands less because it takes some attention away from the message you are trying to convey (its a distraction). Keep up the good work, it really has helped me a lot.

  • @biga4135
    @biga4135 Před 5 měsíci

    It tells me steaming music cannot be put in a crate, create a Playlist

    • @PDot
      @PDot  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Currently in Serato, streaming tracks cannot be put into smart crates.

    • @biga4135
      @biga4135 Před 4 měsíci

      @@PDot What am I supposed to do to separate music? Please help me out bro thanks

  • @saidvelasquez7984
    @saidvelasquez7984 Před rokem

    Hi

  • @M_E_T_R_O__9
    @M_E_T_R_O__9 Před rokem

    What i REALLY wish they would fix, is that smart crates dont save into the smart crates folder on the external drive, they are internal only, WHY?????
    this means you spend hours setting it all up, leave the house with your DJ drive, plug it in and..... YOU HAVE NO SMART CRATES!! as theyre all saved locally at home.... STUPID setup.. please fix this Serato!!? Why the hell arent they saved with the rest of my crates and the database??

  • @Rebelsmic
    @Rebelsmic Před 3 lety

    All my smart crates disappeared

  • @benmachebe6944
    @benmachebe6944 Před 5 lety

    Excellent video!! Thanks.