Combined with hotkeys for triggering hot cues, sync, and starting / stopping decks (which have always been around in Serato) you now have a suite of keyboard shortcuts that make mixing and even performing using just your laptop running Serato DJ a reality. Serato Play also comes with a set of brand new hotkeys that let you take control of the mixer. Better late than never! Keyboard shortcuts
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These aren’t revolutionary: these controls are found in almost all DJ software when used standalone without the need for an expansion pack just to enable them, but they are now making their debut in the Serato ecosystem. There are “reset” buttons at the top of each knob, letting you snap the controls to their default positions at the click of a button. You can adjust them using your mouse by clicking and dragging, or you can control them using Serato Play’s keyboard hotkeys (more on them below). You also get a Cue Volume knob for adjusting the level of your headphones, and you get headphone cue buttons for the left or the right deck. The mixer controls in Serato Play’s interface consist of low, mid and high EQs, a filter and a crossfader. Serato Play fills the gaps in all of these.
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You could prepare your playlists and manage your library, but you just can’t perform because of the lack of mixer controls, plus you didn’t have a way to do any headphone cueing which is essential if you want to listen to and prepare the next track while you’re DJing.
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Prior to Serato Play, you didn’t have access to a mixer and EQ section if you were just using Serato DJ Pro or Serato DJ Lite without any audio interface or DJ controller connected. The second feature is a suite of new keyboard shortcuts for controlling the EQs, filters and crossfader, making mixing with a keyboard and mouse possible and easier. You can mix with four decks in Serato DJ Pro by the way, which is cool for club and mobile DJs who use four decks and who need all four of them present to prepare and practice sets. This lets you tweak EQs, mess with filters and fade between the decks. Serato Play consists of two new features: first is a three-band EQ, filter, crossfader and headphone monitoring section that appears in the centre of the screen. Once you’ve activated it, you just need to click on the Serato Play icon at the top of the screen to enable it – it’s the icon that looks like a crossfader. Serato Play is also part of the Serato DJ Suite and Expansion Pack licences and subscriptions.
It’s available to purchase in-app for US$39, and you do it through the My Serato menu in the software. Serato Play is an expansion pack for both Serato DJ Pro and Serato DJ Lite. Want to join the beta and try out Serato Play? Here are the links: Serato DJ Pro 2.1 beta and Serato DJ Lite 1.1 beta.
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