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Workflows

A workflow is the order you use the tools in. That order is the part nobody writes down.

Find music

Discover

Workflow

Find More Tracks Like This

I love this one track. Where are the other twenty?

  1. Track
  2. Similarity search
  3. Artist
  4. Label
  5. DJ
  6. Set
  7. New track
beginner10 steps

Workflow

Search by Sound

How do I find tracks that feel like this one?

  1. Track
  2. Similarity engine
  3. Candidates
  4. Shortlist
beginner4 steps

Workflow

Dig by DJ

That set was incredible. What was in it?

  1. DJ
  2. Set
  3. Tracklist
  4. Track
  5. Artist
  6. Label
beginner5 steps

Workflow

Dig by Label

This label keeps being right. What else have they done?

  1. Track
  2. Label
  3. Catalog
  4. Related artists
  5. Related labels
beginner5 steps

Workflow

Dig by Scene

What does this city actually sound like?

  1. Genre
  2. City
  3. DJs
  4. Labels
  5. Radio shows
  6. Releases
intermediate6 steps

Workflow

Dig by Era

What was happening in this genre in a specific year?

  1. Year
  2. Genre
  3. Releases
  4. Artists
  5. Labels
intermediate4 steps

Workflow

Dig by Sample

Where did that hook come from?

  1. Track
  2. Sample
  3. Original
  4. Artist
  5. Genre
  6. Era
intermediate4 steps

Workflow

Dig by Artist

Who else sounds like this artist?

  1. Artist
  2. Aliases
  3. Adjacent artists
  4. Collaborations
beginner3 steps

Workflow

Explore a Genre

What even is this micro-genre?

  1. Sound
  2. Genre name
  3. Canon
  4. Current releases
beginner3 steps

Workflow

Dig Somewhere Unexpected

I keep buying the same record. How do I break the loop?

  1. Constraint
  2. Unfamiliar catalog
  3. Three tracks
  4. Crate
beginner4 steps

Buy, analyse, organise

Prepare

Workflow

Library Intake Pipeline

How does a new track become a gig-ready file?

  1. Discovery
  2. Inbox
  3. Review
  4. Purchase
  5. Analyze
  6. Tag
  7. Cue
  8. Crate
intermediate8 steps

Workflow

Prepare a Set

I have a gig on Saturday. How do I build the set?

  1. Slot
  2. Crate
  3. BPM curve
  4. Key path
  5. Energy arc
  6. Escape routes
intermediate7 steps

Harmony, tempo, transitions

Mix

Workflow

Learn Harmonic Mixing

Why do some blends clash even when the beats line up?

  1. Key
  2. Camelot code
  3. Compatible set
  4. Blend
beginner5 steps

Capture and stream

Record

Workflow

Record a Mix

How do I capture a set that sounds like it did in the room?

  1. Mixer
  2. Interface
  3. WAV
  4. DAW
  5. Normalize
  6. Export
intermediate6 steps

Workflow

Stream a Set

How do I go live without the audio sounding terrible?

  1. DJ audio
  2. Virtual device
  3. OBS
  4. Scene
  5. Platform
intermediate5 steps

Release and present

Publish

Workflow

Publish a Mix

The mix is recorded. How do I actually release it?

  1. Record
  2. Master
  3. Artwork
  4. Tracklist
  5. Chapters
  6. Metadata
  7. Publish
beginner6 steps

Workflow

Build Visuals for a Set

How do I get visuals behind me without a VJ?

  1. Audio input
  2. Reactive engine
  3. Output
  4. Screen
intermediate4 steps

Workflow

Build a DJ Identity

What do I need before I ask for a booking?

  1. Name
  2. Handles
  3. Artwork system
  4. Mixes
  5. EPK
beginner5 steps

Technique and theory

Learn

Workflow

Watch a Set

How do other DJs actually build a set?

  1. Set
  2. Structure
  3. Technique
  4. Practice
beginner3 steps

Workflow

Learn the Fundamentals

What should I practise, in what order?

  1. Beatmatch
  2. Phrasing
  3. EQ
  4. Gain staging
  5. Transitions
beginner5 steps