This is so true. This feature is needed.

Oh yeah! I totally forgot Itch used to do it.

Would be handy for the MCX8000 as the CUE LEDs are so bright when off they look on.

Why doesn't anybody seem to care about this? Its such a waste of cycles to punch cue buttons off/on/off/on. Yea, I'm lazy.... But, on the other hand, it would leave more time to spend on other *more interesting* DJ activities.

i have 7 controllers and all but 1 has problems with the headphone cue buttons... wish serato would add auto headphone cue am now being forced to just leave both decks playing in cue which maybe ok for some people but its not for me

+1 for sure. I had an old Stanton mixer that had this feature, it was amazing. www.zzounds.com

serato help us surly this is not a big request

Just seen the update 1.9.6 is good to go but I guess am still not gonna happy with auto headphone phone cue on track load ... for heaven sake sure this would be like a one day job to add this and it would not but a problem to anyone who does not want it simply make it optional

Just seen the update 1.9.6 is good to go but I guess am still not gonna be happy without auto headphone phone cue on track load ... for heaven sake sure this would be like a one day job to add this and it would not be a problem to anyone who does not want it simply make it optional

F ing iPhone lol

+1

The real problem here is that others don't seem to see the value in the feature and so there is not a ton of requests.... so Serato devs just ignore this request...... that's if they even look at these forums.

It simply amazes me at the lack of foresight.... 10 types of people in this world > Those that understand binary and those that don't!

Looks like the following is the thinking at Serato for sure.... just as I thought. So no hope for the auto headphone cue guys....... although I guess the feature mentioned below got enough support because it did get implemented.

"
Thank you for re-upping this feature request.

As I'm sure you are aware we get a large amount of feature requests for future versions of Serato DJ, and as a result we prioritise these by requests that are in high demand. I understand your reasoning for wanting the ability to export crates to .m3u - unfortunately, this feature request hasn't gained enough traction/bumps to be considered as a feature at this point in time. In saying this, we're not ruling out that it won't ever be considered - as always, the more individuals that bump this feature request, the more likely our Products team will consider this feature request down the line.

We appreciate hearing this feedback from you, feel free to let me know if you have any more queries or feedback.

Have a good day.

Regards,

David W.
Product Specialist"

Personally, I think it sounds terrible.
I'd much rather be always in control of what is set to cue than having the mixer just automatically switching- I very often load tracks to a deck while I'm still focused on other things.
That's just me though, I can see as a switchable feature it would appeal to people.

Of course everyone's workflow is not going to be the same. That's why its just being asked for as an "option".

As an option it's great.

Itch USED to do it so lost functionality when I went to SDJ.

Actually, thinking about this some more, I think the limitation is in the controller hardware where the Cue buttons are not MIDI controlled. Probably because trollers like DDJ double as standalone mixers....

I have the DDJ-SX2, and if I'm not mistaken, the controller operates in MIDI mode while connected to Serato, thus making the CUE act as a simple MIDI button. It is only when operated standalone that the buttons controls an actual hardware function.
But I might be mistaken, feel free to correct me on that.

So when you load a track is your next step not to play that track which in most cases would need you to cue it in the headphones.. why would you need the current track still in headphone cue if it coming out the speaker / monitor???

Ohh and it's not the mixer just freestyling hey cue here cue there it's on your call which also happen to be at the same time as you call on your next track

So there is no cue selector (internal mixer) in Serato itself as far as I know. Serato sends the audio from both decks to the mixer at all times. So although the controller may be in MIDI mode, there is no MIDI message being sent back to Serato or being received from Serato for that matter. One of these days I will hook up MIDI-Ox to confirm it. If someone else knows, perhaps they could chime in. I wish someone from Serato would just set us straight so that we can stop speculating. LOL

Could this done with MIDI-OX and chaining commands to the MIDI event for the "track load" button? Personally, it isn't something I need but I could understand its utility as a work-reducer.

Thanks for the thought Aegis.
I'm not versed on how to do the "chaining" you mention and I imagine you would have to hack the MIDI map file to save such a thing.

Also thanks for having an open mind to see it as a work-reducer and workflow-enhancer. "Necessity is the mother of invention, with no room for complacency" :)

I'm back to the fold after many years absence so forgive me if I get some terminology wrong. Back around 2002, I made my own MIDI controller, and I used (I think?) MIDI-OX to take signals from it and send out OTHER signals in response. Like, "when you get note X, Output notes X and Y."

I just got a Denon MC6000MK2 and was troubleshooting (a problem that ended up not existing other than my ignorance). In the process I loaded MIDI Monitor and noticed that almost every control on the unit, save the mic channels on the top, sent MIDI. I assume they accept MIDI as well.

And yes, it likely would be a weird situation. Not saying it could be done; just spitballing.

Also, @DJ Lashes: "why would you need the current track still in headphone cue if it coming out the speaker / monitor???"

Bad monitors or monitors poorly placed (I've had this at small clubs before) on a mixer without Cue mix controls would be one situation where you have to beatmatch in-headphones in this way.

As mentioned before, I think you would have to be able to intercept the MIDI message from Serato to the controller to remap or add a mapping to tell the controller to turn off/on Cue. Again, I don't think the Cue controls on something like the DDJ-SX are addressable. (Because there is nothing in Serato that says cue this or that. Unlike something like VirtualDJ which has an internal mixer and can send those type of MIDI messages). Maybe I am all wrong.... I hope :)

There's workarounds but Serato know how to program it as it was a feature of Itch.

Did ITCH have an internal mixer or maybe only supported USB Controllers which couldn't work as stand-alone mixers?

Again, I wish someone from Serato team would just comment on this and save us all the speculation....

Been a minute since SDJ had a update maybe there packing in the goodies 😊

You are right that would fix the bad monitor &/or poorly placed monitors but would it not be better to have that as an option and not by force?? Serato can't believe every time your working with bad monitors or which other reason they would think we need it the way they think is best "Dj's mix in all shape and sizes" lol 😂 and this is not just about auto headphone cue ... serato needs to give more control in the options some like hot some like cold and with time as more dj programs come out serato will slowly lose people because of this kinda do it our way attitude...

I think this is a GREAT idea! I started off with a small Vestax controller (many years ago) that had this feature and it was great! And the ability to have this feature on or off would be great for those who don't care for it!

Yep same here started out on a vestax 300 and for real the auto head phone cue was one of the things I loved most so disappointed in serato limiting the options and not being more open minded, I think after stability the next thing on there list should be to take note while designing / updating serato is we are not robots with one way fits all..

Yeah, it had an internal mixer. I used it on my twitch and was handy.

Another vote for Auto-Que!!

Come on serato lets get this in the next update!!

As mentioned earlier, I don't think Serato will be able to do it with only a software change. I think part of why it worked for ITCH is because ITCH compatible controllers had addressable CUE buttons. Because popular controllers like the DDJ-S? can function as standalone traditional mixers (of which the Cue buttons are a part), their switching is electronic only. So controller manufacturers would have to make a change too for it to work.

Serato could however do their part which would allow it to work with some controllers like the late VCI-380. Don't hold your breath....

Wouldn't happen to have been the PMC-25 with the EQ mini faders and the rotary volumes, would it? That is my all time favorite (owned) mixer. Compact, 4 channels, did everything I needed...

Man, 15 years messes w/ the memory. I thought that was a 4 channel, but I am wrong! It was only 2, but I still loved it. Thought it had cue mix as well, but just had cue split. I had the PMC-250 I think actually (same mixer but w/ rotary kit). I suppose the big rotary EQs fooled my brain into remembering more channels. I'd still buy it again in a heartbeat if someone made that format mixer again.

Almost 3 years, and counting -
serato.com

and

what happen logan ???

+1

Auto cue is not rocket science...this is why i still use vdj for audio and serato strictly for video.

So I've noticed that this has been implemented in some Pioneer controllers but not all. This feature worked with my SB2 and I've been told it works with the SX but for some reason it doesn't work with the SR2 when using SDJ. If I use the SR2 with Virtual DJ then it works.

Can Serato just make this a permanent option in the software? Seeing how it works with other software I know it's not a limitation of the hardware. SDJ needs to add this feature acros the board to all controllers.

It didn't work with the SX. Until Serato do it in software we won't see it on the controllers. It used to work in Serato Itch. I loved It.

I may be wrong, but I'd like to think we now have this feature. anyone updated to serato dj pro yet?

Appears to be only in sDJ Lite for "supported controllers".

It's in Pro and Life and is for the controllers that can be controlled.

It's working fine for me in SDJ Pro on a few controllers... even the cheap Kaoss DJ.

Anyone know if mainstream DDJ-S?? series support this function?

Well hallelujah!

Finally, a feature we asked for has been delivered. Confirmed to work great on DDJ-S??

Well, thank you Serato devs!