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Exploring an AI-Driven Mixing Enhancement for Pro DJs — Looking for Feedback
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Exploring an AI-Driven Mixing Enhancement for Pro DJs — Looking for Feedback

ScorpioRoadshow 3:20 PM - 4 December, 2025
Hey everyone,

I’m a long-time DJ (30+ years) and have been working on a new concept that sits at the intersection of performance workflow, predictive analysis, and creative mixing support. I’m currently in the process of filing the patent, so I can’t share the technical mechanics yet — but I wanted to get some early community feedback on the idea and the problem it aims to solve.

In short, this tool is designed to intelligently analyze track relationships, mixing potential, and real-time performance context. It’s not an auto-DJ and it’s not a replacement for creativity. It’s more like a performance-enhancement engine that helps the DJ move faster, stay more organized, and make stronger mixing decisions under pressure — especially during long open-format or high-energy sets.

It aims to support the DJ, not automate the DJ.

I’m curious to hear from Serato users:
• What areas of your workflow feel slow, repetitive, or mentally overloaded during live sets?
• Is there a part of your mixing process you wish could be “assisted” without taking away creative control?
• Would a predictive or context-aware tool be something you’d actually use — or would it need to be customizable to fit different styles?

Again, I can’t share the internal workings yet, but I’d really appreciate thoughtful feedback from working DJs so I can shape the final form before I present this to software companies.

Thanks fam — excited to hear your thoughts.

— Scorpio
Despo 3:49 PM - 4 December, 2025
Spotted the Pulse DJ Dev. Honestly fuck AI, since sync DJs don't do their own mixing now they won't even choose their own tracks?

I tried Pulse DJ and while sometimes helpful it kind of takes away the soul of what I'm doing. It made my song choices more mediocre because I started play what other DJs usually play and let's be honest, the average DJ is complete ass. It's a great way to not stand out but I guess it helps me do the average wedding where people have no musical taste anyway.

Controllers, laptops and sync lowered the bar to being a DJ so immensely that everyone is a DJ now, imagine what this will do.

Precisely because of this I'm looking more into Vinyl and I've been a laptop DJ for 12 years because all this shit has become so soulless, I want to do something real AI is killing music and art
ScorpioRoadshow 4:25 PM - 4 December, 2025
Hey Despo,

I totally hear where you’re coming from — I’ve felt that same tension over the years. The tools you mentioned (sync, AI suggestions, etc.) can definitely make things feel less personal if they’re misused.

The thing I’m exploring is actually very different — it’s not about automating track choice or replacing creativity, it’s about enhancing real DJs’ decisions in real time, helping with workflow and flow while you still call all the shots. Think of it as a tool that keeps the soul and skill intact, rather than replacing it.

I really respect the approach of digging into vinyl and keeping things hands-on — that’s where the artistry lives. This is just my way of trying to give DJs another layer of control, not take it away.
BattleFunk 5:29 PM - 4 December, 2025
I stopped reading once I realised you replied using ai...
ScorpioRoadshow 5:37 PM - 4 December, 2025
Hello BattleFunk,

I never mentioned AI… I did say that the Pulse tool does use AI… not sure where you read that.
DJ STU-C 6:51 PM - 4 December, 2025
I don’t understand how you can retain the skills and soul and incorporate a tool that uses AI to choose your music? It’s either or in my opinion.

I’m with Despo here, I’m starting to strip DJing right back to basics and just manually choosing and mixing good music together without beat grids, stems, cue markers, mixing suggestions or anything else.

The true art of ‘open format’ or what we used to call eclectic DJing is the ability to pull that leftfield belter out of the bag and drop it, anything that introduces a computer into the workflow is diminishing that art.

I’ve just seen the new VDJ release where it’s superimposing lyrics over the waveform using AI, seriously WTF is that all about, it’s turning DJing into a pre school childs learning toy, like one of those where you have to push the square toy through the square hole etc.

Hopefully 2026 is the year when the DJ community push back against all this automation.
Despo 10:18 PM - 4 December, 2025
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Hey Despo,

I totally hear where you’re coming from — I’ve felt that same tension over the years. The tools you mentioned (sync, AI suggestions, etc.) can definitely make things feel less personal if they’re misused.

The thing I’m exploring is actually very different — it’s not about automating track choice or replacing creativity, it’s about enhancing real DJs’ decisions in real time, helping with workflow and flow while you still call all the shots. Think of it as a tool that keeps the soul and skill intact, rather than replacing it.

I really respect the approach of digging into vinyl and keeping things hands-on — that’s where the artistry lives. This is just my way of trying to give DJs another layer of control, not take it away.


It's very clear you used AI to write up your response - only AI uses so many "-" dashes.
How about you use AI to make some 3rd party tool to correctly beatgrid all our serato beatgrids, that's really a chore and super boring instead of trying to automate (or make it easier as you say) the fun part of djing - which is choosing the songs.