Serato Blog

Announcing: Pioneer DJ DDJ-SZ2 for Serato DJ

The all new Pioneer DJ DDJ-SZ2 comes with great upgrades to Pioneer DJ’s flagship DDJ-SZ Controller including key shifting & sync controls, Pitch Play and Serato Flip, as well as improved jog wheel latency and post-fader FX. Read more and see what's new!

Roland DJ-808 TR-S & VT and feature walkthrough videos

The Roland DJ 808 is packed with features and world-firsts so we have created two tutorials to show how these features work and get your started. Check them out.

Red Bull Thre3style World Finals Day 5 (Final)

During the day Pioneer and Serato held a panel discussion hosted with DJ City featuring Karve, Hedspin, Four Color Zack, Shintaro, Eskei83 and reigning Champ DJ Byte. As for the competition, Australia's Beast Mode coasted to victory with his energetic performance and charisma.

Red Bull Thre3style World Finals: Day 4

DJ You-ki from Japan took home the W with a high energy set that rocked with classic song selection, finishing with some body tricks on the DDJ-SP leaving the stage to rapturous applause!

Red Bull Thre3style World Finals Day 3 (Serato Workshop)

Busy, busy day for Serato in Chile! We had a live streaming workshop with World Champ DJ Byte, hosted a Rip N Flip contest & watched DJ Puffy advance to the finals.

Red Bull Thre3style World Finals Day 2

Wildcard JFB has a lot of experience when it comes to winning competitions. With 1 million views on his submission video, JFB was a big contender for advancing to the finals already. Witnessing one of the most proficient technical DJs in world, the crowd was instantly impressed, and he slid away with the Round 1 victory!

Serato DJ 1.9.5 Now Available

Serato DJ 1.9.5 is now available, adding Serato DJ Club Kit support for the Pioneer DJ DJM-900NXS2 and HID mode support for the CDJ-2000NXS2 as an Official Serato Accessory, as well as a number of minor changes and stability improvements.

Red Bull Thre3style World Finals: Day 1 (Welcoming)

After arriving in Santiago, Chile, the crew got a briefing of the coming week’s events, went record shopping with Z-Trip, hit up local museums, and got to witness the announcement of the first round placements!

Pro Tip: AM Mode

The infamous AM Mode easter egg in Scratch Live is now a full Serato DJ feature. Hide your tracks names from annoying trainspotting seagulls at the club. Hide your hot exclusives and rare cuts! Read on to find out how.

Learn: Basic Mixing

Here's a quick demo on the basics of mixing tracks in Serato DJ Intro. Take a look and give it a go yourself.

Logan's Pro Tips for Serato DJ

Logan from the Product Planning team shares some Pro Tips in Serato DJ that he couldn't do without. He probably knows the software better than anyone!

Learn: iTunes and Serato DJ

Here's a quick overview of iTunes library support in Serato DJ and some frequently asked questions. Read on...