Serato DJ is now Serato DJ pro not only
does DJ  have a new name but it has
a new practice mode or a fresh user
interface and some important feature
updates users have been asking for. 
Serato DJ pro works with various mixers
controllers and Serato and enabled
hardware.
Practice mode allows you to mix
two tracks together with no hardware
connected, ideal for testing out your
blends wherever you are. The practice
mode is great if you want to test out a
mix without hardware we might be on a
plane, train, a bus all the way to your
next show and have an idea that you want
to try out. Now you can do this in
practice mode. You're able to mix two tracks,
set and trigger cue points, create loops,
beat jump, use flip, and even use Serato
video. When you enter into practice mode
you'll be given horizontal preview decks
to load tracks. After loading tracks
into the decks you can use the keyboard
to play and stop the songs. For the top
deck use the spacebar, and for the bottom
deck use return or Enter. You can also
use the letters W and S respectively.
There are volume up faders, input level
gain meters, and track gain adjust which
can be used to adjust the volume of the
tracks that you're playing. You can use a
practice cross fader to blend between
two songs like you would in a normal
DJ mix.
When mixing you can adjust the BPM of
the tracks by clicking on the BPM and
dragging the mouse up and down. You can
also use the sync button to synchronise
the BPM's of the tracks that are
playing together. As well you can use the
key lock or pitch n time DJ if you own the
expansion pack to maintain the key of
the song while you're changing the tempo.
With cue points you can trigger, add, and
delete them in practice mode. To send a
cue point click and drag the waveform to
the desired position in the playhead and
then you can click the plus sign on the
desired empty slot to add the cue point.
Press the play button to trigger the
cue point, double-click the cue point start
time and name the cue point and press X
if you need to delete the cue point. You can
create manual and auto loops in
practice mode. Below the track display
for each track our manual and auto loop
sections, you can manually create the
beginning and end points for a loop by
pressing in and out at desired places in
the track. You can also create auto loops
which are loops that are created
automatically based on beat size. Auto
loops can range between 1/32 of a beat all
the way up to 32 beats. You can save a
loop by pressing the plus symbol and the
loop slot add and delete section. You can
also jump to the start point of the loop
by pressing the slot reloop button. Turn
the loop slot on and off with the slot
loop on and off button and lock the loop
to prevent from deleting it by pressing
the lock loop button. If the lock is off
and you want to delete the loop, you can
do so by pressing the X next to the
unlock. Beat jump is available in
practice mode which allows you to
instantly jump forward or backwards in
your track by predetermined amounts in
perfect time. You can select beat jump to
find links between 1/32 of a beat all
the way up to 32 beats by selecting the
numerical size. You can use the shift
beat jump range arrows to adjust the
range of the beat jumps. To beat jump in
the screen you can press the beat jump
forward and backwards arrows at the end
of the beat jump row.
You can also use Flip to record a
sequence of your cue points and a track
in practice mode. Flip is great for
creating an edit of a song where you can
jump from one place to another in the
track automatically. Also you can play
and record your cue points like a
drum machine when you press the flip
record panel who have access to flip
record and loop functions. Once you
record a flip you can save and name it
in the flip tab you can save up to 6
flips per track. Flip saves to the
metadata of your track so you can easily
create great flips and then share that
file with your DJ partner and they'll be
able to use your flips.
You can also use Serato Video to mix
video in practice mode by pressing the
video panel button you'll have access to
Serato video. Add videos to your set and
become your own VJ. Control playback of
your own video files just as you would
with audio. Incorporate visual effects
and transitions as well as your own
promotional graphics. Add custom visuals
to existing track in your library or mix
music videos or both.
Serato Video supports a wide array of
video file formats on both Mac and
Windows systems. Serato DJ Pro has been
optimized for high-definition retina and
UHD displays
you'll be able to experience where a
fine look and feel the high DPI support
and scalable interface. There's a new
performance pad mode and you can choose
to view this from within the setup menu. It's
called performance pad cue layout. If you
go to the setup and then to the library
and display, under display you can turn
on performance pad cue layout. When you
leave the setup you can view the cue
points in performance pad cue layout
which is how you'll see the performance
pads in most controllers, like this here
the Pioneer DDJ-SX2. This very
familiar layout makes planning and
performing routines much more efficient.
Serato DJ Pro includes 64-bit CPU
support which dramatically increases the
power and reliability of the program. The
size your library has no limits if we
have a massive amount of crates and many
thousands of songs you'll be able to
search for them and load the tracks very
quickly.
The new help section includes tooltips,
shortcut keys and tutorials. We have the
option to contact our support team and
the ability to search the knowledge base
in-app. It's in a different place now,
in the top right hand corner of the
screen. When you press the Help button a
drop down menu will appear with the
tooltips, shortcut keys, the tutorial
links a support link and a search tab if
you need to search on the Serato site
for an answer
about something inside a Serato DJ Pro.
Click on show tooltips and hover your
mouse over features and parameters
inside of Serato DJ Pro and get a
definition of those functions. Click on
show shortcut keys to see a full list
of all the playback shortcuts used on
your computer's keyboard. Click watch
tutorials and be taken to the Serato
youtube tutorial page and watch videos
on how to use certain functions. Click
get support and go to the support page
on the Serato website for any
troubleshooting questions and if you
want to search by a specific topic you
can type it in the search help field and
click go there you'll be taken to the
Serato website for answers you can also
log directly into your account in the
app by clicking on My Serato next to the
help tab. There you can view which
products you have licenses for and also
purchase expansions packs. So those are some of
the new features and Serato DJ Pro for
more information check out Serato.com
