Auto Cue points in MP3s
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September 7, 2014 at 9:37 pm #2053121
Tuomas Helander
ParticipantShort answer: No.
Cue points are software-dependant. You did not mention whtich software/medium you were using. Cue points you set in one software do not transfer to other softwares, even with the same file. While There are some softwares that can import cue points from traktor to reckordbox, or vice versa.Try google. I didn’t find anything.
September 7, 2014 at 10:36 pm #2053151deathy
ParticipantThe other thing is that, while software theoretically could guess at some cue points, those cue points would really just be tailored to the preference of the coder who created the system – which may work for you, but at the same time, you would find yourself tending to fall into the patterns that someone else has defined. If other folks were using the same software, then you would tend to sound like everyone else, which would probably not help you to stand out as a DJ.
September 8, 2014 at 2:34 pm #2053481DJ Vintage
ModeratorCome on, seriously!
The gear has gotten so cheap that even saving up for good gear is no longer a real issue for most.
The gear has gotten all-in-one (most controllers anyway). No toting around multiple heavy flightcases, hooking up all kinds of cabling.
DJ Software offers all kind of option to prep your music. Cue and loop points, beatgrid, starting beat/drop point, etx.And now you want software to automatically set cue points for you?
Remember, DJ-ing is an art, job, hobby, or whatever role it plays in your life. Part of the fun should be to figure out where to put cue points and such. It’s part of the process of getting to know your collection intimately.
At the risk of sounding a bit harsh, if it’s too much work for you to manually prep your tracks, you either have way too many tracks in your collection, or you might want to look at a new passtime 🙂
As a starting DJ having a couple of hundred tracks in your preferred genres should be more than enough to start building your first sets. And that amount is low enough to manually prep all your tracks. By the time you play them you’ll know where you put the cue points and – perhaps more importantly – WHY you put them there.
Greetinx.
September 8, 2014 at 3:06 pm #2053622deathy
ParticipantVint makes a point that builds on previous conversations that have helped me out immensely.
I am a new DJ (with a day job in the game industry, which should give you an idea of my other time commitments), and am focusing on a particular style right now – I have about 200 total tracks right now, and I do manage to find the time to set all my cue points, usually 6 per song for in-and-out drop points and another 8-12 for remix points. I’ve also started to do DJ Edits of the tracks that I really like but that don’t give me as many opportunities for mixing with other tracks.
Keep your setlist short until you start to develop the skill to either create your cue points rapidly, or even to where you don’t need to have pre-set cues.
September 16, 2014 at 4:44 pm #2058341Tuomas Helander
ParticipantThanks Chuck…
This is the kind of thinking that some “wannabe DJs” have, they don’t care about the music, they just want something that “works in the club”, so to speak.
I honestly want to believe that these kind of people do not exist.
September 16, 2014 at 9:25 pm #2058471Marco Solo
ParticipantTraktor puts a beatmarker on the first transient it finds and you can set the option to make it a hotcue. I don’t find it that handy though, I prefer to do it manually. If you’re having to set cuepoints for hundreds of tracks week after week, you’re getting too much music. Stick to the ones you REALLY like instead of adding the entire beatport top 100.
June 23, 2015 at 12:00 am #2215131Scott Ivell
Participantwow – what a twatty question now that i reflect on this post!
Vintage – you hit it on the head – i have far too many tracks. I have purged the lot and now adding back in as needed.
Signed up to the Masterclass too and Phil has some superb tips on finding & curating tracks. If i’m going to be a ‘wannabe DJ’, at least I’ll have some quality training 🙂
June 23, 2015 at 12:07 am #2215141DJ Vintage
ModeratorIf you are serious about learning, you won’t be twatty (anymore LOL).
Enjoy the masterclass, it’s one of the best things you can do for your DJ-ing, apart from getting out there and playing in front of real people.
June 23, 2015 at 9:07 pm #2215731Terry_42
KeymasterActually Mixed in Key can set CUE points for Serato 🙂
June 24, 2015 at 5:15 am #2215971DJ Vintage
ModeratorAnd we all know how well that worked, based on the comments here upon release LOL
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