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The DJ Set Workflow: From Library to Dancefloor

The whole journey from a folder of tracks to a packed dancefloor, in order. Click through the seven stages — prep, plan, tempo, key, transitions, export, perform.

Stu Evans7 min read
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How Many Tracks in a DJ Set? Planned to the Minute, With Your Music

Forget the ten-tracks-an-hour rule of thumb. SetFlow now plans your set with the real length of every track it picks — a 90-minute slot comes out as 90 planned minutes, whether your library is radio edits or extended mixes.

SetFlow5 min
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Backup Tracks for Every DJ Set: Slot Alternatives & Gig Crates

Generated sets now come with a plan B for every slot — three ranked, harmonically matched backup tracks — and a one-click gig crate packs your set plus the most compatible tracks from your library for the night.

SetFlow6 min
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The Best DJ Set Builder in 2026: 5 Ways to Build a Set, Compared

From dragging tracks around Rekordbox to dedicated set generators — the 5 ways to build a DJ set, compared on effort, harmonic quality, energy planning and export.

Stu Evans9 min
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How to Read the Dancefloor: A DJ’s Guide to Reading the Crowd

Reading the crowd is the DJ skill that matters most. Tap the signals you’re seeing and the floor tells you your move — plus the four reads every DJ should know.

Stu Evans8 min
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How to Export Your DJ Set to USB for CDJs (Rekordbox)

Format (FAT32 vs exFAT), prep and export your set from Rekordbox to a USB the club CDJs will actually read — with an interactive gig-ready checklist.

Stu Evans8 min
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DJ Transitions Explained: 6 Ways to Mix Between Two Tracks

Bass swap, breakdown, phrase fade, cut, filter and echo — scrub through the six core DJ transitions and see exactly how each one moves the bass, mids and highs.

Stu Evans9 min
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Rekordbox vs Serato vs Traktor: Which DJ Software Should You Use?

The three big DJ platforms compared — club standard, scratch, or creative control? Use the interactive picker and side-by-side table to find your best fit.

Stu Evans8 min
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BPM by Genre: The Complete DJ Tempo Chart

What BPM is house, techno or drum & bass? Drag the interactive tempo marker to see which genres share a lane — plus the full BPM-by-genre reference table.

Stu Evans7 min
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DJ Set Length Calculator: How Many Tracks Do You Need?

How many tracks do you need for a 1, 2 or 3-hour set? Use the free calculator, see the per-hour reference table, and learn how many spares to pack.

Stu Evans6 min
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How to Plan a DJ Set: A Step-by-Step Guide

A complete, modern workflow for planning a DJ set — from reading your slot and building an energy arc to harmonic ordering, track counts and export.

Stu Evans11 min
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Swap Any Track in Your Set — Without Breaking the Mix

A new Swap button on every track surfaces the best-fitting alternatives from your library — scored on both the transition in and the transition out — so you can replace one track without breaking the mix around it.

SetFlow5 min
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DDJ-400 & FLX4 Beginner’s Guide: Setup to Your First Mix

From unboxing to your first transition. How to set up the Pioneer DDJ-400 (or FLX4) with Rekordbox, mix two tracks, avoid beginner mistakes — and figure out what to play next.

Stu Evans7 min
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12 DDJ-400 & FLX4 Tips to Instantly Improve Your Mixing

Twelve tips that close the gap between technically mixing and actually sounding good on the DDJ-400 or FLX4 — gain staging, phrasing, hot cues, mixing in key, and more.

Stu Evans8 min
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How to Plan Your First DJ Set on the DDJ-400 (or FLX4)

Beatmatching is the easy part — planning the set is what makes it sound good. A step-by-step guide to building a DJ set on the DDJ-400 or FLX4 that actually flows.

Stu Evans9 min
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How to Build a Harmonically Mixed DJ Set (Step by Step)

The end-to-end guide to building a harmonically mixed DJ set: the four factors that make a set flow, and how to tag, import, mix in key, and shape energy — with a deep-dive link for each step.

Stu Evans8 min
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Is SetFlow an AI DJ Set Generator? How It Works

“AI DJ set generator” is a top search for DJs. Here’s the honest answer about how SetFlow actually builds sets — a transparent scoring algorithm, not a black-box model — and why that’s a feature.

Stu Evans6 min
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The Playlist Builder, Rebuilt: One Live Workspace for Your Sets

The manual set builder is now one live workspace — library and set side by side, a Set Timeline of energy and mix quality that updates as you build, built-in next-track suggestions, and draft autosave so a refresh never loses your work.

SetFlow5 min
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Fix Your DJ Library Genres & Artists for Better Sets

Messy genres and "Unknown Artist" imports quietly get tracks skipped by the set generator. SetFlow now fixes both — normalising tags, working out genres from artist + title, parsing artists out of messy titles, and removing duplicate re-imports — all reviewable before anything is applied.

SetFlow7 min
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Library Health: Score Your DJ Library and Fix What Actually Improves Your Sets

A new dashboard that scores your library on what really drives set quality — genre, key and duplicates — tells you what to fix first, and links you straight to the tracks that need attention. Plus an honest harmonic-coverage wheel that stops calling a healthy minor-key library "broken".

SetFlow8 min
// Tutorial

Auto-Tag Your DJ Library with beets + Beatport (macOS & Windows Guide)

Clean up thousands of inconsistent Rekordbox tracks in one pass using the free beets tagger plus the beets-beatport4 plugin. Step-by-step install for macOS and Windows, configuration, and how to flow the cleaned library back into Rekordbox and SetFlow.

SetFlow15 min
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Serato Import: How to Import Your Serato DJ Library & Crates

Import your Serato DJ library into SetFlow with full BPM, key, genre, and crate data. Generate harmonic sets and export as Serato crates — cue points stay in Serato untouched.

SetFlow8 min
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Large Library Support: 30K+ Tracks, Zero Freezes

Import 30,000+ tracks from Traktor or Rekordbox without issues. Set generation runs off the main thread for a smooth UI, and library loading is 10x faster with parallel batch fetching.

SetFlow4 min
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Plan Your DJ Sets from Your Phone

Every screen in SetFlow is built for mobile. Latest update fixes iOS Safari auto-zoom, modal heights, and form spacing for a smoother experience.

SetFlow3 min
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Install SetFlow as an App on Your Phone or Desktop

Install SetFlow as a standalone app on your phone or desktop. One tap to open your library, sets, and gigs — no browser needed.

SetFlow3 min
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Edit Track Metadata Directly in SetFlow

Your DJ software got the analysis wrong? Now you can fix BPM, key, energy, and more directly in SetFlow — no re-importing needed.

SetFlow4 min
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Traktor Support: Import Your Collection & Export M3U Sets

Import your Traktor Pro collection into SetFlow with full BPM, key, and genre metadata. Generate harmonic sets and export as M3U playlists — the complete Traktor workflow.

SetFlow5 min
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TribeXR Support: Export Your Sets to VR

Build harmonically-mixed sets in SetFlow and export them directly to TribeXR. Guided setup for Quest, PC VR, and Dropbox — plus VR session duration presets.

SetFlow5 min
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Share Your Sets: Public Links for Every Tracklist

Every set in your History can now be shared with a single click. Generate a public link that shows your tracklist, transitions, and energy flow.

SetFlow4 min
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Plan, Play, Review: How the Gig Calendar Connects Your Sets to Real Gigs

The Gig Calendar connects your set preparation to real-world bookings. Schedule gigs, link sets, play them, then review with crowd and performance ratings.

Stu Evans6 min
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How to Build a Custom DJ Set with the Playlist Builder

The playlist builder gives you full control over track order, transitions, and energy arc. Learn how to build, score, and export custom DJ sets step by step.

Stu Evans7 min
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The Camelot Wheel: How to Mix Harmonically (DJ Guide)

The Camelot wheel makes harmonic mixing simple. Learn the 4 safe mixing moves, how to find your tracks' keys, and why key compatibility is the #1 factor in smooth transitions.

Stu Evans13 min
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How to Build Energy in a DJ Set: 5 Structures That Work

Energy flow is the invisible architecture of great DJ sets. Learn the 5 classic set structures, common energy mistakes, and how to plan an energy arc that keeps the dancefloor moving.

Stu Evans10 min
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Rekordbox Tags: The Complete Guide to Tagging Tracks (2026)

Your track tags are the fuel that powers SetFlow's algorithm. Learn exactly what to tag in Rekordbox and why each field matters for generating better DJ sets.

Stu Evans9 min

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