OneLibrary – One love for your music library from AlphaTheta
OneLibrary now allows DJs to export their music libraries for seamless use across djay Pro and Traktor software.
DJ tech, since 2003
DJ tech, since 2003
Software
DJ software is the backbone of modern performance, giving DJs precise control over mixing, looping, effects, and track management. From digital vinyl systems to full performance suites, it bridges hardware and music, letting DJs manipulate sound with speed and accuracy.
This category features industry-standard software including Serato DJ, Rekordbox, Traktor Pro, Virtual DJ, and Ableton Live. Whether you’re mixing vinyl, running controllers, or producing live sets, these platforms offer reliability, low-latency performance, and deep integration with hardware.
For DJs who demand control, flexibility, and professional-grade tools, DJ software remains the essential link between creativity and performance.
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History of Serato – The rise to global DJ software powerhouse
History of Serato: from vinyl roots to digital dominance If you’ve spent any time around a DJ booth in the last twenty years, you’ve probably seen Serato in action. What began as a small project in New Zealand evolved into…
How to DJ with Spotify
Game changer alert From the AlphaTheta press release. September 24th, 2025: AlphaTheta announces that its DJ software, rekordbox for Mac/Windows, now supports playback from Spotify. Spotify is the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, offering over 100 million tracks with…
Serato DJ 4 released
Big news today from Serato, Serato DJ 4 has been released. Serato 3 was released over 2 years ago, so it’s fair to say we were quite excited when we first heard about this. We’ve been using it for a…
Rekordbox 7 is released
Previously in Public Beta, Rekordbox 7 is now available for everyone to download. Here’s our summary of what to watch out for. Headline features of Rekordbox 7 AlphaTheta Rekordbox 7 site is here When Rekordbox was first released Mark went…
Ableton Live 12 release date and price
Ableton Live 12 will be with us early in 2024, although there isn’t an actual official launch date just yet. The public beta will be available for users very soon. We’ve written extensively on Ableton before, here’s Ray taking a look at…
ANNUAL PSA: Big Sur will probably break your stuff
Given the trail of broken gear left in the wake of successive macOS updates, I'd hold off going for Big Sur. I suspect the industry will advise the same.
The XMG DJ 15 — one laptop to rule them all? Our Ray thinks so
He talks the talk, but our Ray aka Arkaei decided to walk the walk too, and working with Schenker has created the XMG DJ 15, a beast of a PC laptop for DJs.
Denon DJ And VirtualDJ sitting in a tree p-r-i-m-i-n-g
Another platform-opening move from inMusic, this time officially embracing VirtualDJ and making it work with most of Denon DJ's Prime range.
Mixxx 2.3 beta brings colour and more
Open source DJ software Mixxx 2.3 is now available as beta, bringing coloured hot cues, multi-threading, and loads more improvements.
The day DJing changed — source separation for djay Pro AI and VirtualDJ
Where Stems failed, djay Pro AI and VirtualDJ 2021 may well succeed, because both can now separate music into vocals, instruments, and beats on the fly.
HOW TO: Migrate from Spotify — you don’t have a choice
Spotify is waving goodbye to Algoriddim djay. So I look at TIDAL and SoundCloud, and see how easy it is to migrate, and how well that turns out.