Streaming & Digital

Beatsource

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A DJ-focused streaming platform specializing in open-format and mainstream genres, with native integration into major DJ software.

Beatsource is a streaming and download platform built on the Beatport infrastructure but curated for open-format DJs, covering mainstream pop, hip-hop, R&B, Latin, Afrobeats, and crossover dance music alongside electronic genres. Like Beatport Streaming, it integrates directly into Rekordbox, Serato DJ Pro, Traktor, and Virtual DJ, allowing DJs to browse, stream, and cache tracks to an offline locker.

Why it matters

Open-format and mobile DJs who play a wide range of genres often find Beatport's catalog too narrowly focused on electronic music. Beatsource fills that gap by combining chart-friendly and mainstream repertoire with the same software integration workflow, eliminating the need to manage tracks across multiple stores.

In practice

Use the key and BPM filters inside the Beatsource browser panel in your DJ software to pre-screen tracks before downloading them to your locker. This keeps your offline cache lean and targeted to your actual set needs.

Frequently asked questions

Beatport focuses on electronic music genres such as techno, house, trance, and drum and bass. Beatsource targets open-format DJs with a catalog that includes pop, hip-hop, R&B, Latin, and Afrobeats in addition to dance music. Both share underlying Beatport infrastructure and offer similar DJ software integration, but the catalogs and editorial curation are distinct.
Beatsource Pro+ streaming subscribers can stream in lossless FLAC, while lower tiers receive 256 kbps AAC. FLAC is a lossless compressed format comparable in quality to WAV or AIFF and is suitable for professional use. Always verify the current tier offerings on Beatsource's site, as audio quality options are subject to change.
Beatsource and a record pool serve overlapping but different purposes. A record pool typically curates a smaller selection of promotional and remix-legal content with a focus on current releases for working DJs. Beatsource offers a much larger back catalog and better software integration, but may not include the same remix edits and clean versions that record pools prioritize. Many open-format DJs use both.
Ben Modigell

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