How to · Rekordbox

Edit beatgrids in Rekordbox.

Rekordbox lets you manually correct beatgrids track by track. Vibes runs its own downbeat-locked analysis and exports corrected grids back into Rekordbox, so most of your library is sorted before you open the software.

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Vibes waveform view showing beatgrid and section markers on a track

Vibes analyzes beatgrids and section markers during import, then exports them directly into Rekordbox.

Edit beatgrids in Rekordbox, step by step.

Rekordbox gives you precise manual controls to fix a beatgrid that was analyzed incorrectly. The process works track by track in the track edit view.

Open the track and enter grid editing mode

In Rekordbox, make sure you are in Export Mode. If the track has not been analyzed, right-click it in your Collection and choose 'Analyze track.' To access the beatgrid editor, double-click the track in your Collection so it loads into the waveform view. Then click the 'GRID' toolbar button (located alongside the 'CUE/LOOP' toolbar button in the beatgrid toolbar area) to reveal the beatgrid editing controls.

Locate the downbeat error

Play the track or scrub through it to find where the grid drifts out of sync with the audio. Beatgrid errors typically show up as the grid lines gradually pulling ahead of or behind the transients in the waveform.

Adjust the grid using the editing controls

Use the grid controls to fix alignment: set the first beat marker to the current playhead position, shift the entire grid left or right in 1ms increments, or apply BPM changes from the playhead position forward. You can type a BPM value directly into the BPM editbox, use the tap tempo button, or double/halve the detected BPM. Rekordbox does not support dragging individual beat markers or placing variable-tempo anchors - all adjustments are grid-wide or from the current position forward.

Save and confirm

Once the grid lines align cleanly with the kick transients, click the lock button to prevent Rekordbox from overwriting your edits during future analysis passes. The corrected grid will be used for sync, looping, and cue point placement going forward.

The catch

The catch: Rekordbox beatgrid editing is one track at a time, so correcting a large library manually is time-consuming.

bass

mids

highs

lead

intro

verse

buildup

drop

breakdown

outro

The faster way

Vibes analyzes beatgrids for your whole library, not just one track.

When you import your library into Vibes, it runs downbeat-locked beatgrid analysis on every track and exports the results directly into Rekordbox's database. Most grids arrive corrected before you touch Rekordbox's editor.

See how it works

Downbeat-locked beatgrid analysis runs automatically on import, no manual editing queue needed

3-band RGB waveform with section markers (intro, buildup, drop, breakdown, outro) gives you visual confidence the grid is correct

Exports beatgrid data directly into Rekordbox's master.db via SQLCipher, so corrections appear in Rekordbox immediately

BPM detection and key detection run in the same pass, so your whole library is prepped at once

Organize in Vibes, export to Rekordbox.

Your playlists, tags, ratings, and cue points travel back to the gear you play on, so nothing you do in Vibes is locked away.

Track 001

Artist A

128

Afterhours

Mysterious

Introspective

Track 002

Artist B

124

Cozy Floor

Peaceful

Home

Track 003

Artist C

132

Rave

Aggressive

Festival

Build & Release

Playlists

Vibes

Mood

Aggressive

Euphoric

Melancholic

Mysterious

Peaceful

Playful

Tense

Function

Arrangement

Sets

Club Night 12/28

NYE Closing Set

Rooftop 01/04

Frequently asked questions

The honest answers, including the trade-offs.

For most tracks, yes. Vibes runs downbeat-locked analysis on import and exports corrected grids into Rekordbox, so you typically do not need to open the editor at all. For tracks with unusual tempo changes or live recordings, you may still want to fine-tune in Rekordbox's editor after Vibes exports.

Vibes writes directly into Rekordbox's master.db, overwriting the existing beatgrid data for tracks it has analyzed. If you prefer to keep a manual correction you made in Rekordbox, analyze and export that track in Vibes first so both are in sync.

Vibes does not currently have a manual beatgrid editor. Its value is in automated downbeat-locked analysis at scale. For the rare track where the automated result is wrong, correct it in Rekordbox's grid editor after Vibes has exported.

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