Organize by energy in Serato.
Serato has no energy field, so DJs code one into crates, colors, or comments. Here is how to build a workable energy system, and how to get a real energy read on every track.
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Pull the right energy for the room, not just the right genre.
Building an energy system in Serato.
With no dedicated energy field, the common approaches are numbered crates, a tag in the comment field that you can smart-crate on, or the star/emoji rating column introduced in Serato DJ Pro 4.0. Track color labels exist but cannot be used as smart crate filter rules or sorted as a column.
Pick an energy scale
Decide on a simple scale, for example 1 to 5 or warm-up to peak, and keep it consistent across the whole library.
Code it into a field
Apply the scale using numbered crates, a tag in the comment field like energy3, or the star/emoji rating column in Serato DJ Pro 4.0. These are the fields you can actually filter or sort by later. Track color labels are visual only and cannot be used as smart crate rules or sorted as a column.
Build smart crates
Create a smart crate with a rule that matches your energy code. For example, set the Comment field to 'contains energy3' so a crate like Peak Energy maintains itself automatically.
Sort within energy
Inside an energy band, sort by BPM or key so the order is already mix-friendly when you open the crate. Hold Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and click a second column header to add a secondary sort.
The catch
Energy here is a code you assign by ear and have to keep consistent yourself. Serato never measures the actual energy of a track automatically, so a big library drifts out of sync with your scale over time. The rating column in Serato DJ Pro 4.0 gives you a cleaner dedicated field for this, but it still requires manual assignment for every track.
The faster way
An energy read on every track.
Vibes analyzes each track's energy curve and lets you tag energy as a first-class vibe, so you are not babysitting a comment-field code. Each energy band then exports back into Serato as its own crate.
See how it worksOrganize in Vibes, export to Serato DJ.
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
Afterhours
Mysterious
Introspective
Track 002
Artist B
Cozy FloorPeaceful
Home
Track 003
Artist C
Rave
Aggressive
Festival
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