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How to · Serato DJ

Record your set in Serato DJ.

To record in Serato DJ Pro, open the REC panel, set the source to MIX, and press the red record button. Serato writes your master output straight to your drive as a WAV or AIFF file. Plan your tracklist first and you will know exactly where the set is going before you press record.

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Vibes Set Designer canvas showing a planned tracklist

Build and review your set arc in Vibes, then open Serato and hit record.

Record your set in Serato DJ, step by step.

Serato DJ Pro includes a recording panel that captures your master output as a WAV or AIFF file. Here is how to set it up and record a clean take.

01

Open the recording panel

In Serato DJ Pro, click the REC button in the top-left area of the main screen to expand the recording panel. You will see controls for the recording source, gain level, recording timer, filename field, and Rec Location. Set the Record input dropdown to MIX to capture the master mix output post-faders and EQ, pre-master gain.

02

Set your format and level

Before recording, open Setup (the gear icon) and go to the Playback tab. There you can choose your file format (WAV or AIFF) and bit depth (16-bit or 24-bit; 24-bit is the default and recommended for best quality). MP3 is not a native recording format in Serato; convert the file afterward with another tool if you need a smaller file. Back in the recording panel, use the recording gain knob to bring peaks to around -6 dB without clipping. Monitor the meter while playing a loud section before committing to a take.

03

Hit record and play your set

Press the red REC button to start capturing. Serato begins writing the file immediately, so cue up your first track and mix through your set as planned. The timer in the panel shows elapsed recording time.

04

Stop, name, and save your file

Press the REC button again to stop capturing. Type a filename into the text field that appears in the panel and click the Save button (or press Enter). If you start a new recording or close Serato without saving, the file lands in a Recording Temp folder rather than your recordings folder. Your saved recording goes to Music/_Serato_/Recording by default on both Mac and Windows. To change the destination, click the Rec Location button in the recording panel.

The catch

Serato records the master output only, so there is no way to punch in or edit individual transitions after the fact: what you play is what you get.

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Track 002 by Artist B

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Track 004 by Artist D

Track 004

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Track 001 by Artist A

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Track 003 by Artist C

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Where Vibes fits

Know your set before you press record.

Vibes does not record audio, but it handles the prep work that makes a recorded set worth keeping. Use Set Designer to map out your tracklist, check transitions, and lock in the arc before you open Serato.

See how it works
Build your full tracklist on the Set Designer canvas with BPM, key, and vibe weights guiding the order
Let the recommendation engine surface compatible tracks by harmonic key and energy so transitions are already proven before you play them live
Save Track Pairs for your best transitions so you have a reliable game plan going into the recording
Export the finished set as a Serato crate so the tracks load in the right order when you open your library

Organize 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 by Artist A

Track 001

Artist A

128
3A
Track 002 by Artist B

Track 002

Artist B

124
5B
Track 003 by Artist C

Track 003

Artist C

132
8A
Vibes App
Playlists
Vibes
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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.

No. Vibes is a library prep and planning tool, not a performance mixer, and it does not capture audio. Recording audio requires Serato DJ Pro (or another DJ application). Vibes helps you plan and export the tracklist so your session in Serato is better prepared. The recording lands as one long file. If you saved a cue sheet alongside it, the CUE splitter cuts it back into individual tracks.
By default, Serato DJ Pro saves recordings to the _Serato_ folder inside your Music folder, in a subfolder named Recording. This is the same on Mac and Windows. To change the destination, click Rec Location in the Recording panel and choose a new folder. If you quit Serato without saving a take, it lands in a Recording temp folder instead, so always type a filename and click Save for any take you want to keep.
You cannot. Serato states that a set cannot be recorded directly from Serato DJ Lite: set recording is a Serato DJ Pro feature, which is where the REC button, the MIX source and the WAV or AIFF format options live. To record, you need a Serato DJ Pro license or subscription, or hardware that unlocks Pro, plus hardware with a recording function. Otherwise capture the master output with an external recorder.
Nearly always it is the source or the level. Open the Recording panel and check that the record input reads MIX rather than an AUX or channel input. Then play a loud section of a track and watch the recording level meter. Adjust the record gain knob until the meter sits in the high end of the yellow without going into the red. If the meter still shows nothing, confirm your hardware is connected and, for hardware that requires it, that a Record Channel is set in Setup, Audio.
Vibes organizes your track library and plans future sets. It does not import or tag audio recordings of mixes. Where it helps is making the next recording better: cleaner track selection, stronger transitions, and a set arc you have already reviewed.

From a Vibes customer

The import worked perfectly. Have created several sets now and my life is so much easier
Danny

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