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Set cue points in Rekordbox.

Cue points let you jump to the exact moment a track does something. Here is how hot cues and memory cues work, and how to get structural cue points without setting each one by hand.

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Mark the intro, the drop, and the outro on every track.

Setting cue points in Rekordbox.

Rekordbox gives you hot cues for instant jumps and memory cues as navigational markers. Both are set manually while you listen.

Know the difference

A hot cue jumps to a point and immediately plays from there. A memory cue is a saved marker that pauses playback at that position when you navigate to it, letting you cue up from there. You get eight hot cues per track (labeled A through H) and an effectively unlimited number of memory cues in the software, though CDJ hardware caps how many memory cues it loads.

Set a cue

Play to the spot you want, then click an empty hot cue pad or press the memory cue button at the right moment. Nudge the position with the playhead if needed.

Color and name

Right-click a hot cue to recolor or comment it, for example green for the intro and red for the drop, so the layout reads at a glance in the booth.

Save to the track

Cues are saved to the track and exported to USB, so they are waiting for you on CDJs and in future sessions.

The catch

Cue points are set one at a time, by ear, on every track. For a large library that is hours of repetitive work before the structure is usable. Rekordbox 7 does include a CUE Analysis feature that can auto-set hot cues and memory cues based on phrase analysis, which can speed up prep on new tracks.

bass

mids

highs

lead

intro

verse

buildup

drop

breakdown

outro

The faster way

Auto-detect the structure.

Vibes analyzes each track and marks the intro, buildup, drop, breakdown, and outro automatically, then exports those cue points back into Rekordbox so the layout is ready before you play.

See how it works

Automatic cue points for intro, buildup, drop, breakdown, and outro

See the structure on a multi-band waveform

Cue points encoded at each track's native sample rate on export

Export back into Rekordbox so they appear on your CDJs

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.

A hot cue plays instantly from its point when triggered. A memory cue is a marker you cue to and then start manually. Hot cues are for performance, memory cues for navigation.

Vibes auto-detects structural points, the intro, buildup, drop, breakdown, and outro, and exports them as cue points. You still place any custom performance cues yourself, but the structural prep is done.

Yes. Vibes encodes cue points at each track's native sample rate on export to Rekordbox, so they sit on the right beat when you load the track on standalone players.

Methodology