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Use Smartlists in Traktor.

Smartlists fill themselves from rules, so a list stays current as your collection grows. Here is how to build them in Traktor, and how to give them better data to filter on.

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A rule-based playlist organizing a library

Lists that maintain themselves from your own rules.

Building a Smartlist in Traktor.

Smartlists are Traktor's rule-based playlists. You set conditions and Traktor keeps the list populated automatically.

Create the Smartlist

Right-click the Playlists node in the collection browser and choose Create Smartlist. A configuration window opens where you name the list and start building your rules.

Add conditions

Add up to 8 conditions on fields like BPM, key, genre, rating, comment, file path, or date added, using numeric ranges, text matching, and date operators. Then set the global logic: either all conditions must match, or any one condition must match. You cannot mix AND/OR per row within a single Smartlist.

Make it specific

Stack conditions to express a real idea, for example BPM 124 to 128 and comment contains energy4, so the list is exactly what you want.

Let it auto-populate

As matching tracks enter your collection, the Smartlist updates itself, so it stays current with no manual upkeep.

The catch

Smartlist conditions can only filter on existing metadata. If tracks are not tagged for energy, mood, or role, the rules fall back to BPM, key, and genre. Also note that combining AND and OR logic in a single Smartlist is not supported natively; each Smartlist uses one global operator (match all or match any).

Mood

Euphoric

Melancholic

Mysterious

Energy

Aggressive

Peaceful

Rave

Function

Afterhours

Club

Home

The faster way

Feed the rules richer data.

Vibes auto-tags energy, mood, and role from the audio, then exports them back into Traktor, so your Smartlist conditions finally have meaningful attributes to filter on.

See how it works

Auto-Tag fills in energy, mood, and role data rules depend on

Combinations surface useful tag overlaps as ready playlists

Build your taxonomy once and reuse it across the collection

Export tags back into Traktor for smarter Smartlists

Organize in Vibes, export to Traktor.

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 Smartlist is a rule-based playlist. You set conditions like BPM range, key, or comment, and Traktor keeps it populated with matching tracks automatically as your collection changes.

Because they can only filter on metadata that exists. Without energy, mood, or role tags, the conditions fall back to BPM, key, and genre. Vibes can auto-tag those and export them into Traktor.

Yes. Vibes auto-tags from the audio and exports the tags back into Traktor, so Smartlist conditions can filter on real energy, mood, and role data.

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