Export in Rekordbox format from VDJ. Import from Rekordbox in Engine DJ.
N.B. I’ve not tried this myself, as VDJ’s Rekordbox export didn’t exist at the time.
Do I have to analyse the entire ssd each time imported so in record box and engine?
This is basco longer process than using lex or mixo?
Like @PKtheDJ suggested Lexicon is the easy software for the job
Works on Windows and Mac
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Buy a basic subscription for a month.
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Sync from Engine DJ to Lexicon
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Sync from Lexicon DJ to any app you decide on.
All your cues, loops and grids should be carried over including your playlists.
The hardware unlocks Rekordbox DJ and Serato DJ pro. Separate licence needed for Virtual DJ and Traktor.
many thanks for your assistance and your adivises in this matter.
As @mufasa advised it’s a concret workflow and it should be no problem to buy a Lexicon license.
I assume, I will need RB or something like that as well on my laptop, but now I have a procedure to convert my tracks and insert them.
Many thanks again for your endeavours and I will keep you posted.
Brgds BeatMaster
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Rekordbox and Serato DJ are free to download.
Since you own a compatible hardware already the Prime4 you may start practicing with that and Serato DJ to get familiar.
Dear @mufasa,
thanks and a pretty good advise and I will act accordingly.
The item of the essence was, how to transport my ENGINE DJ formatted tracks in to a format that I can act on a PIONEER gear 
without losing any information.
Brgds BeatMaster
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Is anyone helping my questions? lol
Hey,
My understanding and experience is that although you’d expect to be able to place tracks on a USB drive and slap it into the Prime 4, and you can, you’ll have no analysis nor library backing, meaning you won’t be able to search for tracks or use many filters.
There isn’t even a way to have the Prime 4 automatically analyse and add everything new to the database. If you load each file, one by one, into a deck, the Prime 4 will read the metadata, add it to the library, and analyse the file. Less than ideal.
So, standalone-wise, you have two options:
- Use Engine DJ Desktop to manage your Library and export to a media for the Prime 4
- Use Rekordbox to manage your Library and export to a media for the Prime 4
The benefit of using the second method is you can slap that USB in a Pioneer deck and it works there too. The only thing you lose is direct SoundSwitch integration, but you can get those files onto the media very easily without Engine DJ Desktop. The free version of Rekordbox has everything you need to do this, so don’t worry that you’ll have to pay or anything.
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Thankyou for the reply. I got this working the other day on my ssd inserted via usb into prime 4 and read it all fine. I understand how the routine works now but I have another question. I downloaded some new songs yesterday. Added these to the ssd and exported the database again into engine dj and the updated playlists. The playlists are all appearing red now except one which the new songs were added to that playlist? I tried relocating all red files. Nothing happened. I have to start from scratch every time I update the library engine dj? And do changes i do on the prime 4 like hot cues loops etc how do i save them on desktop engine dj too? and not just the ssd
Which SSD did you add the songs to?
Engine DJ is a simple software
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Say your dj music files are in a folder called DJMusica
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Today you downloaded 5 new bangers and they are stored in DJMusica
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Drag n drop DJMusica to Engine DJ
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Then do your sorting, analysis, playlisting
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Connect your prime4 ssd
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Use sync manager to transfer the new bangers to the prime4ssd
That’s it really
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Nice one I’ve done that. Worked fine. Thankyou. Just noticed though when I’ve sorted them by bpm the whole collection the top few tracks aren’t analysed for some reason when I imported everything in. I assumed all the analysing would have been brought in when imported. I’ve tried re-analysing and adjusted the bpm range engine DJ analyses at to the lowest and then highest range after and tried analysing each time. Not working. My missing something simple to why this small batch won’t still get analysed? They should all be above the min 55bpm analysing option…
What’s the location of the those files not analyzing
SSD. Same as the rest of the collection.
SSD laptop or SSD prime4?
External SSD - crucial device via usb connection. I don’t keep music on the laptop
ExFat? Or Fat32?
The crucial ssd, What is the format?
Exfat as it is 2tb
You could try a rebuild
Rename/Archive the “Engine Library” folder on your Crucial SSD and the “Engine Library” folder your laptops default “Music folder “
Start up Engine DJ
If done correctly you would have an empty collection
Drag and drop your tracks from the crucial ssd
Fair enough. It already backups the library to the laptop location… that what you mean? So this has been set already as default? Rebuild too would mean analyse the whole SSD again?