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Please try to be polite, friendly and helpful when commenting. Serato has just announced Serato DJ 1.8, a major update that includes key detection, key shifting, and hardware remapping.There is also an entire subreddit /r/Beatmatch dedicated to helping new DJs learn.
If you are new and are interested in learning how to DJ please check out this thread first.
Read the full Serato DJ 1.8.1 release notes./r/DJs is a subreddit for general DJ discussion: equipment, techniques, news, music, etc. You can now remap your supported controller or mixer to change what Serato DJ functionality it controls. The new 2-channel battle mixer specifically designed for use with Serato DJ. Plug and play support for the Pioneer DJM-S9. This free update for P'nT DJ owners lets you key shift your tracks +/- 12 semitones or instantly sync the key of one deck to another. Choose to display the key in Camelot, Open Key, Classical Key or Original Tag. Use the colored key display for quick and easy key recognition. Now when you analyze your tracks, Serato DJ will detect the key.
Please note that supported El Capitan drivers are included in this release, however Rane hardware drivers are not yet supported. Serato DJ 1.8.1 now brings official support for OS X El Capitan and Windows 10.
Serato DJ 1.8.1 is the latest update that includes important stability improvements for all users as well as support for some Pioneer device specific drivers for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.