{"id":5354,"date":"2024-07-31T19:26:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/?p=5354"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:13:00","slug":"rekordbox-edit-mode-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-edit-mode-tutorial","title":{"rendered":"Rekordbox Edit mode tutorial 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-layout\">General layout<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-layout.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-layout.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-layout-800x422.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-layout-250x132.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-layout-768x406.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toolbar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track overview<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waveform editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manipulation and selection tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Palette: a place to store audio snippets of your track<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-toolbar\">1. Toolbar<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-1500x50.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-1500x50.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-800x26.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-250x8.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-768x25.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-1536x51.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-toolbar-2048x68.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Rekordbox mode selector &#8211; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/rekordbox-modes-explained\">Rekordbox modes explained<\/a>)<br>B. New project<br>C. Save project<br>D. Export project &#8211; Generate an audio file to use in your Rekordbox library (you need subscription)<br>E. Select another project you have opened in the past<br>F. Reset play head to beginning of song<br>G. Play song<br>H. Toggle loop on\/off &#8211; you need to select a portion of the song first (see C in Track Waveform)<br>I. Quantisation unit &#8211; auto, 1 beat or 4 beats<br>J. Show information screen<br>K. Show payed plans<br>L. Open preferences screen<br>M. Volume control<br>N. VU\/loudness meter<br>O. CPU usage indicator<br>P. Current time<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-track-overview\">2. Track overview<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-1500x85.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-1500x85.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-800x45.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-250x14.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-768x43.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-1536x87.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-track-overview-2048x116.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Album Art and title<br>B. Waveform &#8211; click on any part of the waveform to jump to that part of the song<br>C. The area that is shown in the track waveform editor with current playhead<br>D. Length of the song<br>E. Key of the song<br>F. Tempo of the song<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Free DJ tips in your inbox?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bonus gift I will send you a <strong>FREE <\/strong>E-book on how to kick-off your DJ career!<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- MailerLite Universal -->\n<script>\n(function(m,a,i,l,e,r){ m['MailerLiteObject']=e;function f(){\nvar c={ a:arguments,q:[]};var r=this.push(c);return \"number\"!=typeof r?r:f.bind(c.q);}\nf.q=f.q||[];m[e]=m[e]||f.bind(f.q);m[e].q=m[e].q||f.q;r=a.createElement(i);\nvar _=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];r.async=1;r.src=l+'?v'+(~~(new Date().getTime()\/1000000));\n_.parentNode.insertBefore(r,_);})(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/static.mailerlite.com\/js\/universal.js', 'ml');\n\nvar ml_account = ml('accounts', '1691580', 't0j5q7h5d7', 'load');\n<\/script>\n<!-- End MailerLite Universal -->\n\n<div class=\"ml-form-embed\"\n  data-account=\"1691580:t0j5q7h5d7\"\n  data-form=\"6052713:y7m2e8\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-track-waveform-editor\">3. Track waveform editor<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-1500x287.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-1500x287.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-800x153.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-250x48.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-768x147.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-1536x294.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-waveform-2048x392.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Tempo of the song<br>B. Zoom in\/out<br>C. Currently selected region<br>D. Selection info &#8211; in bars, beats and seconds<br>E. Number of bar in the song<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-selection-and-edit-tools\">4. Selection and edit tools<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-1500x231.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-1500x231.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-800x123.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-250x39.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-768x118.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-1536x237.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-select-edit-tools-2048x316.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Browser button &#8211; click to select a song in your Rekordbox library to edit<br>B. Beat select tab &#8211; tab with buttons to select 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 ,32 ,64 or 128 beats<br>C. Select tab &#8211; tab buttons to halve or double your selection<br>D. Edit tab &#8211; tab with buttons for editing operations<br>E. Clone &#8211; duplicate your current selection (lengthens the songs)<br>F. Copy current selection<br>G. Paste current selection (overwrites existing)<br>H. Insert current selection (doesn&#8217;t overwrite existing)<br>I. Delete selection (shortens the song)<br>J. Clear selection &#8211; replaces current selection with silence<br>K. Undo your last operation<br>L. Redo your last operation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">Rekordbox hard?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, I created a step-by-step video training to teach you <strong>all <\/strong>the ins and outs of Rekordbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/course\/rekordbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-300x69.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-960x222.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-150x35.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/banner-v1_rekordbox_course-768x178.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-palette\">5. Palette<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The palette can store multiple sections (called clips) of your song.<br>You can see it as a clipboard to copy and paste multiple clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use the palette you can select a section of your song and drag-and-drop it on the palette.<br>It is automatically added to the palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-palette-panel.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5367\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-palette-panel.webp 604w, https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rekordbox-edit-mode-palette-panel-237x250.webp 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Delete selected clip in palette<br>B. Clip in the palette<br>C. Play the clip in the palette<br>D. Name of the song the clip was taken from<br>E. Add an empty\/silent clip to the palette<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rekordbox-edit-mode-alternative\">Rekordbox Edit Mode alternative<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) with audio editing capabilities will do the job just fine.<br>Some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/\">Ableton Live<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presonus.com\/en\/studio-one.html\">Presonus Studio One<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/logic-pro\/\">Apple Logic pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio editors like Adobe Audition or Audicity technically could handle these edits, but it is a time consuming nightmare.<br>The problem with pure audio editors is: the don&#8217;t have the understanding of tempo\/timing of a track, DAWs do!<br>This allows you to easily select, copy and paste whole beats (or bars) exactly in the tempo of the song.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"is-rekordbox-edit-mode-free\">Is Rekordbox edit mode free?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You can create, edit and save tracks for free, but you can&#8217;t render\/export them to an audio file to use in your DJ set.<br>You need a license to render.<br>In other words: You can use the edit mode, but it is worthless without a license.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"read-next\">Read next<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-deejay-plaza wp-block-embed-deejay-plaza\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"J3gGt3E8qs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/alphatheta\">The silent downfall of Pioneer DJ<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The silent downfall of Pioneer DJ&#8221; &#8212; DeeJay Plaza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejayplaza.com\/en\/articles\/alphatheta\/embed#?secret=JenODhq5rU#?secret=J3gGt3E8qs\" data-secret=\"J3gGt3E8qs\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General layout Toolbar Track overview Waveform editor Manipulation and selection tools Palette: a place to store audio snippets of your track 1. 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