15 Must-Know Keyboard Shortcuts for Serato DJs

Looking to save time and be more efficient while using Serato DJ? Check out these 15 keyboard shortcuts that are guaranteed to help! From quickly accessing common features like cue points to more advanced editing beat grids these shortcuts will help you get the most out of your DJ software.

Whether you're a beginner or a pro, these shortcuts are sure to come in handy and help you save time!

Timestamps
0:00 - PC vs. Mac
0:17 - Library Find
0:29 - Go to Crates
0:47 - Last Song
0:59 - Prepare Crate
1:20 - Reveal in Finder
1:42 - Deleting Songs (Serato Only)
1:57 - Deleting Songs (Serato & Computer)
2:11 - Load Songs onto Decks
2:34 - Fast Forward & Reverse Through Songs
2:56 - Settings Cue Points
3:22 - Jump to Cue Points
3:31 - Remove Cue Points
3:46 - Eject Song
3:57 - Load Previous Song
4:08 - Undo*
4:33 - BONUS #1
4:52 - Play & Pause
5:11 - Fixes Song Playing Backwards
5:44 - Double or Halve BPMs
6:18 - Recording a Mix
6:39 - BONUS #2

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[sashamartisek]

Useful! Horizontal waves, now I finally know that I'm not the only one using it horizontally. Much more transparent.

[xxqdsgp]

thank you for this video - pro audio engineer but new DJ here, and it took me awhile to get a proper, up to date video of hot keys. Appreciate it!

[brettpiggott]

Very helpful, especially if it's been a while since you used Serato and fall into old bad habits. Thank you!

[djwillbeatz]

Why is my return button pausing and playing deck 1 instead of 2 ?? Can anyone help?

[AJ_UK_LIVE]

Shortcut keys are amazing! You can get things done so much faster. Great video :)

[anthonyk]

Great overview - super useful, thank you!! 🤙🔊

[KrazeAmaze]

This video is extremely useful. Thank you for creating interesting content for DJs.

[K-tsjing]

Serato HELP should direct me to this video

[ShadowTH]

Is there a hotkey for accesing your serato effects? Like clean echo out or flanger, etc?

Also your samples/sfx?

Sometimes playing on cdjs i want to use those but always have to move my curser to do it manually

[shadowdancer]

A very useful video thank you
Do you know how I can map the back button to navigate the library?

[Tony-kcfi]

Great video..am I right in thinking you cant edit/customise these keyboard shortcuts?

[cruzycruz]

Hi how Are you I was looking at you short cut keyboard video wanted to to know if you can find a way to copy text and then past the text to Serato search bar ?

[DJShaiGuy]

Is there a Serato shortcut to beat jump backwards and forwards?

[lampworld]

Amazing discovering your channel.. Thanks for this content... Coming from a suggestion by Pri Yon Joni.

[thebillystage]

I’ve been back-and-forth in this video and there’s no loop shortcut. I swear I figured it out because of this video.

[francofamily]

What’s the keyboard shortcut or fix for the ff pls:
1) BPM suddenly sped up to like + 32 %.
I have no active slider in screen to adjust this as well like I do before plugging in mixer usb to laptop top.
2) song or artist 1st letter search shortcut not working when tab heading is highlighted.
Normal search box is working as well as song & artist are clicked to show

[joseunruch]

Please do shortcut for instant doubles, it’s when you switch a song playing from o e deck play on the other deck without having to stop the song.

[simondames]

I think you missed one important short cut for deleting songs.

Often I want to delete a song not only from the current crate but from my whole library, while keeping it on my hard drive . You can do that by "cmd + alt + delete"

[marchell_lorenzo]

is there anyshortcuts for using the stem mode?

[chriscampbell]

This video is so helpful I’m going to like/sub from my burner work account too. Lord in heaven.