Rekordbox Tips & Tricks: How To Set A Loop To Trigger Automatically

Sometimes you may want to set a loop on a track, and have that loop turn on automatically every time the tracks plays to that point, then loop infinitely. This is typically used when you want a safe “mix out” point in an otherwise too-busy track (as per the one used in this example).

This has been possible in Rekordbox before, but it was tricky to do – now all it takes is one click. Note that this works as of Rekordbox 5.4.0, in beta at the time of writing this but doe to be rolled out imminently for all.

What did you think of this trick? Anything else you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments.

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[khogg]

Yes, when I’m on the plane trip from the bedroom to the living room for my regular super private gig.😂

[djreplay]

This kind of information (explanation) makes Rekordbox really, really, fun and useful. Straight to the point. Than ks

[savagewolf]

If you want to make a custom loop click the arrows where the 8 is, cue the start point, then just hit the out button where you want it to end until you get it

[ejlette]

I also put a marker 16 beats before the active loop as a reminder. Very useful.

[vadim_sharapov]

Amazing!!! It took me 30 minutes without result and your video simply explained it!!! Thank you

[skiide]

Thank you DDJ, I couldn’t find anyother videos on how to do this, but you prevailed. Thank you!!

[chiiild-dj]

Excellent!! Short and simple. Sorted for my Scratch practice today.

[JezzaDJ]

Last Rhythm, what a classic! I also remember a lot of these old tunes had mixing breaks 3/4 thru them.. it was like "you mix here"

[ramzisinno]

I wanted to ask if you have a video on how to process vinyl rips that don’t sit well in terms of BPM. Especially house ones from the 90s. Is there a way to get them to sit on the grid? Creating such a video would be good

[dannyjw]

You have a great knack for explaining, thank you!

[tourinojacks]

This was a GREAT tip! I will definitely be using this feature for MOSTA of my songs. 👍

[LLoyoc]

You can also set an active loop without using a cue point

[Slinky]

Heya :)
I play mainly on traktor s5 with all my cue and loop points pre stored. On occasions when I want the outro loop to engage automatically I click shift + click the loop button to make it “active” so the forthcoming outro loop engages and loops WHEN it gets there.
BUT I don’t always use this (sometimes I don’t want to engage and let the tune play out normally.
I do this as I play live Roland drums while I dj and the less to worry about the better in the dj software.
Problem is when I play pro gigs on the pioneer gear (if they don’t let me setup my controller and laptop ect) having this same function either using a usb analyzed with rekordbox or plugging in the CDJs in HID mode with a hub or performance mode + link just to have my laptop library as a “HD” full of my playlists and loops.
I’ve seen how u “pre” program these active loops in your video, but is there a way to do it on the fly to turn the active on/off? Especially if just using usb and link mode as then there is no “rekordbox software” to edit the “active on/off” pre stored outro loops there on the cdj..?
(I transfer all my traktor loops and cues and info to rekordbox via rekordbuddy)

[raymondmartinez]

Can you do something similar in Serato?

[ContourGlobe]

Thank you so much!!! So easy! Wanted to loop some vocals :)

[WillYong]

Very useful feature! But why can't you set an active loop in EXPORT MODE? This is where we do most prep work so it would make sense to be able to click the loop button to 'red' but you can't!!!

[emileguertin]

A game changer, esp for deep techie shit

[emileguertin]

This is also perfect for auto looping bongo samples which I downloaded as 8 and 16 bar samples.

[xomyxov]

Is there a possibility that when we make an active loop on the rekordbox and put the track on the usb, that active loop will be read by the player without pressing the loop button again. This method works on a rekordbox, but I don't know if it works on a stand-alone usb controller. thank you

[keirhocking]

Hi there, I really like this idea but the issue I'm having is that it then sets the cue point as the start of the loop, so when I select a new track, it's starting from there rather than at the beginning of the song. It there a way to counteract this? Thanks