High Res UI: We’ve been asking for Retina support for years – and Serato has brought it in this new version, adding support for Retina, 4K, and UHD displays.This mirrors what you would experience on most Serato DJ hardware with performance pads. Performance Pad View: effectively, cue point are now laid out in two rows of four.Now there’s “virtually no limit on DJ library sizes” The specific use case that they’ve chosen to highlight is the increase in library size.
In text summary, the new features in Serato DJ Pro 2.0 include: Watch Serato’s official announcement video below, then keep reading: In the new version of Pro, there are a number of major changes that catapult the software forward. So Serato DJ is now called Serato DJ Pro – renamed to keep it the clear premium option against Serato DJ Lite (formerly Serato DJ Intro).
The new releases include an updated refresh of the user interface, an offline practice mode, and 64-bit support. (Yes, even with “sync” mode off.Finally out of the private closed beta, two brand new versions of Serato’s DJing software are launching today: Serato DJ Pro 2.0 and Serato DJ Lite 1.0. I’m going to hang on to a Roland DJ-202 controller as I really like mixing and remixing in Serato, and those decks are so responsive as to make mixing fun. There are other UI enhancements (pictured here), and – also a big “finally!” here – there’s better help and support built into the tool.Īll of this is worth mentioning, because frankly lots of areas of Serato are really better than rivals, yet they’ve been held back by these limitations. And there’s improved support for high resolution screens – so this will look better on your nice new display or MacBook Pro or other laptop.
Think increased access to memory, plus fewer crashes as a result of out of memory issues. 64-bit support brings better performance and stability. Serato DJ Pro gets some other modernization. But that’s why it’s nice to finally see this come to Serato. Yes, I know virtually every other DJ tool on the planet already works this way. So it’s likely to help bring new users into the fold. This also means you can give Serato a try and see if you like it without going out and buying hardware. Now, you can mess around with new tracks in Serato, as you should. That’s a good thing, too, as those supported hardware controllers tend not to always fit in bus and coach airplane seats or comfortable while you lie in bed or on the couch. What’s new is, you can now use Serato DJ in 2-deck “Practice Mode” and go ahead and mix without hardware. Plug in a controller? Works as it always did. Got a Serato DJ license? You get Serato DJ Pro for free. Serato DJ is now, for no good reason at all, Serato DJ Pro.īut let’s forgive them the nomenclature, because whatever they want to call it, this is good news. You will have to get used to some (slightly annoying) name changes.
Serato’s newest update isn’t exactly revolutionary, but it’s good news both to current Serato users and to people who found limitations on past versions were an obstacle. Some software releases you can just meet with “ah, finally.” And that’s the case here.
So you can get going for free – and plug in entry-level controllers if you like. Hello, prepping on airplanes.Īnd in very big news, Serato Lite (formerly Serato Intro) now runs without any license or any controller at all. Serato’s new software gets support for 64-bit and high-resolution displays – and now you can run it in “practice mode” without having to plug in a controller.