The stuff you need:
- DJ Conversion Utility (DJCU)
- Denon Conversion Utility (DeCU)
- Engine DJ/OS, free to download from the Denon DJ site
- USB harddrive
Test the conversion before you invest in Prime hardware
The result of this conversion is a USB drive that connects to the Prime hardware. No additional steps such as packing and analyzing are required! The USB drive you connect to the Prime hardware is the same drive you connect to your computer for use with the Engine DJ/OS software. Playlists, crates, cues, loops: everything is (and looks) the same in Engine DJ/OS as it does on the Prime hardware. Test that your carefully curated collection converts to Engine DJ/OS perfectly before putting down the big bucks to buy the Prime hardware.
What is converted?
- Cues with names
- Loops with names
- Playlist/Folder structure in djay is translated into Serato's crate structure
- All other metadata both platforms have in common such as genre, artwork, title etc.
You are in control
Select what combination of folders/playlists needs to be converted:
- A few singled out playlists containing a few hundred tracks which is converted in under a minute when emergency strikes
- Complex selections of both folders and playlists after the spring cleaning of your collection
- History lists to only select the tracks that were edited in djay
Read what other artists say
Reviews at the DJ Conversion Utility's Facebook page.Reviews at the Denon Conversion Utility's Facebook page.
Supported operating system
MacOS only (no Windows version planned)
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Youtube video tutorials
I fully understand this is a bit harder to wrap your head around than your run of the mill "pushing a button conversion". Don't let that scare you away, it's not complicated and you don't need advanced technical skills. The quality of the conversion is superior, completer, way faster and more efficient than any other solution out there.
- First stage::
Create a Rekordbox (DJCU).xml
The use of Rekordbox is recommended for flaexibility, but not required see this tutorial:
From djay to Rekordbox(xml)
- Second stage::
Convert the XML from the first stage to a drive that will work with any Denon Prime gear.
See this tutorial:
From Rekordbox, Traktor, Serato, VDJ to a Denon Prime performance drive
The Reverse
From Engine DJ/OS to djay Pro 5
Notes
Because cue colors in djay are not user editable, these are not converted. The Cue and Loop paramter tool (CLP) can assign colors to cues and loops based on their name. CLP is bundled with DJCU for free.