"If you use Pioneer DJ's Rekordbox software, you need this course. Learning how to use all of Rekordbox's features is the biggest single thing you can do to improve your DJing, without even playing a single tune! It's a total no-brainer to understand your software. So give yourself an unfair advantage, increase your enjoyment of your DJing, and unlock the true power of Rekordbox, including all the latest features like Track Separation, Mix Point Link, Cloud Library Sync and more."

Phil Morse, Digital DJ Tips founder & course tutor

Module 2: "Music Collection"

Traditionally, Rekordbox's biggest strength was in its library management features, and they remain the most powerful of any DJ software. In this module, you'll learn how to add music to Rekordbox and analyse it, how to manage that music including editing track information, how to search using filters, tag and related tracks, and how to work with playlists and smart playlists.

Module 3: "Export Mode"

The first of the two "main" modes of Rekordbox is Export mode, which is where you'll prepare your music to export to USB or SD card for DJing on standalone gear, but also a mode you can use to DJ directly from with compatible hardware. You'll learn about playing and previewing tracks, beatgrids, cues and loops, using the two-player mode to audition transitions, and how to export to USB and use Link mode for DJing.

Module 5: "Performance - FX"

Rekordbox's Performance mode features effects taken straight from Pioneer DJ's best club mixers but then gives you exciting new ways to use them that move way beyond what those mixers can offer. I'll demonstrate how to set your effects up, then cover all the types of effects - Beat FX, Release FX, Sound Color FX, Pad FX and Merge FX.

Module 6: "Performance - Advanced"

Here are all the features that once conquered, will set you apart from the vast majority of Rekordbox DJs: From "Track Separation" (ie real-time stems) to musical key features (key sync, key shift and "keyboard" mode), to using the sampler, sequencer and slicer, to pre-preparing "clean" edits using Active Censor and mastering the new Mix Point Link mix automation feature, it's all here.

Module 8: "Using The Cloud"

In recent years, the cloud has become a big part of how we live our lives, and so Rekordbox now has powerful cloud features that could potentially transform the way you DJ too. From the basics such as plugging in music streaming services such as Tidal and Beatport, to using Cloud Library Sync to keep one master Rekordbox library across your laptops and mobile devices, to actually accessing your whole library over the internet from standalone gear, you'll learn about all things "cloud" here.

Module 9: "Finally..."

To end the course, I'll talk you through the what, why and how of keyboard shortcuts, give you a comprehensive, line-by-line summary of everything in the Settings window, and finally, some recommendations as to next steps having finished the course. Congratulations: Once you get this far, you will officially be a "Rekordbox ninja"!