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Connect MixReady to Serato

MixReady adds a finished set to Serato as a crate, and can put hot cues where each track mixes in and out.

Published 25 September 2026 · MixReady

Short answer. Press Add to Serato and reopen it and the crate is there when Serato comes back. For cue points, quit Serato first. Serato saves cue points inside your music files, so MixReady keeps a copy of every file before it adds one.

What you get

	What	Notes
Crate	Your set, in order, as a crate named “MixReady · ” and the set's name	On Serato 4, streaming tracks go in too, from the service Serato is set to. A Serato 3 crate holds files only, so streaming tracks are left out, with a count
Hot cues	Where each track mixes in and out, plus the bass swap and the drop where the set's plan uses them	Saved into the music file, the same way Serato saves your own. Each file is backed up first
Your own cues and loops	Left where you put them	Loops, flips, track colours and BPM lock stay exactly as they were

Step by step

Build the set in the MixReady desktop app, with Serato chosen as the Rig. It's chosen already when MixReady finds Serato on your computer.
On the set page, press Add to Serato, then Export on Add to Serato and reopen it. MixReady closes Serato, adds the crate and opens Serato again — click Yes if Serato asks whether to quit. If Serato is already closed, the plain Add to Serato row adds the crate for next time.
For cue points, quit Serato, then press Write on Write mix cues — hot cues. MixReady won't write cues while Serato is open.

Good to know

Serato 4 streams from one service at a time

Streaming tracks go in only from the service chosen under Setup → Library + Display → Music Streaming, with Serato signed in to it. Put one of that service's tracks in a crate in Serato once, and MixReady can add the rest.

A Serato 3 crate holds files only

Streaming tracks are left out, and MixReady tells you how many.

Every file is backed up first

The very first copy, from before MixReady touched the file, is kept for good. Settings → DJ software → Library backups puts one back, with Serato quit — the copy marked Before MixReady is the original.

Open Serato once first

On a new install, open Serato once so it sets up its library — on Serato 4, make any crate in it once.

If a track gets no cues, the message after the write says which ones and why. The usual reason is that all eight hot-cue pads are taken — Mixed In Key's default export fills every one. Clear a pad on that track in Serato and write again; with only a pad or two free, Mix in and Mix out get them first.

Questions

Do I have to quit Serato?

For cue points, yes. For the crate, Add to Serato and reopen it closes and reopens Serato for you.

Will MixReady overwrite my hot cues?

No. It only uses empty pads, and only replaces cues it wrote itself: Mix in, Mix out, Mix in (early), Mix out (early), Bass and Drop. If all eight pads are full, it adds none and tells you.

Do my loops and track colours survive?

Yes. Loops, flips, track colours and BPM lock stay exactly as they were.

Other DJ software

rekordboxYour set as a rekordbox playlist, streaming tracks included, with cues where each track mixes in and out. TraktorYour set as a Traktor playlist, with hot cues where each track mixes in and out. VirtualDJYour set as a VirtualDJ folder, Beatport, SoundCloud and TIDAL included, with hot cues at the mix points. djay ProYour set as a djay Pro playlist, with cue marks where each track mixes in and out.