User Guide

Introduction

Welcome to the Djoid User Guide

Welcome to Djoid, the ultimate music curation platform designed specifically for DJs.

This guide is your comprehensive resource for mastering Djoid’s features. From importing your library to using advanced tools like the Graph, Magic Sort, Autogroup, and Recommendations, you’ll learn how to unlock the full potential of your music collection.

Why Djoid?

Djoid is designed to transform how DJs organize and curate their music, combining advanced tools with a deep understanding of the art of DJing. Unlike traditional platforms, Djoid empowers you to create with intuitive visual curation tools, making your workflow efficient and enjoyable. Built by DJs, music scientists, and engineers in Berlin, Djoid is a platform that values creativity, helping you craft cohesive, story-driven sets while keeping your library organized.

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What You’ll Find in This Guide

This guide is divided into sections that walk you through every aspect of Djoid:

Getting Started: Importing your music library and setting up your workspace.
Core Features: Learn to use tools like Autogroup, Magic Sort, Recommendations, and the Graph to curate and organize your library.
Best Practices: Tips and strategies to make the most of Djoid for gig preparation and playlist design.
FAQs and Troubleshooting: Quick solutions to common questions and issues.

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A Tool for DJs, Built by DJs

Djoid is built by industry experts, researchers, musicologists, and DJs who understand the challenges of music curation. This guide is not just a manual – it’s a companion to help you navigate Djoid with confidence and creativity.

Let’s get started on your journey to better organization, deeper insights, and cohesive playlists. Your audience is waiting!

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The Art of Curation

The Art of Curation: The Foundations of Djoid

DJing is more than just spinning records—it’s about storytelling. It’s about crafting an audio journey that moves the crowd, stirs emotions, and creates an unforgettable experience on the dance floor. At Djoid, we understand that this process goes far beyond mixing skills. That’s why we’ve built a platform to help DJs navigate their music libraries, organize their tracks, and design sets that flow as a journey.

This article dives into the foundational concepts of Djoid and how it reimagines music curation for DJs.

Djoid Music Tagging

Curating music starts with understanding your tracks. Djoid’s AI-Tagging goes beyond conventional metadata by analyzing and tagging each track with core attributes like:

BPM & Key: Crucial technical details for determining tempo and achieving harmonic transitions in your mix.
Energy: Measures the intensity and drive of a track, including the strength of its kick and overall impact.
Danceability: Evaluates the rhythmicality and syncopation of a track. For instance, a Samba track may score higher than Hard Techno due to its dynamic, percussive rhythm.
Emotion: Captures the mood a track evokes, whether euphoric, melancholic, or anything in between.
Genre: Classifies tracks based on their audio characteristics. (Our genre detection taxonomy evolves continuously to stay relevant and precise.)

These tags are presented visually on track cards, making this rich information accessible at a glance. No need to search through endless rows in a spreadsheet-like interface—Djoid puts the most important details at your fingertips, allowing for faster and more informed creative decisions.

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Planning DJ Sets: The Art of Telling a Story

Every great DJ set is a story—a series of chapters that build and release energy, evoke emotions, and take the crowd on a journey. But planning such a set requires more than intuition; it demands structure and organization.

Why Organization Fuels Creativity

There’s a misconception that being organized stifles creativity. At Djoid, we believe the opposite:

A well-organized library allows you to focus on designing the journey, not searching for tracks.
Building playlists in chapters gives you the ability to think in phrases instead of isolated words, ensuring a natural flow on the decks.

By enabling you to curate cohesive sections of your set, Djoid helps you see the bigger picture, making it easier to connect the dots between individual records.

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Moving Beyond Tables

Traditional DJ software often resembles spreadsheets, with rows and rows of tracks that make it difficult to spot connections and patterns. Research shows that humans struggle to consume large tables of data effectively. Djoid is built to overcome this challenge:

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Our tools focus on visual navigation and exploration, helping you quickly identify relationships between tracks.
Features like the Graph provide an intuitive way to discover compatible tracks and plan playlists.

This approach is designed to eliminate the cognitive overload of managing massive libraries, allowing you to focus on creativity and storytelling.

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Building Sets as Chapters

Think of each section of your set as a chapter in a story. With Djoid, you can:

Curate many cohesive chapters, each with its unique vibe and flow.
Seamlessly transition between chapters during your performance, maintaining the energy and narrative.

This chapter-based approach gives you the flexibility to adapt on the fly while ensuring your overall set feels intentional and well-crafted.

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The Journey is Just Beginning

Djoid is more than just a tool—it’s a philosophy rooted in enhancing your creative process as a DJ. The features you see today are only the beginning. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be rolling out even more tools designed to make your music curation and set preparation smoother, faster, and more enjoyable.

At Djoid, we’re not just building software; we’re empowering DJs to create unforgettable stories on the dance floor. Stay tuned, and let’s curate the future of DJing together. 🎵

Importing Music into Djoid

Importing Your Music Library into Djoid

Djoid is designed to make your music curation experience seamless and efficient. Whether you’re importing audio files from your computer or syncing with third-party apps like Rekordbox, Traktor, or Apple Music, Djoid ensures your tracks are easily accessible, well-organized, and enriched with detailed metadata.

Why Importing Your Library is Different with Djoid

Unlike other software, Djoid goes beyond basic metadata analysis. While importing your music, Djoid’s analysis algorithms and models:

Fix and enhance metadata automatically (without modifying your original files).
Analyze bpm, key, energy, danceability, emotion, and genre for each track.
Understand the essence of your records, to offer deeper insights for your curation process.

This extra step means the analysis may take slightly longer (Due to Intensive Computation), but the result is a more detailed and accurate library tailored for DJs.

Key Benefits of Djoid’s Import System

Non-Intrusive Metadata Handling:
Djoid does not modify the metadata of your original files. All changes and enhancements are stored exclusively within Djoid, so your other apps and systems remain unaffected.
No Duplication of Data:
Djoid doesn’t create copies of your music files. It simply references their location, so you don’t need to worry about reorganizing folders or wasting storage. Everything stays where it is, while Djoid keeps your library centralized and organized.

How to Import Audio Files

If you’re importing audio files stored on your computer, follow these steps:

Open the Import Section:
In Djoid, navigate to the Import menu.
Select Files or Folders:
Choose to import either individual tracks or entire folders. Djoid will scan all compatible formats in your sub folders.
Start Import:
Djoid will process the selected files.

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How to Import from Third-Party Apps

Rekordbox

Export your Rekordbox library as an XML file.
- In Rekordbox, go to File > Export Collection in XML Format.
Import the XML into Djoid:
- Open Djoid, go to the Import menu, and select Rekordbox XML.
Djoid will analyze the imported tracks, syncing their metadata and compatibility information without altering your original Rekordbox database.

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Music App (iTunes)

Export your iTunes library XML:
- Open iTunes, go to File > Library > Export Library.
Import the XML file into Djoid:
- Navigate to the Import menu, select Music App XML, and upload your exported file.
Djoid will extract track data, playlists, and metadata for further curation.

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Traktor

Locate your Traktor Collection file:some text
- By default, for macOS it’s saved in: Documents > Native Instruments > Traktor > [latest version folder].
- Open the folder for the latest version and find the collection.nml file.
(Optional) If you’re unsure of the file location:some text
- Open Traktor.
- Go to Settings > File Management.

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Organize Without the Hassle

With Djoid, you don’t need to worry about folder structures or manual data management:

Djoid knows where your files are and keeps track of their location, leaving you free to focus on organizing them within Djoid itself.
All your metadata and curation work are centralized, making Djoid the go-to platform for managing your library efficiently.

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Final Thoughts

Importing your library is the first step towards building a foundation for powerful curation and playlisting.

By keeping your original files untouched and your library centralized, Djoid becomes the ultimate hub for DJs who value both creativity and efficiency.

Autogroup

The Autogroup in Djoid is a powerful way to quickly navigate and organize your music library. By analyzing your tracks, it identifies and groups tracks that fit well together based on their compatibility. This feature is designed to help you efficiently manage large libraries or kickstart new playlists with cohesive groups of tracks.

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How It Works

When you activate Autogroup, Djoid’s engine scans your entire library or a specific subset of it, such as a particular genre (e.g., house tracks). It then suggests temporary groups of tracks that fit harmonically and energetically.

These groups:

Are not saved automatically. They are presented temporarily for your review and human curation.
Require manual action to save. You can decide which groups to keep and which to ignore.

This flexibility allows you to maintain complete control over your organization process while benefiting from intelligent automations and suggestions.

Use Cases

1. Organizing Your Entire Library

Autogroup can be called on your entire music library to identify patterns and group tracks that naturally work well together. This helps you bring order to vast collections, making it easier to access cohesive sets of tracks.

2. Kickstarting New Playlists

Looking for inspiration? Use Autogroup to generate potential playlists by grouping tracks that fit a specific vibe or style. This is particularly helpful when you're short on time but need a strong starting point for your next set.

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Djoid uses advanced algorithms to evaluate each track in your library, considering:

Harmonic Compatibility: Tracks are grouped based on key compatibility, ensuring smooth transitions and coherent musical flow.
Energy Levels: By analyzing the intensity and drive of tracks, Djoid ensures that groups maintain a consistent energy range.
Audio Fingerprinting: Beyond metadata, Djoid examines the actual audio characteristics of tracks to identify subtle similarities.

The result? Groups that are not only musically compatible but also ready for performance or playlist creation.

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The Art: Inspired by DJ Creativity

Autogrouping reflects the creative mindset of DJs who think in moods, vibes, and transitions. Instead of relying on rigid categories, Djoid provides groups that feel natural and intuitive, helping you:

Explore Your Library: Discover tracks you might not have thought to pair together.
Kickstart Playlists: Use groups as starting points for new playlists or set ideas.
Re-Organize your Library: Quickly rethink and adjust how your library is organized.

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The Vision: Enabling Exploration

Autogrouping is rooted in the idea that music curation should be about exploration, not limitation. By combining scientific precision with an artistic understanding of DJing, Djoid empowers you to think creatively while staying organized. It’s not just about organizing your library—it’s about inspiring your next great set.

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Key Points to Remember

Temporary Groups: Groups are not saved automatically; they require manual confirmation to be stored.
Full Library or Subsets: You can run Autogroup on your entire music library or limit it to specific sections, like tracks of a single genre.
Creative Tool: It’s perfect for organizing your library or quickly finding track combinations for new playlists.
Complete Control: You have the freedom to save, modify, or discard the suggested groups as needed.

With Autogroup, you can focus more on creating and less on tedious organization, while still retaining full creative control over your music curation.

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Music Reccomendation

Music Recommendation

The Recommendation in Djoid is designed to efficiently facilitate navigating your music library for potential matching records by analyzing your current playlist selecting and suggesting tracks that might fit to it.

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Unlike traditional recommendation systems found on streaming platforms, which prioritize popularity and listening behavior, Djoid’s recommendations focus purely on music compatibility. Popularity and collective listening behavior are disregarded entirely, ensuring that the suggestions align with your unique sound, music selection, and artistic intent.

How It Works

Djoid analyzes your entire playlist, with special emphasis on the last few tracks as the next track should be more influenced by the ones preceding it. By giving more weight to these tracks, the system ensures the recommendations complement the direction your set is heading. This approach helps you build cohesive, engaging playlists and maintain the flow of your musical journey.

Modes of Recommendation

Djoid offers two distinct recommendation modes to suit your specific needs:

1. Matching Mode

Purpose: Discover tracks that fit harmonically and energetically with the overall playlist.
When to Use: Ideal for exploring compatible tracks to fill out a playlist, whether you're building a new set or enhancing an existing one.

Ensures every track fits the playlist's vibe, maintaining its cohesive sound.

2. Next Mode

Purpose: Find the perfect next track after the last one in your playlist.
When to Use: Perfect for making track-to-track transitions seamless while preparing your set.

Streamlines the decision-making process for selecting the next track, presenting you with curated options that match the energy and flow of the last track.

Why Djoid Recommendations Stand Out

Unlike generic streaming platforms, Djoid’s system is tailored for DJs and music curators who value musical storytelling over popular trends.

Whether you're designing a set for a gig or curating for personal enjoyment, Djoid’s Engine ensures your track selections are musically aligned and ready to deliver a memorable experience.

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Magic Sort

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The Magic Sort is a powerful tool designed to help you sort your playlist in the order to play. It suggests an order to play your tracks, considering harmonic compatibility and set energy simultaneously.

By reducing the manual effort of checking keys, energies, and repeatedly moving tracks up and down, Magic Sort streamlines your workflow while keeping your artistic vision intact based on the selection of record you made within a playlist.

The quality of the sorting highly depends on the quality of your selection.

How It Works

When you activate Magic Sort, Djoid’s engine analyzes your playlist and suggests a flow that balances harmonic transitions and energy progression. Tracks are sorted to create a cohesive and smooth transitions.

However, some tracks may not fit into the suggested flow due to a lack of compatible harmonic transitions. These tracks are not discarded or labeled as “bad fits”; instead, they are moved to the Unsorted Tracks section on the left side of your screen. You can choose to:

Add them back to the playlist if you feel they fit your vision.
Remove them from the playlist if they no longer align with your desired flow.

These unsorted tracks remain accessible and can be revisited anytime you click the Magic Sort button.

A Guide, Not a Replacement

We believe that your artistic vision is irreplaceable. While Magic Sort is a valuable tool for efficiency, it’s not intended to dictate your creative direction. Instead:

Use it as a starting point to explore potential flows for your set.
Feel free to modify the suggested order to suit your unique style.

Our philosophy is to empower creativity, not replace it. We’re mindful of designing tools that enhance your experience and efficiency, ensuring you enjoy the process without feeling constrained by algorithms.

Key Points to Remember

Magic Sort suggests a flow based on harmonic and energetic compatibility.
Unsorted Tracks are displayed separately when no harmonic transition is possible within the flow.
You have complete control to decide how to handle unsorted tracks.
The feature is meant to guide you, not dictate the final structure of your set.

With Magic Sort, you can save time and focus on what truly matters: crafting unforgettable musical experiences.

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Graph Playlists

The Graph in Djoid introduces a revolutionary way to visualize and organize your music, Our most beloved workflow. Instead of the traditional list table view, the Graph provides a dynamic, intuitive map of your tracks based on their compatibility, and other key attributes. This Graph is designed to help you effortlessly create cohesive playlists and prepare for gigs in one go overflow where you can take high quality ultra fast decision.

At Djoid, we believe that your listening time is valuable—a finite resource that should be spent on moments that matter. By leveraging The Graph, you can:

Reduce the strain of endless previewing.
Make better, more inspired decisions.
Enjoy the curation process without feeling overwhelmed.

Every 2 Tracks that you connect have a relationship, and once they are connected, they will call tracks that share a similar nature to them.

How It Works

When you access the Graph, Djoid analyzes your selected music library or playlist and places tracks as nodes in a network. The connections between the nodes represent compatibility.

The Graph acts as your curation assistant, visually suggesting pathways for your playlists and helping you find relationships between tracks you may not have considered.

Key Features

1. Visual Workflow

The Graph provides an interactive overview of your music, making it easy to spot connections and patterns.
Tracks that fit together are visually grouped or closely connected, giving you clear insights at a glance.

2. Track Suggestions

As you build your playlist, the Graph suggests matching tracks that align harmonically and energetically with your selections.
This helps you quickly find the next track and build playlists with a natural flow.

3. Enhanced Playlist Curation

The Graph makes it easy to create playlists in chapters or sections, ensuring each part of your set has a distinct identity while maintaining overall cohesiveness.
It encourages exploration, revealing track connections that can spark new creative ideas.

Why Use the Graph?

The Graph is more than just a visualization tool; it’s designed to:

Prevent creative blocks: By visually presenting compatible tracks, the Graph keeps you inspired and moving forward.
Simplify complex libraries: For DJs with thousands of tracks, the Graph makes it easier to navigate and curate.
Save time: Instead of endlessly scrolling through lists, you can instantly see which tracks fit your desired flow.

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The Graph is built with science and knowledge to empower your creativity, making playlist creation not just efficient but enjoyable. By bridging the gap between intuitive visualization and technical precision, it helps you craft playlists that flow seamlessly and resonate with your audience.

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Tagging Your Tracks

Tagging Your Tracks in Djoid: Make Your Library Truly Yours

Tagging is a powerful way to add context and meaning to your music library. While Djoid provides automatic tags like energy, emotion, and genre, you can take it a step further by creating custom tags that resonate with your personal style and workflow. This article will guide you through creating custom tags, provide examples of useful tags, and show you how to search by tags to organize and find your tracks effortlessly.

Why Custom Tags Matter

Every DJ has a unique way of thinking about music, and custom tags let you bring that individuality into your library. Instead of relying solely on predefined metadata, you can create tags that make sense to you, such as:

Mood Tags: “Chill Vibes,” “Dark & Groovy,” or “Festival Energy.”
Set Moments: “Opening Tracks,” “Peak Hour,” or “Closing.”
Audience Focus: “Mainstream Crowd,” “Underground Heads,” or “Experimental.”
Venue Vibes: “Beach Party,” “Warehouse Rave,” or “Lounge.”
Your Style: Any labels that align with your sound identity, like “My Signature” or “Hidden Gems.”

Custom tags allow you to describe tracks in a way that’s intuitive and meaningful, making curation and preparation faster and more enjoyable.

How to Create a Custom Tag in Djoid

Step 1: Add a New Field for Tags

Open Djoid and navigate to the Library Settings.
Look for the Custom Fields section.
Create a new field for your custom tags. You can name it something like “My Tags” or any label that suits your workflow.

Step 2: Apply Tags to Tracks

Select one or more tracks in your library.
Open the Track Info panel.
Locate your custom field (e.g., “My Tags”) and start typing your tags. Separate multiple tags with commas.
Save your changes, and the tags will now appear in the track's metadata within Djoid.

Step 3: Bulk Tagging

Select multiple tracks that share a common attribute.
Use the Bulk Edit option to apply the same custom tags to all selected tracks simultaneously.

Examples of Useful Custom Tags

Performance Tags

“Warm-Up Groove”
“Peak Hour Hits”
“Cool-Down Tracks”

Audience Descriptions

“For Techno Lovers”
“Mainstream Appeal”
“Late-Night Vibes”

Personal Preferences

“My Favorites”
“Test This Out”
“Secret Weapons”

Energy and Mood Tags

“Uplifting Energy”
“Melancholic Breakdowns”
“Driving Basslines”

Set Structure

“Intro Tracks”
“Chapter 2 Fillers”
“Finale Anthems”

Searching by Tags in Djoid

Once your tracks are tagged, finding them is effortless:

Step 1: Open the Search Bar

Navigate to the Search Bar in the Library view.

Step 2: Use the Tag Filter

Type your custom tag directly into the search bar.
Use filters like “My Tags” to narrow down your results.

Step 3: Combine Tags

You can combine tags to get even more specific results. For example:

Search for tracks tagged with “Peak Hour” + “Driving Basslines.”
Find tracks tagged with “Beach Party” and exclude “Mainstream Appeal.”

Step 4: Save Searches

Once you’ve created a search query you like, save it as a Smart Playlist. This way, you can quickly access tracks with specific tags whenever you need them.

Unlock Your Creativity with Custom Tags

Custom tagging in Djoid is a simple yet powerful way to take control of your library. By using tags that reflect your style, sets, and audience, you’ll be able to curate more efficiently, prepare sets more creatively, and perform with confidence.

Tags aren’t just labels—they’re tools for storytelling, organization, and inspiration. Start tagging your tracks today and transform the way you interact with your music! 🎶

Export Playlists

Exporting Playlists from Djoid

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Step 1: Prepare Your Playlist

Organize your tracks and finalize the flow of your playlist in Djoid.
Ensure all tracks are properly tagged and accessible in your library.

Step 2: Export as M3U8

Navigate to the playlist you want to export in Djoid.
Click the Export button and select M3U8 format.
Save the file to your desired location on your computer.