Serato Play is an expansion pack for Serato DJ Pro that allows you to mix without connecting Serato primary hardware.
Using keyboard shortcuts or the mouse, the user can adjust EQ, crossfader, and filter to manipulate the mix, using 1, 2, 3, or 4 virtual decks. Click the 'Play' button in the top toolbar of Serato DJ to enable Serato Play.
Serato Play controls
EQ: Click and drag on knobs to increase or decrease the level of Low, Mid, or Hi frequency bands. Hold ‘SHIFT’ while clicking and dragging to make fine adjustments.
Hold ‘CONTROL’ (or COMMAND on macOS) while clicking on a knob to reset it to the default position, or click on the white dot above the knob, which will turn blue to indicate the EQ is not being applied and has been reset.
Channel FX: Click and drag on this knob to the right & left to apply the Channel FX in different ways.
NOTE: Channel FX is set to be a Filter by default, but you can change this by adjusting Channel FX in the FX panel.
Hold SHIFT while clicking and dragging to make fine adjustments.
Hold CONTROL (or COMMAND on macOS) while clicking on a knob to reset it to the default position, or click on the white dot above the knob, which will turn blue to indicate the FX is not being applied and has been reset.
Crossfader: Click and drag the crossfader to the left or right to blend audio between channels. Hold ‘SHIFT’ while clicking and dragging to make fine adjustments. Hold ‘CONTROL’ (or COMMAND on macOS) while clicking on the crossfader to reset it to the default, middle position.
Serato Play settings
Use Split Headphone Cable: Enable this to allow pre-listening of audio via the use of an audio splitter cable. Used to Cue songs through your headphones, while monitoring the master output, independently of each other. Click the headphone button in each deck, once the Split Headphone Cable option has been enabled, to send deck audio to the headphone output when using a splitter cable.
Use the Cue Level control to adjust the audio level of the headphone cue output.
Serato Play Hotkeys: Enables Serato Play Hotkeys Mode. This mode allows for control of mixer features and basic playback functionality using keyboard shortcuts. Click on ‘View Keys’ to display keyboard shortcuts.
Crossfader Assign: Click to Assign the channel output to the left or right side of the crossfader. Unassign the crossfader per channel by clicking the appropriate button again.