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Guides for DJs learning to mix, planning better sets and getting more out of SetFlow. Search all of them, or pick where you are.
Learn to DJ
From your first beat to your first clean blend. A six-step path, free tools, and practice on your own tracks.
20 guidesPlan your setsPlan your sets
Energy, key, set length, crates and a library that stays tidy.
18 guidesLearn SetFlowLearn SetFlow
How to do each thing in the app, with screenshots of today's version.
16 guidesWhy SetFlowWhy SetFlow
Honest comparisons with other set planners and DJ software.
4 guidesNewsNews
Latest: 2.66.0 A step-by-step Getting Started guide. Plus our yearly data report.
Releases + reportsLearn to DJ in six steps
- 1
Learn to DJ With Your Own Music
7 min - 2
DJ Phrasing
6 minTool · Bar Counter - 3
How to Transition Between Tracks
13 minVisual · On / off the phrase - 4
When to Start a DJ Transition
6 minTool · When to Mix In - 5
How to Do a Bass Swap
5 minVisual · Bass swap chart - 6
How to Mix Two Songs with Different BPMs
5 minPractise in SetFlow
DJ tools
Build sets that flow
How to Build Energy in a DJ Set: 5 Structures That Work
Energy flow is the invisible architecture of great DJ sets. Learn the 5 classic set structures, common energy mistakes, and how to plan an energy arc that keeps the dancefloor moving.
10 min read- How to Plan a DJ Set: A Step-by-Step Guide11 min
- Harmonic Mixing: How DJs Mix in Key (Camelot Made Simple)12 min
- How to Build a Harmonically Mixed DJ Set (Step by Step)8 min
- How Long Is a DJ Set? How Many Songs Per Hour (Calculator)6 min
- How to Keep the Energy Up in a DJ Set (and Fix the Transitions That Drop It)5 min
Get more from SetFlow
Where to Start the Next Track: See Every Transition in Your DJ Set, Then Hear It
Your set on two decks, every transition lined up bar for bar, and a button that plays the blend from your own files.
5 min read- A 3-Band DJ Waveform in Your Browser: See the Bass, Mids and Highs4 min
- See Your Rekordbox Cue Points on a Waveform in the Browser4 min
- Play Your DJ Set in Order Before the Gig4 min
- How to Build a DJ Crate From Your Set and Export It to Rekordbox, Serato or Traktor6 min
- Plan a Long DJ Set in Chapters: Warm-up, Build, Peak, Reset, Close6 min
Compare before you choose
What's new
- 2.66.0
A step-by-step Getting Started guide
27 Oct 2026 - 2.65.0
See every move in the blend
27 Oct 2026 - 2.64.0
Bulk energy edit and Swap filters
26 Oct 2026 - Data report
We Analysed 294,595 Tracks and 1,760 DJ Sets. Here’s How DJs Actually Mix (2026)
What key is dance music really in? Where do BPMs cluster? Do sets speed up? We analysed 294,595 tracks and 1,760 planned sets — folklore, measured.
10 Aug 2026
Practise on your own tracks
Import your Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor or TribeXR library, build a set and see every transition move by move.