Using the cue point generator, you will be able to let Lexicon add cue points to your tracks automatically. Through machine learning it can accurately detect drops, breakdowns and the fade-out of the track. You can tell Lexicon exactly where you want your cue points, how to name them and what color they should be.
For example, the genres Techno, House, Drum & Bass have a high success rate in the cue point generator. On the other hand, genres like Reggae or Dancehall are less accurate and may have trouble detecting the drop.
Tracks must have a beatgrid. Lexicon will analyze tracks automatically if no beatgrid is found. You can also use a DJ app to create beatgrids for your tracks and import them into Lexicon.If the analyzed BPM is not correct (for example, Rekordbox sometimes sets tracks to 87 BPM instead of 174 BPM) then that could negatively affect drop detection.
The way to prevent this is by going through your analyzed tracks manually before generating cue points and checking the grid quickly. You can also choose to analyze your tracks with Traktor, then generate cue points and import in Rekordbox. Traktor is far better at analyzing than Rekordbox (you can even use the free demo version of Traktor for this!).
Cue point generation is done with advanced machine learning techniques for the best possible accuracy. The algorithm is optimized for all music and not one specific genre or type. This means sometimes results may be off by a bit or a drop can't be found.
You can turn this off if you want. For most electronic music you should leave it enabled. For instrumental music (think rock, jazz, soul, etc) it makes sense to turn it off. When disabled, Lexicon will set cue points whenever the music has a "change point", a significant change in the type of music.
Lexicon tries to find the best fade-out moment in your tracks. Only lower frequencies (bass) are considered here which means that the fade-out will be set before quiet outro's. You probably want to mix your next track before you reach that part.
If the "sync to beatgrid" option is enabled, the fade-out cue will also be set on 16 beats of the beatgrid. On some tracks this means the fade-out cue is not exactly at the very last beat, but that's because the track's beat count was not a multiple of 16.
Lexicon detects cue points at certain timestamps, but as a DJ you usually want these points to be exactly aligned with the beatgrid. This should always be enabled for electronic music. For instrumental music you can turn it off, but it might make mixing a bit harder since cue points can be set anywhere on your beatgrid.
High performance modeAnalyzing your tracks is very CPU intensive. By default it will analyze your tracks so you can still use your computer properly. You can turn on "High performance mode" to analyze your tracks significantly faster but it will make your computer very slow to use during the analysis. Definitely don't do this during a live performance!
You can create your own cue point template within the Companion App. For example, you could say you want a cue point 64 beats before the drop. If Lexicon detects a drop, a cue point will be added exactly 64 beats before it.
Lexicon will save the cue points in the order as they are in your template. With the handle on the left, you can drag cue points. You can disable cue points by unchecking them. You can still create a cue point that relies on the drop, even if the drop is disabled.
Custom cue anchors is an advanced feature that allows you to set up your own base cue points like the drop, breakdown, etc. You can then use the Cue Point Generator to apply your cue template to the cues you've already set up. This will skip the entire cue generation process and only apply the template.
You can tell the Cue Point Generator to match any name/color combination of existing cues to the Drop/Breakdown/etc. You'll also get suggestions of your own cue point templates. It's best to pick one of those in order to reduce mistakes. The name and color need to be exactly right or there will be no match.
If you only add a name and no color to the custom anchor, it will take the first cue with that name, ignoring any colors.If you only add a color and no name to the custom anchor, it will take the first cue with that color, ignoring any name.
There is a hotkey to apply your last used generator template to the selected tracks. This only works if the Enable custom cue anchors option is enabled in the advanced settings of that generator template.
If you prefer to always have certain cue points in a specific position (e.g. always the drop first or an emergency loop as cue #8) then enabled this option. Cue points will be set at the same position as the generator template.You can add and drag custom cues to fill up the template. Unchecking a custom cue will create an empty cue at that position.
You might see drops or breakdowns that are 1 or 2 bars off from the correct position. This happens when the producer of a track adds 1, 2 or 3 extra bars somewhere in the track, usually during/after the breakdown. Lexicon syncs cue points to the beatgrid based on 4 bars, since almost all electronic music works like that.You have to fix this manually, Lexicon can't detect if this is happening in a track.
If the first breakdown is not found, then a second drop or second breakdown will also not be found. In some tracks the breakdown is very short so Lexicon cannot easily detect it. By default, Lexicon assumes breakdowns are 64 beats or longer. You can change this to be any number you want. For some genres it makes sense to lower this number to 32.With a lower minimum beat length for the first breakdown, Lexicon may automatically find the second drop and second breakdown.
so I got on Denon SC6000s a couple of days ago and, besides Engine, also need to use Serato and Rekordbox. So the last couple of days I was trying to figure out a good workflow to sync between DJ software and library management. Now, I already realise that this will be tedious and probably cause a lot of headaches in the future.
Therefore, I am now considering to hop on Lexicon. On paper, the software looks really cool and what I read so far from users also sounds promising. I just wanted to hear again from Denon/Engine users how it works for you so far, are you happy, are there still any major problems with Engine (and Serato) integration?
I also have a more specific concern. I understand that you can use Lexicon to centrally manage your library and from there sync to the various platforms. But what about making changes within Engine OS on, say, the SC6000 (e.g. setting cue points and loops, creating new playlists, shifting tracks around etc.). Will I be able to effortlessly sync all these changes made on the fly back to the main lexicon library and then from there to other DJ software?
I use it to sync serato to engine. When it works, its sweet but ive been burned hard by the software a few times. Recently, It erased all my serato cuepoints. Turns out, it was a bug when using the tool to automatically fill in the track year. It took me weeks to re-do my cuepoints. Lexicons cue point generator is seeet in theory, but its not even close to being as accurate as setting cues manually. Even with backups, i didnt see this issue until after i backed up the back ups, as i download and organize new music regularly. Now i check the forum for people reporting bugs before i use it.
Yeah, what a nightmare it was! Sad for someting thats $18 a month. You cant sync from the player to lexicon to my knowledge. Its a big workflow. Ut after you get the hang of it, its mostly letting the computer do its thing. Im not syncing from the player. I just try to remember tracks that need moved or edited and then do it after. I take pictures with my phone to jog my memory. I put in a feature request for a screen shot ability in the players so we can more easily remember tracks via screen shot.
You cant sync from the player to lexicon to my knowledge. Its a big workflow. Ut after you get the hang of it, its mostly letting the computer do its thing. Im not syncing from the player. I just try to remember tracks that need moved or edited and then do it after.
Ive actually never tried it. I use serato and i dont want to use lexicon as my central app. Especially with how problematic its been. I now have a new bug request in with Lexicon. All the. Hanges i make, i want to make in serato first.
AlphaTheta Corporation announces the release of rekordbox for Mac/Windows (ver. 7.0.0), a complete DJ software application that integrates everything from music management to live performance capabilities.
Whatever you need to do in rekordbox ver. 7, do it stress-free. The updated platform has achieved up to 56% reduction in CPU processing load compared to rekordbox ver. 6, so the software runs much smoother. In addition, power consumption during startup has been reduced by 38% compared to rekordbox ver. 6, allowing your PC/Mac to run on battery power for longer periods of time.
Every single aspect of the new GUI in rekordbox ver. 7 was reviewed carefully and built to help you prepare for gigs more efficiently through a comfortable workflow. Fully refreshed, the design takes the best elements from rekordbox ver. 6 so you can instantly understand the state of your system, and it brings various enhancements. The key color has changed to blue to enhance the sense of unity with AlphaTheta and Pioneer DJ hardware, and both Dark and Light mode offer better usability thanks to the clearer grouping of controls and improved waveform visibility.
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