The last 12 months have seen an explosion of DJs live streaming online to stay connected with their fans and perform in real-time, despite varying lockdown restrictions. With this newfound uptake, a great looking stream, as well as music, is the key to cutting through.
DJ Visuals for streaming
“Streaming DJs are responsible for music and the entire visual experience. It’s an exciting new creative challenge, but doing this well is difficult, so we thought we’d help.” said Scotty Hoogerbrug, Chief Marketing Officer at Serato.
“This meant, all for free, we made a huge range of visuals to make your set look dope. The needs of a DJ are different from your average streamer so our creative team went deep to ensure we’re on point.”
Ensure you have Serato DJ installed on your computer then follow these steps: Step 1. Launch the Serato DJ software on your computer. Then click the 'Files' button. It will open the 'File Panel'. From here, look through for the location that contains the 'Converted' Amazon Music files. Next, identify the songs or playlists of Amazon.
An example is static layers and GIFs that DJs can add straight onto their visual frame via programs like OBS. Some of the scenes available are Rococo Mansion, Nuclear Vibes, and Enchanted Forest.
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- Using Serato DJ Pro (or any CPU-intensive application) with battery power can result in CPU throttling which could cause performance issues, particularly when the battery capacity is nearly empty. Adjust Power Options.
- Learn how to DJ online with Crossfader: how to get started with Serato DJ Lite & Pro. From importing and managing your mu.
And Serato wouldn’t be Serato without making some DJ booths. These are designed to bring some visual excitement to the stream. From speaker stacks to alien monsters, DJs can have a bit of fun or have a traditional look.
The huge range of DJ Visuals are available for free from Serato’s website. New drops of the visuals will be released every month or so.
Pipe your playlist into Twitch
The host of visual elements also includes a new and exclusive Twitch extension.
“We also have responded to a common request from both DJs and fans to show which tunes are being played while streaming. Using our Playlist technology, we created a real-time integration with Twitch which DJs can set up
You can add the Twitch Extension to your account via the Twitch website.
Here are some helpful articles on How to Enable the Twitch Extension inside Serato DJ Pro, and How to Configure the Twitch Extension once you have it up and running.
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