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A mixtape maker app makes it super easy for you to create playlists.

Mixtapes are a great way to share your favorite music or make a nice mix for you to enjoy while you're working, driving, exercising, or doing other activities.

For many years, making your own mixtape took a lot of effort and technical knowledge about audio editing tools. If you wanted to create a more professional mixtape, you'd need some DJ skills and gear too.

Thanks to DJ.Studio, you now have access to a super powerful mixtape maker app - letting you make seamless, beat-matched mixes from your music library. Mixtape creation has never been so easy!

Keep reading to find out how you can quickly make pro-sounding mixtapes with minimal effort!

TL;DR - Mixtape Maker App#

• Mixtapes are a great way to enjoy a more continuous flow of music.

• Making mixtapes used to be a tricky process, which required some technical knowledge and skill.

• DJ.Studio is a new piece of software that makes creating mixtapes easier than ever before.

• You can use DJ.Studio to make expressive, seamless mixtapes even using streaming platforms like YouTube.

What is a Mixtape Maker App?#

A mixtape maker app is a piece of software that makes it easy to create a digital mixtape.

Originally, mixtapes were cassette tapes that contained a (usually homemade) selection of music recorded onto it - a kind of compilation.

Back in the days of cassette tapes, the process of making a mixtape was pretty fiddly. You'd need to have a tape recorder, and then play various tracks into it in the order you wanted. This was a way to achieve a rudimentary mix - although the quality was always pretty bad.

After the development of computers and digital audio editing software like Logic Pro, the process of making mixtapes became a lot easier and could achieve high-quality results. Although most of this audio editing software is complex and takes a while to learn. So our DJ.Studio software has made this process much easier.

As you will see in the next section, several features are required in a mixtape-maker app.

What Features Do You Need in Mixtape Making Apps?#

While you can find a lot of software that can be used to make mixtapes - it is usually general audio editing software and isn't specifically designed as a mixtape maker app.

Software that is designed to make mixtapes would need the following features:

• Audio Library Management - You would want an app that seamlessly connects to your own music library, whether this is downloaded files, or playlists saved on streaming services like Apple Music, YouTube, or Spotify.

• Playlist Creation - At the heart of a great mixtape is a solid playlist. The software would need to be able to make playlists of music and edit the order easily.

• Timeline Editor - To achieve the best results, a mixtape maker app would need some kind of editing timeline. This will let you arrange the mix, and edit the songs as desired.

• Transitions - The difference between a playlist and a mixtape is the transitions. Rather than stopping and starting between each song, the best mixtapes have seamless transitions, where tracks fade from one to the next.

• Export - The app will also need some kind of system that lets you export the finished mixtape and send it to another destination.

These are just the basic features you would need in a mixtape-making app.

You can use generic audio editing, music production, or popular DJ software to perform this task - although none of these are explicitly designed for mixtape creation. Generic software often features a lot of unnecessary features, or it lacks the tools needed to efficiently create mixtapes.

In the next section, you will learn how DJ.Studio is packed full of features that offer mixtape creators more powerful tools than anything else.

DJ.Studio - The Best Mixtape Maker App#

As far as mixtape maker apps go, you won't find anything that is as powerful, easy to use, and fully featured as DJ.Studio.

This app has everything you need to make a full mixtape, and works on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android!

DJ.Studio Features:

DJ.Studio offers all the required features outlined in the above section, and many more:

• Streaming integration - No music downloads? No worries! DJ.Studio can make sharable mixes using music from streaming services like YouTube and Spotify (Beatport coming soon!) This is a great way to make mixtapes without needing to buy any music downloads.

• Automix - DJ.Studio is fitted with a unique AI automix algorithm. This analyses the key and BPM of tracks and finds the optimal order for your mixtape. It also automatically beat matches and harmonically mixes your mixtape, ensuring that the mix is as seamless and professional sounding as possible.

• Sample Tracks - Besides being able to mix two tracks together, you have two additional tracks to layer in extra samples and voiceovers.

  

• Effects - Process your mix with a wide range of effects to add extra movement and excitement.

• Video Engine - Make music visualization animations to add to your mixtape, making the perfect YouTube video upload!

• Connect with other DJ software - DJ.Studio integrates with most other DJ software, including rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, Virtual DJ, and many more. This makes it fit in with your existing DJ setup.

How to Make a Mixtape in DJ.Studio: Step-by-Step#

Making mixtapes in DJ.Studio is so easy that anybody could do it - even if you have no experience!

One of the nice features is being able to make mixes using music from YouTube, meaning that you have the opportunity to experiment with songs before buying them!

As you will see, making mixes in DJ.Studio is highly intuitive and simple, although the app lets you use it in a more advanced capacity if desired. This lets users create their mixtapes in more detail and precision.

Here are the basic steps for making a mixtape in DJ.Studio:

1. Open the app. You can run it in your browser (also on mobile devices) or download and install the app on your Mac/Windows machine.

2. Create a new project - You can use either YouTube Mode for online sources, or Local File mode for your downloaded collection. In this example, we'll use YouTube mode.

   

3. Add Songs - Next, you need to add some songs to the playlist. Using the YouTube browser, you can search for specific songs or artists, or paste in a YouTube playlist URL into the search bar to add a whole playlist. This also works with Spotify playlists!

4. Automix - After you've created a tracklist, you can either manually arrange the order, or use our AI automix. The automix algorithm finds the best order of tracks based on key and tempo. This means your mixtape will be harmonically mixed - so the keys are compatible from one song to the next. It also beatmatches the tracks so their beats stay in time.

   

5. Fine-tune - now you can use the Studio timeline editor to adjust your mix in more detail. You can change the start and end positions, adjust the order, and edit tracks using effects. Now is also a good time to add any extra samples, like a voiceover or sample FX. The transition editor lets you pick quick presets to get a basic transition going, or you can use the manual transition editor to create custom fades from one track to the next.

6. Check your mixtape - Before you finish it off, listen through your mix and make sure you are happy with it.

7. Share! The last thing to do is share the mixtape. In YouTube mode, you can export the mix to our online music player system. This gives you a sharable URL, which is all you need to listen to the mix - wherever you are. No need to download anything or make an account.

   

   Check out a DJ.Studio Demo Mix!
   
   If you are working in Local File mode, you have more options, including exporting it as a WAV/MP3, YouTube video, to other DJ software, or even as an Ableton Live multitrack project.

DJ.Studio works well with any genre, from hip-hop to techno or pop! It's great for making DJ sets, mixtapes, radio shows, and any other situation where you need to make a continuous mix of music

Demo Mixtapes#

Check out our mix gallery to see the kind of mixtapes our community has made!

dj.studio/mix-gallery

Summary#

If you want to make a mixtape, nothing gives you the level of power and ease of use as DJ.Studio.

Whether this is your first mixtape, or your thousandth, DJ.Studio has all the tools you need to make it with perfection.

The integration with YouTube and other DJ software means that you will be able to make mixtapes no matter what your current situation or setup is - and it works on mobile and tablets!

Get stuck in today and try out the free 14-day DJ.Studio trial!