Good question that went unanswered. iTunes store, Amazon (for mainstream), Tracksource, Beatport, Juno Download (for more underground) are all good places to start.
@digitaldjtips I understand that there's no alternative but you shouldn't make a click bait title that advertises how to DJ with Spotify only to spend Half an hour telling us how you basically can't and that all you're really doing is remaking playlists on another platform.
@@digitaldjtipsnah, I use an app called Spotiflyler. Create a playlist in Spotify, click share, copy link, open Spotiflyer and paste in the search bar. Hit download and the songs are saved to your device and accessible to whatever DJ app you use. Plus you can play them without Internet connection. spotiflyer.app/
I'm not knocking those who prefer these methods for DJing. However, I'll stick to downloading and having the song I need when I need it and not rely on Wi-Fi, Hotspots or hopes that these services won't remove, block or replace the songs at their discretion.
How do u download your Spotify playlists? I know there are some apps/softwares that offers this service but, my concern is the bit rate quality. 320kbps it's a good offer doesn't it?
Need a drag and drop function - should be able to have an app which enables you to highlight and select tunes directly from Spotify and then drop straight into the dj streaming software being used.....
Thank you for explaining! This was really helpful. I just have a question regarding number 4; How or where can I buy music so that I can for instance use only the acapella etc.? 😊
@dijitaldjtips Phil as always your videos are very great and professional. I was reading some negative comments based on the title of the content and honestly I don't see anything wrong with it as it clearly says, Kind of. And you covered the options to make it possible to use Spotify with the work around the additional programs. Great job as always. People do your research and as a real DJ we should be able to create our offline collection/Playlist through record pools and download to external hard drives. You hit the point of only use Spotify as a fallback for requests and i use a tablet with Spotify Premium connected to my DDJ-1000 Rekordbox and an external mixer with Traktor S4 to run the tablet with Spotify Premium so it's ready as needed. There are some other alternatives for music from Spotify out there too...
Yes, indeed. DJing is not about 100% convenience, it is about adapting to what is out there and using it all the best you can! Always has been that way as you know. 🤣
I use Spotify predominantly for bgm, and very occasionally for an ‘I should play this’ moment, where I don’t already have the track. Using an iPad mini mounted next to the Mac, and using the second USB on the Roland 707 keeps it neat, and it doesn’t take up any fader channels!
Yes, we forgot to mention Amazon Music, and it should work fine (obviously you'd need to be using Engine DJ as this is the only system that supports it to our knowledge at the moment).
One off the problems, using tidal in recordbox is that, if you make a new playlist of tidal, all playlist is listed in alphabetical order.. which is lock as that,and if you import to collection,t will end all the way down in the bottom of your internal list.. And no sort option on tidal within recordbox.. One benefit having tidal internal, instead of Spotify.. is the quality of the tracks.. the bit rate of the tracks is way ahead on tidal,of course depending, on your tidal subscription..
How do u download your Spotify playlists? I know there are some apps/softwares that offers this service but, my concern is the bit rate quality. 320kbps it's a good offer doesn't it?
Streaming in general for dj'ing shouldn't be a thing especially where Spotify is concerned. Yes they are interesting methods of copying the URL but that's no different to copying a RU-vid URL. I'm glad you mentioned about owning the music. That's what dj's should be doing when it comes to dj'ing and as you also say using streaming as discovery only. I'm sick of the ease in which dj's and other non dj's can get hold of infinite amounts of music via streaming.
@@digitaldjtips the service from Tidal? Which of the service should I chose then? Cos it's annoying when I tried to load my next track and it take ages to load
This just irritates me. Not this video - you've offered some good solutions to help remedy the problem. But Spotify USED to work fine with DJ apps - they removed the ability and it's no good that they did. If I had bought a controller based on Spotify support I'd be in a mess - and apps I DID use to use that supported Spotify don't work anymore. I'm not paying twice the price for SoundCloud or Tidal just because Spotify removed yet another feature! Only reason I'm still on the platform at all is the better playlists and profiles and song tracking that you can only get on Spotify now.
In short, don't. I'd rather buy second hand CD's. Can be had for a few bucks (if your local record store doesn't rip you off). Mostly cheaper than vinyl. And ripping is easy. Just boring if you have to rip 500 CDs to flac on an SSD.
PLEASE DJ's or WANNA BE DJ's, STOP TELLING EVERYONE TO USE SIDIFY!!! YOUR ACCOUNT WILL GET BANNED AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY THEN AND ONLY THEN THEY MIGHT ALLOW YOU TO HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT BACK. IT TOOK ME DAYS TO GET MY SPOTIFY ACCOUNT BACK, IT TOOK ME ONE TIME TO LEARN MY LESSON, DON'T LISTEN TO PEOPLE ON THESE VIDEOS TELLING YOU SIDIFY IS SAFE CAUSE ITS NOT.
Luckily it was just a virtual fader! But it solved a mystery I'ver had for years: Often the audio pan pots on our broadcast software are all the way to the left or right for "no reason". Realised it is the DJ controllers doing it 🤣
I always find the videos useful. I DJ sort of old fashioned as in a normal mixer (Beringer) and a laptop with VDJ and a tablet with Spotify (Premium subscription). I've never had anyone complain, DJ'ing on the Costa Blanca in Spain. I have bought software to record off Spotify to use on VDJ. Keep up the good work Phil.
Good. Digital streaming platforms like Spotify pay the artists almost nothing. If you want to mix tunes for people in a public setting, then have some respect and pay the small amount of money required to purchase that tune. You won't be paying performance royalties like you're supposed to, so at least reimburse the artist for their hard work and talent. If your tunes "aren't worth paying for", then pick better music!
