GlideMix
Beta · macOS and Windows

Build DJ mixes on a timeline.

GlideMix is a DJ mixing studio for mixtapes, radio shows and DJ sets. Lay your songs out like in a DAW, the MixMeister way, and shape every blend at your own pace.

Download the free demo See what it does
€49 one-time during the Beta (then €89) · 3 computers · open source, GPL
GlideMix 1.2.0 with its new look: a mix of four songs with SYNC, TEMPO, ENERGY and KEYLOCK on, each song on its own rounded lane linked IN to OUT, the capsule display with time, key, energy and song 4 of 4 at the top, the library below
Timeline mixingBeat grid editorPhrase detectionKey wheel · 8A / 8BMatch and RelatedCharcoal, Grey and Light themesHarmonic smart playlistsEnergy 1–10Colour waveformsBeatmatch and crossfade transitionsTransition mixerTempo glidesMix NowLoops and repeatsAutomation linesLow · Mid · High · Color linesVST® 3 and Audio Unit plug-insStemsPerform with headphone cueLive radio to Icecast · ShoutcastAbleton LinkReads rekordbox · LexiconReads Engine DJ · Traktor · SeratoReads VirtualDJ · djayMixed In Key tagsWatch foldersFind duplicatesPreview in time with the mixTrue-peak exportLoudness reportTracklist and .cue sheetM3U8 playlists
01 · what it is

Mix like a DJ. Edit like a producer.

Instead of mixing live on two decks, you arrange your songs on a timeline and decide exactly when the next one comes in, how long the blend lasts and which effects ride on it. Then play it back, perform it live, broadcast it, or export the finished mix.

  1. 01

    Beatmatched for you

    Drop a song after another: GlideMix matches the tempo, locks it to the bar and lines up its IN with the previous song's OUT.

  2. 02

    Key and energy

    Key wheel (8A / 8B), harmonic matching, energy 1–10 for every song, and the energy of the whole mix drawn behind the tempo line.

  3. 03

    Your library, ready

    Reads rekordbox, Lexicon, Engine DJ, Traktor, Serato, VirtualDJ and djay, with their beat grids, keys, cue points and playlists. Mixed In Key tags too.

  4. 04

    Effects and automation

    Built-in DJ effects plus your own VST3 and Audio Unit plug-ins. Draw or record automation for any knob.

  5. 05

    Samples and stems

    Your own sample packs with a sample line under every song: loops follow the tempo. Split a song, or just 8 bars of it, into drums, bass, vocals and other.

  6. 06

    Perform and broadcast

    Two playheads like a mixer with cue, live streaming to Shoutcast and Icecast, Ableton Link for your visuals, and exports through a true-peak limiter.

02 · analysis, measured

Fast, and close to rekordbox

On a Mac the beat grid runs on the graphics chip (Core ML) with the full beat model. Songs other DJ apps already know keep their grid.

≈ 1 s

per song: 288 songs fully analysed in 4 min 42 s on our test Mac. On the same songs, rekordbox 7 took about 20 minutes.

98%

the same tempo as rekordbox's own grids, measured on 200 songs.

7 apps

whose libraries GlideMix reads, read-only: rekordbox, Lexicon, Engine DJ, Traktor, Serato, VirtualDJ and djay.

03 · coming up

What we're building next

GlideMix is in Beta and gets fixes and small improvements every few days. The app tells you when there's a new version, and every change is listed in the release notes. These are the bigger things on the way.

Nextvideo
  • A video lane under each track: its own video, image or cover art, or visuals that move with the music.
  • Pictures that follow your mix. In a transition the videos blend the same way the sound does.
  • Export the mix as a video for YouTube, with chapters for every song, or in portrait for Reels and TikTok.
Alsoon the list
  • Samples that fit the song. GlideMix will know what a sound is like and suggest the samples that suit the track you're on.
  • More of what you ask for on Discord. Plenty of what's in GlideMix today started there.
01 · project tab

Your mix as a playlist: drag a song, the mix follows

  • The Project tab shows every song in your mix like the library: cover art, waveform, artist, title, key, genre, BPM with stretch, energy, duration and rating, with the transition pinned on the right.
  • Pick each transition from its row. It is saved with the project.
  • Right-click a song and Show in Library finds the track, its album or its artist.
  • Drag a row to reorder. Every song snaps in, IN on the previous OUT, the lanes follow, and one Undo puts it all back.
  • A song added from the library always lands linked, however long the mix is, and deleting a song closes the gap.
  • Click a row and the timeline zooms to that song. No more scrolling to the end of a long mix.
  • Smooth blends by default: the new song fades in and is at full volume on its IN, the old one leaves after its OUT, and the bass changes hands right there.
The GlideMix Project tab: the songs of a mix listed in order with BPM, key and transition, above them the songs on the timeline, each IN on the previous OUT
02 · library

Your music, analysed like a DJ app

  • Tempo, beat grid, key and phrases (intro, chorus, drop, outro), shown right on each song.
  • Uses the analysis you already have: songs from rekordbox, Lexicon, Engine DJ, Traktor, Serato, VirtualDJ and djay bring their grids and keys, also from libraries on SD cards and USB drives.
  • Keys as coloured badges in the key wheel's colours, energy 1–10 as LED blocks, five-star ratings and cue points on the waveforms.
  • Smart Playlists, watch folders, Find Duplicates, and export to a folder or a rekordbox XML with hot cues ready for CDJs.
  • Built for big collections: the whole collection sits in one list, and sorting 38,000 songs takes a fraction of a second. Select All really means all. Click a header to sort, drag it to move the column, and set text size and row height with two sliders.
  • Select a song and the sidebar marks every playlist that contains it. Each list remembers its sort and scroll position.
  • Edit Tags saves into the music files, Import From File Tags pulls in changes from other apps, and ReplayGain is read when songs are added. Stars and rekordbox's 8 track colours work on Lexicon and rekordbox songs too.
  • Load a whole range: Shift-select, right-click, Load to > Project, and the songs join the mix in order, each blended into the next.
The GlideMix music library: key wheel, colour waveforms with cue points, key badges, energy blocks and ratings
03 · search

Find the next song fast

  • Search terms in the search box: bpm:128, ~bpm:128 (near 128) and key:8A, in any key notation (8A, 1m, Am).
  • Search related Tracks: right-click a song and search by its artist, album, title or key. The search shows on the key wheel or in the search box, and one click clears it.
  • Related: one click opens a tab with the songs that go with the song under the playhead: same key first, then the closest BPM. Choose the rules yourself: BPM ± %, key, energy, year, history, artist, genre, label and more.
  • Sounds like: a column that tells how much every song sounds like the one under the playhead (by its sound, not its tags). Sort by it and the closest songs come first; the Related settings take a "Sounds like: at least N %" rule.
  • Preview without loading: hover the cover art and click play, click the waveform to jump.
The GlideMix library: the right-click menu on a song, with Search related Tracks at the top
04 · harmonic mixing

Click a key, see what fits

  • The key wheel (8A / 8B numbers) shows only the keys you click. Reset shows everything again.
  • Smart Playlists fill themselves from rules such as key "mixes with" (harmonic neighbours), BPM within ±%, energy and rating. Generate one per genre, key or energy level in one go.
  • Match lights the Key cell green on every song that mixes with the one playing, and follows the playhead.
  • Match Key on a clip, Keylock to keep the pitch while the tempo changes.
The GlideMix key wheel with 6A selected and the library showing only songs in 6A
05 · waveforms

See the music in colour

  • HD colour waveforms on the timeline and in the library, drawn like the beat grid editor: bass red, mids green, highs blue, each drawn as its own layer.
  • A drop shows red and pink, a breakdown blue, vocals and leads green, so you see where to mix before you listen.
  • Zoom in to single beats: the grid, the phrases (Intro, Chorus, Down, Up) and the cue points stay on the song.
  • DJ style (RGB on black) or Classic in the track colour, and single wave for a compact view.
A GlideMix colour waveform close up: kicks in red, a breakdown in blue, vocals in green, with phrases underneath
06 · energy

See how your set builds

  • Every song gets an energy rating from 1 to 10; Lexicon songs keep Lexicon's.
  • Press ENERGY and the whole mix is drawn like a row of level meters: green when it's calm, yellow as it builds, red at the peak.
  • Breakdowns and fades show as dips, so you spot two peaks in a row or a set that never takes a breath.
  • The tempo line rides on top in bright yellow.
The energy of a GlideMix mix as level-meter bars above the songs, with the tempo line on top
07 · timeline

Transitions you build yourself

  • Sync stretches every song to the mix tempo and locks it to the bar.
  • A tempo line with S-curve glides, smooth like a hand on the pitch fader.
  • Crossfades, EQ swaps, filter sweeps, risers, echo and reverb outs, each fade with its own shape.
  • Mix Now pulls the next song in at the next bar.
Automation in GlideMix: a volume line drawn as smooth curves on a song, with the waveform following it
08 · transition mixer

A DJ mixer for every transition

  • Open a transition as a 2-channel mixer laid out like a DJM: the song going out on CH 1, the one coming in on CH 2.
  • HI / MID / LOW with KILL, a COLOR filter and a fader per channel, and a crossfader with Smooth, Constant or Cut curves.
  • BEAT FX: echo, reverb, roll, brake, tape stop, riser and sweep, with level and a big ON/OFF.
  • Press REC, play and ride the knobs: every move is written into the mix.
  • Turn it on in Preferences > Transitions: set "The transition pill opens" to The DJ mixer.
The GlideMix transition mixer: two channels with EQ, kills, COLOR and faders, a crossfader and BEAT FX
09 · plugins

Your VST® 3 and Audio Unit plug-ins

  • Put them on a song, a stem or the whole mix.
  • Open the plugin's own window or tweak its knobs inside GlideMix.
  • Every knob can be automated and recorded: arm, move a knob while the mix plays, and the move is written into the line.
VST CompatibleVST® is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
FabFilter Pro-Q 4 and Sugar Bytes Turnado open on a song in GlideMix
10 · samples

Your samples, right under the song

  • A Samples tab next to your music: add your pack folders, find samples by category, pack, BPM and key. Loops preview at the tempo of your mix.
  • A sample line under every song. Press SAMPLES and drag samples onto it: loops land on the bar and follow the song tempo, one-shots land where you drop them.
  • Save any part of a song as a sample, named with bars, BPM and key, ready to drop under the next song.
  • Beat: a step sequencer for your own one-shots. Pick a genre and it fills itself from your samples; the beat lands on the sample line as one loop that follows the song tempo.
  • Right-click any sample: similar sounds, a compatible sound, resample, variations, send to Beat, disable.
  • Nothing already on the line gets cut, and samples never count as songs in the mix.
The GlideMix Samples tab with sample packs by category, above it a song with its sample line holding drum loops
11 · stems

Drums, bass, vocals, other

  • Split a song into four stems, each on its own lane under the song.
  • Or just part of it: select 8 bars and take the vocals or the drums out of that part only, or split only that part onto stem lanes.
  • Stems as samples: keep the drums of a break as a loop for another song.
  • Drop the vocals of one song over the beat of the next, bring in the bass only on the drop.
  • The stems share their song's transition: pick it once, one Undo takes it all back.
  • Runs on your own computer: nothing is uploaded.
A song split into drums, bass, vocals and other in GlideMix
12 · beat grids

Fix a grid like in rekordbox

  • The whole song's colour waveform, a zoomed beat view with bar numbers, and the phrases underneath.
  • Move the grid beat by beat, set bar 1, halve or double, tap it, or take rekordbox's grid.
  • Edit phrases, loop and click a metronome to check by ear.
The GlideMix beat grid editor: full-song colour waveform, zoomed beat view with bar markers, BPM, key and grid tools
13 · perform

Play it live, with cue

  • Press PERFORM and the red playhead plays the mix to the audience on outputs 1–2.
  • The second playhead is your headphone cue on outputs 3–4: listen ahead to the next blend while the crowd hears the mix.
  • Move songs, change a fade or pull the next song in with Mix Now while it plays.
  • Ableton Link: Resolume, TouchDesigner and other Link apps follow your mix's tempo, beat and play/stop.
Ableton LinkPlay in time with Ableton Link
GlideMix in Perform mode: a red audience playhead and a white headphone cue playhead
14 · broadcast

Your own radio show

  • Stream what is playing straight to Icecast or Shoutcast (v1 and v2).
  • The song titles go to your listeners as the mix plays.
  • The Broadcast window: go on air, watch the stream level, set the gain, and send the audience mix or your cue.
  • Goes back on air by itself if the server drops, and gives you a listen link to share.
GlideMix live broadcasting: the Broadcast window over the Icecast server settings

A look at something we're working on: Main FX

A new tab for shaping the whole mix: effects on the master, a Scene pad, your own plug-ins, and a mic for voice over.

It is in development and still a long way off. There is no date. It will come when it is polished, not before. It will be included for paid GlideMix users.

An early look at the Main FX tab: filter, echo, reverb, Scene pad and voice over modules

From a private test version, so everything you see may still change.

Share the finished mix

Export that never clips

WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC and more, through a true-peak limiter at −1 dBTP, with a loudness report for Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music.

Tracklist included

Every export comes with a timestamped tracklist for Mixcloud and show notes, plus a .cue sheet.

try it

Try it free

The demo has every feature. A voice says "Glide Mix demo" every two minutes, and exports are MP3 up to 20 minutes.
A licence removes that for good: €49 during the Beta (normally €89), one-time, 3 computers.

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