Everything PixelDJ does

Play one song on Deck A while you get the next one ready on Deck B.

Hold an arrow to slide from one song into the other. Hold Shift to go slowly, or press X for the middle.

Lines up the next song's beat with the one that's playing. If two songs are too far apart, PixelDJ says why and leaves them alone.

When Sync speeds a song up or slows it down, it keeps its own pitch.

Repeat a piece of a song until you press it again. Pick how long the piece is on the console.

Jump back to a spot you marked, like the start of a chorus. Shift with the same key marks a new spot.

Push a song a touch ahead or back to keep two beats together. Turning a jog wheel with the mouse does the same.

Each song's picture shows where you are. Click anywhere on it to go there.

Does one smooth mix into the other deck for you.

Keeps the music going by itself, blending each song slowly into the next. Touch the crossfader and you're back in control.

Pick how much of each song Auto DJ plays, from whole songs to a minute and a half of each for a party.

Stops both decks at once. Press it again to carry on.

Repeats the song in time with its beat, one key for each deck.

Each deck has its own, with a slider for how much. They show when you switch to Advanced.

Hear the next song in your headphones while the room hears the mix. It's in Advanced too.

Neon Run and Afterglow come with PixelDJ and are made for mixing, so you can start the moment it opens.

Find Music on This Computer looks through your Music folder. You can also pick a folder, pick songs, or drag them onto PixelDJ.

Rename a song and PixelDJ finds it by itself. Move one to another folder and it's found again when you add it from there. Either way it keeps its playlists and beat.

The songs you already have on your computer, up to 20 minutes each.

Find any song by its name or its artist. Make playlists, add songs and move them up or down. Right-click one to rename or delete it. Auto DJ plays whichever list is open.

Pick the song that Mix Next brings in.

PixelDJ works out each song's beat and musical key when you add it, so Sync and the instruments can follow it.

Quiet songs and loud songs come out at about the same level, so nobody reaches for the volume.

Songs locked by streaming apps can't be played anywhere but those apps, and PixelDJ tells you which ones instead of failing quietly.

The pads start empty. Click any empty pad to add an MP3, WAV or FLAC from your computer, and its number key plays it.

The sounds you add are still on their pads after you restart PixelDJ.

Right-click a pad to choose another file for it.

Drag one pad onto another to trade their sounds.

Click the X on a pad to empty it.

Stops all the pads at once.

Every pad sound is evened out, and the Sounds slider sets the pads apart from the music.

Synth Bass, Synth Keyboard, Deep Bass, Electric Guitar, 808 Slide, Brass, Techno Stab and Laser. Press ] and [ to change.

Every pad is a note that fits the song you hear, going up from pad 1, so nothing you play sounds wrong. Pick a key yourself and it stays put.

Synth Keyboard plays whole chords. Pads 1 to 4 are the four chords most songs are made of.

Big rock chords, picked from the lowest string to the highest.

A horn section. Tap a pad for a punchy stab, hold it and it sings, or hold a few together for a chord.

Play an 808 note over the last one and it slides up or down to it.

Minus and equals move the instruments lower or higher, two steps each way.

Click Instruments over the pads to pick one from the list, or the key they play in.

Kick, Snare, Closed Hat, Open Hat, Clap, 808, Rim, Tom, Crash and Perc.

Every drum is PixelDJ's own, made from scratch.

The drums play out whichever way the crossfader is.

Press F2 again and the pads go back to their sounds.

House, Hip-Hop, Trap, Reggaeton, Trap Slide and Techno, ready to play.

Play drums or an instrument and it goes round and round.

Starts and stops the beat under your song.

Keep adding drums and notes while it plays.

Changes how long the beat is before it repeats.

Press ] while it records to move to the next instrument, so drums, bass and chords go in together.

The beat keeps to the speed and key of the song you hear, and carries on when you mix into the next one.

Hip-Hop and House lean back a little on the off beats, the way a drummer plays them.

Save up to 20 beats of your own.

Repeats the song in time with its beat, until you press it again.

The song fades away into its own echo, then stops.

Repeats a tiny slice of the beat while you hold it.

Stops the song like a turntable, or spins it backwards.

Sweeps the sound thin, then glides back when you press it again.

A swirling jet plane sound over the song.

Puts the song in a big room.

A retro laser on top of the mix.

A rising siren while you hold it.

A short synth hit on top of the mix.

Points the effects at the other deck.

Right-click an effect's button, then press the key you want for it.

For a song whose beat PixelDJ couldn't find, tap along and the effects follow your taps.

Records the music and your mic together.

Your voice is cleaned of the music and the hum around it before it's saved.

Keeps your voice out of the recording.

Keep every detail with High Quality WAV, or pick Easy to Share M4A for a much smaller file that plays almost anywhere.

When you talk over the mix, you also get the music and your voice as two more files of their own.

If your laptop shuts down while you record, PixelDJ offers you what it got the next time it opens.

Recordings go in your Music folder, in PixelDJ Recordings.

Your playlists, beats, pad sounds and effect keys are all still there when you come back.

One button that checks your speaker, your songs, your battery, your sleep settings, a waiting Windows restart and the space to record.

Plays a chime through your speaker, so you know it works before anyone arrives.

Turn Bluetooth on and pair your speaker once in Windows' Bluetooth settings, then pick it from the Speaker list at the top of PixelDJ.

Bluetooth plays everything a little late. PixelDJ tells you once, so it's never a surprise.

Your laptop won't go to sleep while the music plays or your mix records.

A guide that walks you through your first mix on the real console, one key at a time.

Shows the whole keyboard on screen, with what every key does.

Beginner keeps the console simple. Advanced adds cue points, headphone preview and each deck's own effects.

PixelDJ plays offline, and your music never leaves your computer. It goes online now and then to check your trial or subscription.