Basics of Using Automix – Muscle Mix Music

The djay app is a powerful tool to curate custom playlists, adjust BPM and create seamless continuous mixes. To create mixes, you have 2 ways --manual or automix.

At a high level, Automix on Mac works like this:

A. Where Automix pulls songs from

Automix does not automatically read your entire library. It plays tracks based on the Source you select in the Automix panel. If you choose Current Playlist, Automix will play through the playlist that is currently selected in the library sidebar. If you choose Manual, only tracks you explicitly add to the Automix queue will be used.

So the key step is first selecting the playlist you want in the library sidebar, then setting the Automix Source accordingly.

B. BPM and tempo behaviour

You do not need to manually set all tracks to a fixed BPM, such as 135, before starting Automix. Automix follows the Tempo adjust setting in Automix preferences. In most cases, leaving this set to Automatic works best. djay will adjust the tempo of incoming tracks relative to the currently playing track to create smooth transitions. You do not need to press Sync for Automix to function as well.

A simple workflow can be:

Select your playlist in the library sidebar
Switch to Automix view
Confirm the Automix Source (for example, Current Playlist)
Click Start Automix

Automix then handles track loading, transitions, and tempo matching based on your settings. If you’d prefer more hands-on control while learning, it can also help to start in a 2-deck view and use Sync manually.

For reference, this manual page explains the Automix settings you saw in the screenshots, including Tempo adjust and transition behaviour: https://help.algoriddim.com/user-manual/djay-pro-mac/mixing-basics/using-automix#matching-songs

You’re also very welcome to join the djay community forum at https://community.algoriddim.com/ . Many users, including both beginners and more experienced djay users, share their workflows there and discuss different aspects of the app.

You may also find some third-party YouTube tutorials helpful for learning different workflows like this one you mentioned, and while these aren’t official resources, we’re a small team and are continuously working to improve and expand our own learning materials as well.