I Can't WAIT For You To Try This

My new free Mac tool will save you hours

Dec 10, 2024

Hey there Vinyl Vanguards,

I’ve made something big. And I wanted to get it into your hands as soon as possible. It’s already eliminated hours of prep time from my workflow and I think it’ll do the same for you too.

Today I’m adding ✨ AutoCue to my free Mac DJ tools - available as a bonus for all subscribers of Hot Cue DJ (that’s you)!

What does it do?

✨ AutoCue will automatically set hot cues and memory cues on an unlimited amount of tracks in Rekordbox - without you lifting a finger!

Let’s get into it.

How do I get it?

Find your welcome email from when you first subscribed and head to the ‘Free subscriber bonuses’ section, and grab the download
Lost the email? No worries. Click here.

ℹ️ I recommend bookmarking this link as any future tools will be added here

How do I install it?

Open the ‘Mac tools’ PDF you downloaded and navigate to the ‘AutoCue’ page. Hit the big download button
You’ll get prompted to add the tool to your Shortcuts app

How do I set up Rekordbox?

Ensure you are in Export mode
Create a playlist of the files you want to process
Make sure all tracks have been analysed
Load the first track to the player (important)
Select how far apart you want your cue points set using the beat jump dropdown

ℹ️ Ensure all Keyboard mappings are set to default in Rekordbox preferences

How do I use it?

Open the shortcuts app, hover over the icon and press play

Choose your mode

You’ll first get prompted to choose a mode to run.

MODE 1 - Sets 3 Hot Cues and 3 Memory Cues forwards from the first grid line
MODE 2 - Sets 3 Hot Cues and 10 Memory Cues forwards from the first grid line
MODE 3 - Sets 3 Hot Cues and 3 Memory Cues backwards from the playhead (one track only)

Choose the number tracks to process

If you’ve chosen mode 1 or 2 then enter the number of tracks you want AutoCue to process. This is normally the same amount of tracks as in the playlist you created. But it’s up to you.

Set permissions

You’ll get prompted to allow a few permissions the first time you run the tool. The tool needs these to work correctly. You’ll only need to do this once.

ℹ️ Issues? Try restarting the shortcuts app or your Mac, or toggling the permissions on and off

AutoCue will now automatically begin setting your cues - go make a cuppa!

I need more help!

There will be a full video going through the tool coming to the channel very soon so make sure you have notifications enabled.

I’ll go into much more in depth on all the steps above, along with some of the caveats you need to be aware of.

🫢 I have a PC..

I’m thinking about some ways to help the MS-DOS Massive get time saving tools like this too. But since I don’t actually have a PC I will need some help from the community. Let me know if you’d be interested!

This tool builds on some great work DJ Cee B did a few years ago - so shouts to him. I hope it saves you a ton of time, and let me know what you’d like to see in future versions.

I’ll see you again on the 23rd for the regular email and to close out 2024 👋