Export a mix tracklist to Rekordbox, Traktor, YouTube chapters or a CUE sheet

A tracklist is only useful once it’s somewhere you need it. CueID exports to eight formats, and each one suits a different job. Here’s which to pick.

Posting a mix online

YouTube chapters. YouTube turns timestamps in a video description into clickable chapters. The format is a timestamp at the start of each line, beginning at 00:00. Export as YouTube chapters and paste it straight into the description.

Plain text or Markdown. These are for SoundCloud or Mixcloud descriptions, Reddit posts, forums and show notes. Markdown keeps it tidy wherever formatting is supported.

Working with the audio

CUE sheet. A .cue file sits next to a single long audio file and marks where each track begins. Many players (foobar2000, VLC and most hardware media players) then let you skip track by track through one continuous recording. It’s also the standard way to archive a mix with its tracklist.

Split into files. If you’d rather have separate files, CueID can split the recording into one audio file per track instead.

Prepping your own sets

Rekordbox XML and Traktor NML bring the tracklist into your DJ software’s library. That’s handy if you’re digging through someone else’s set for tracks you want to buy and play. CueID shows BPM and musical key for each track too, so you can see at a glance what will mix with what.

Everything else

• CSV opens in Numbers, Excel or Google Sheets. Use it to keep a log of every set you’ve scanned, or to sort by BPM.
• M3U is a plain playlist format most media players understand.
• Apple Music playlist isn’t a file. CueID builds the playlist in your library from everything it found, in order.

Exporting is free, so you can do all of this after your first free scan.