Start with 10–20 songs for one real moment: a warmup, cocktail hour or a short dance-floor set.

Choose a starting point

  • Browse a ready-made idea: open Crates → Mixable crates.
  • Make your own: open Crates → Crate builder. Choose a starting option such as Spotify, a track, text, a CSV file or a curated crate.

Build and check it

  1. Choose your source and give the crate a name you will recognize later.
  2. Import or select the songs, check the preview, then use Next to continue building.
  3. Review the order and the song versions. Keep clean, explicit, remix and extended edits only when they fit your event.
  4. Open the saved crate under Your crates.
  5. Check the local matches, export to your DJ software, and load several tracks before using the crate live.

Success looks like: you can find the crate again and its exported tracks load correctly.

If the result is incomplete

A song can appear in a crate without a matching audio file on your computer. Check your library and missing matches. If an import says the list is too large, split it into smaller crates; the current builder limits a crate to 200 tracks.

For a client’s list, use the Spotify guide or text and CSV guide.

Still need help?

Reply to your existing support email or contact support. Tell us which starting option you used and where the process stopped. Send what you have; you do not need to diagnose the problem first. Never send passwords, reset links or full payment details.

Steps checked against Crate Hackers 12.0.8 on September 23, 2026.