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What is the Crates panel?

The Crates panel is where you build and manage your saved music groups.

This is where you organize songs around real DJ situations, such as:

• Wedding warm-up
• Cocktail hour
• Club open format
• 2000s hip-hop
• Country dance floor
• Latin crossover
• Dinner music
• Last hour of the night

The goal is to create a crate you can actually use, not another giant folder you will ignore later.

Main sections you may see

Depending on your app version, the Crates area may include sections such as:

• My Crates
• Mixable Crates
• Crate Categories
• Create Crate

Before you build your first crate

Before starting, make sure you have already:

• Installed Crate Hackers
• Logged in
• Chosen your DJ software
• Scanned your music library

If your music has not been scanned yet, Crate Hackers may not be able to match songs against your library correctly.

Step 1: Open the Crates panel

From the main app menu, click:

Crates

This opens the area where you can view existing crates and create new ones.

Step 2: Click Create Crate

Click:

Create Crate

This starts a new crate.

You will be asked to give it a name.

Step 3: Name your crate

Give the crate a clear name based on how you plan to use it.

Good examples:

• Wedding Warm-Up
• 90s Dance Floor
• Club Opening Set
• Dinner Music
• Country Bar Starters
• Clean Pop Set
• 2000s Throwbacks

Avoid vague names like:

• New Crate
• Test
• Good Songs
• Stuff
• Maybe Use This

Those names feel harmless now.

Six months later, they become a tiny administrative crime scene.

Step 4: Add songs

After naming the crate, start adding songs.

Depending on your workflow, you may be able to:

• Search for songs you already own
• Browse curated song lists
• Pull ideas from Crate Categories
• Use Mixable Crates for compatible song ideas
• Use Trending Charts for discovery
• Add tracks that fit the event or set you are preparing

Use the checkboxes to select the tracks you want.

You do not need to add everything.

Only add songs you would actually consider playing.

Step 5: Review the songs

Before saving, review the crate.

Look at details like:

• Artist
• Title
• BPM
• Key
• Energy
• Genre
• Version
• Clean or explicit status, if available

This helps you catch problems before you export.

Things to watch for:

• Wrong version
• Bad fit for the event
• Duplicate song
• Song you would never play
• Track with the wrong energy
• Song that belongs in a different crate

Step 6: Let Crate Hackers help with flow

Crate Hackers can help organize songs using DJ-friendly details like:

• Tempo
• Key
• Energy
• Genre
• Mixability

This helps you prep faster and see which songs may work well together.

The app gives you structure.

You still make the final call.

Step 7: Save the crate

When your crate looks right, click:

Save

Your crate will now appear under:

My Crates

This is where your saved crates live.

Step 8: Open your saved crate

After saving, open the crate again and review it.

Make sure:

• The name is clear
• The songs make sense
• The crate has enough usable tracks
• Nothing obvious needs to be removed
• The crate matches the gig or use case you had in mind

This is the point where you clean it up before exporting.

What makes a good first crate?

A good first crate should be simple.

Aim for one real use case.

Example:

Wedding Warm-Up

This crate might include songs that are:

• Familiar
• Easy to listen to
• Not too aggressive
• Good for early crowd movement
• Safe enough for mixed ages
• Useful before the room fully opens up

You are not trying to build your entire wedding system in one crate.

You are building one useful starting point.

Common mistake: adding too many songs

Do not turn your first crate into another messy folder.

Start with a focused crate.

A good first target is:

25 to 50 songs

That is enough to be useful without becoming another scrolling problem.

Common mistake: trusting every song blindly

Crate Hackers helps you find better options faster.

It does not mean every song belongs in your set.

Always review the crate before using it live.

Ask yourself:

• Would I actually play this?
• Does this fit the room?
• Does this fit the event?
• Is this the right version?
• Does this song still work today?

If not, remove it.

Common mistake: confusing Charts and Crates

This matters.

Trending Charts help you discover music.

Crates help you organize music for use.

You can pull ideas from charts, but your crate should still be reviewed and shaped by you.

Quick checklist

Before moving to the next article, make sure you have:

• Opened the Crates panel
• Clicked Create Crate
• Named your crate clearly
• Added songs
• Reviewed the list
• Removed anything that does not fit
• Saved the crate
• Found it under My Crates

The main idea

Your first crate should be small, clear, and useful.

Pick one real DJ situation.

Build around that.

Save it.

Review it.

Once you have one clean crate, you are ready to explore Mixable Crates, Trending Charts, and playlist imports.