Use this guide to understand the difference between Mixable Crates and Trending Charts inside Crate Hackers.

Both help you find better song ideas faster, but they do different jobs. Mixable Crates help with flow. Trending Charts help with discovery.

Fast Fix

  1. Use Mixable Crates when you want songs that already make sense together.
  2. Use Trending Charts when you want to see what songs are getting attention.
  3. Review the songs before adding them to your own crate.
  4. Keep what fits your gig, crowd, or set idea.
  5. Skip anything you would not actually play.

Quick Start Video

Watch this first if you want to see how Mixable Crates and Trending Charts work inside Crate Hackers.

  

What This Article Covers

This article explains how to use Mixable Crates and Trending Charts inside Crate Hackers.

These tools help you find song ideas faster so you do not have to start every crate from scratch.

Use them as starting points, not rules. Crate Hackers can help you move faster, but you still decide what belongs in the set.

The Simple Difference

Crate Hackers gives you two helpful ways to find music:

  • Mixable Crates help you find songs that work well together.
  • Trending Charts help you see what songs are currently getting attention.

One helps with flow.

The other helps with discovery.

Both are meant to save time.

What Are Mixable Crates?

Mixable Crates are curated song groups designed to help DJs build usable sets faster.

They are organized around practical DJ details like:

  • Tempo
  • BPM
  • Key
  • Energy
  • Genre
  • Era
  • Use case
  • Mixability

The goal: help you find songs that make sense together without digging through your entire library like a raccoon in a filing cabinet.

When to Use Mixable Crates

Use Mixable Crates when you want help building a crate for a real DJ situation.

Examples:

  • Wedding dance floor
  • Club warm-up
  • Cocktail hour
  • 2000s throwbacks
  • Hip-hop set
  • Pop set
  • Country crossover
  • Latin dance floor
  • Last hour of the night

You can browse a Mixable Crate, review the songs, and add the useful ones to your own crate.

You do not need to use every track. Actually, you probably should not. A useful crate is edited, not hoarded.

What Are Trending Charts?

Trending Charts help you spot songs that are currently moving or getting attention.

They can help you find music across areas like:

  • Current genres
  • Decades
  • Popular songs
  • Viral songs
  • Platform-driven trends
  • Songs DJs may want to know about

Trending Charts are useful when you want to stay current without spending hours researching music across different platforms.

Important: Charts Are Not Crates

This part matters.

  • Charts help you discover songs.
  • Crates help you organize songs for use.

A chart may show you what is popular or trending. That does not automatically mean every song belongs in your set.

Simple rule: use charts for research. Use crates for preparation.

How to Use Mixable Crates

  1. Open Crate Hackers.
  2. Go to Mixable Crates.
  3. Browse the available crates.
  4. Choose a crate that matches your gig, genre, or set idea.
  5. Review the songs inside.
  6. Look at BPM, key, energy, and overall fit.
  7. Add the songs you like to one of your own crates.
  8. Remove anything you would not actually play.

The goal is not to copy blindly.

The goal is to move faster.

How to Use Trending Charts

  1. Open Crate Hackers.
  2. Go to Trending Charts.
  3. Browse the available chart options.
  4. Look for songs that fit your audience or event.
  5. Preview or listen where available.
  6. Add strong options to your crate.
  7. Review them before exporting.

Trending Charts are great for finding songs you may have missed. They are also useful for checking whether a song still feels current.

Use Your Own Judgment

Crate Hackers gives you better starting points. You still decide what belongs.

Before adding a song to your crate, ask:

  • Would I play this for my crowd?
  • Does this fit the energy I need?
  • Is this the right version?
  • Does this song still work today?
  • Does it fit the crate I am building?
  • Would I trust this at a real gig?

If the answer is no, skip it. No guilt. Bad fits do not need a farewell ceremony.

Best First Workflow

If you are new, keep it simple:

  1. Pick one real event or set idea.
  2. Open a Mixable Crate that fits.
  3. Add 10 to 20 strong songs to your own crate.
  4. Check Trending Charts for 5 to 10 newer ideas.
  5. Remove anything that does not fit.
  6. Save the crate.
  7. Export it later when ready.

That is enough. Do not turn music discovery into another full-time job.

Common Mistakes

Adding Everything

Do not add every song just because it appears in a crate or chart.

A focused crate is better than a bloated crate. You want a list you can trust when you are working, not another place to scroll.

Treating Charts Like Finished Crates

Trending Charts are for discovery. They are not finished gig crates.

Use charts to find ideas, then move the useful songs into a crate you actually review.

Ignoring Your Crowd

Trending songs are useful. They are not magic.

A song can be popular online and still be wrong for the room.

Use the charts to stay aware. Use the dance floor to make the final decision.

Forgetting to Save Your Own Crate

Browsing is not the same as preparing.

Add the useful songs to your own crate and save it before moving on.

Quick Checklist

Before moving on, make sure you can:

  • Find Mixable Crates
  • Find Trending Charts
  • Understand the difference between charts and crates
  • Add useful songs to your own crate
  • Skip songs that do not fit
  • Save your crate after reviewing it

The Main Idea

Do not start from scratch every time.

Use Mixable Crates for songs that can work together.

Use Trending Charts to spot songs people are paying attention to.

Then use your judgment. Crate Hackers gives you the map. You still drive.

Still Not Working?

Email us at help@cratehackers.com and include:

  • Whether you are trying to use Mixable Crates or Trending Charts
  • What kind of crate or chart you are looking for
  • Whether you are using Mac or Windows
  • A screenshot of what you see
  • What happened right before the problem showed up

The more detail you send, the faster we can help.

Small request: “The songs are weird” may be true, but we need a little more to work with. Send a screenshot and tell us what you were trying to find.

Need More Help?

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