FAQ

Frequently asked questions about deadca7

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions about deadca7.

About deadca7

What is deadca7?

deadca7 is a dead easy audio / video catalog for DJs – a tool for discovering, managing, exporting, and performing with media. Pull tracks, mixes, and video from many sources into virtual collections, stream them with clickable waveforms, export to your gear, and link to CDJs in the booth. It’s built on a simple principle: bring all your music together in one place and take it to the booth.

Is there a free version?

Yes. deadca7 has a limited Free version you can start with right away. Paid plans add more: Bedroom ($5/mo, $50/yr) and Pro ($10/mo, $100/yr) give you a full library, cloud backup, and more. See Plans.

Library & Imports

What can I import from?

Today the working importers are Internet Archive (import a whole collection from a details or search URL) and YouTube (playlists, channels, and single videos). The broader vision adds Bandcamp, Discogs, Tidal, and your bookmarks – that’s where the library is headed. See Importing Music.

How does importing work?

Paste a URL into the command palette to preview the collection – name, album and track counts, cover art, provider badge – then click Import. Imports run in the background, are crash-safe and resumable, and import per-album atomically with no duplicates on retry. See the Importing Collections guide.

Yes. Cover artwork comes from archive.org metadata or YouTube thumbnails. Every track gets a three-band waveform you click to play and seek (Streaming & Playback). Full-text search by title and artist is built into the search bar, which doubles as a command palette (Media Library).

Your Data

Can I take my library with me?

Yes. Your collections are portable: export them to USB in Pioneer formats and back them up to the cloud anytime, so your crate goes wherever you play. You’re not locked to one DJ software ecosystem. See Export & Backup.

Can I export to USB or Pioneer gear?

Yes – export a collection to USB in Pioneer OneLibrary and Device Library formats (alpha). See Exporting to USB.

Does it work with CDJs?

deadca7 speaks Pioneer Pro DJ Link: it joins the DJ network as a virtual player (with automatic device-number negotiation and conflict handling) and reads live beat, tempo, pitch, and on-air status from playing decks in real time – position updates roughly 30 times per second. It can also read a connected player’s rekordbox library. See Performance & Pro DJ Link.

Automation

Is there a CLI or API?

Yes. The deadca7 CLI is JSON-first over the catalog API, with errors as a JSON envelope on stderr and stable exit codes. The same operations are available over the JSON REST API, and a dedicated agent SKILL lets an agent drive everything you can do by hand. See Using the CLI.

Still Have Questions?

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