Why KimiCue

Stop cueing tracks manually.

KimiCue finds the drop in every track and places 8 hot cues automatically - no manual marking, no per-track input. Load your library, click Start, and every track has cue points ready to mix.

The problem

Manual cueing doesn't scale.

Loading each track, scrubbing to the drop, dropping a marker, then doing the same for every jump-in point before and after it. That's the workflow right now.

Multiply that by 500 tracks and you've got weeks of prep work that has nothing to do with actually DJing.

~5 min

per track to cue manually

500×

tracks in a typical library

41 hrs

of prep you'll never get back

Without KimiCue

1Load track in Rekordbox
2Scrub waveform to find the drop
3Drop Cue A at the drop
4Manually place 7 more cues
5Repeat for next track
6Repeat for every track…

With KimiCue

1Export Rekordbox XML
2Run KimiCue
3Every track has 8 cues - done

What it does

Built for DJs who mix on the drop.

Most electronic music is built around a drop. That's the moment you're mixing to - the moment the bass comes in, the crowd reacts, and your mix either lands or doesn't. KimiCue's algorithm is designed specifically to find that moment.

8 cues placed around the drop

A
−64
B
−48
C
−32
D
DROP
E
+16
F
+32
G
+48
H
+64

Positions shown in beats relative to the drop. Exact spacing depends on the Cue Template selected. Learn about templates →

You don't mark the drop. KimiCue finds it automatically.

There's no step where you scrub a waveform and place a marker. KimiCue listens to the audio - energy surges, bass return, phrase boundaries - and works out where the drop is on its own. Then it writes all 8 cues without you touching the track at all.

This isn't a tool that makes manual cueing slightly faster. It replaces manual cueing entirely.

How it compares

Not just a single marker.

Rekordbox has a built-in auto-cue feature. It finds where the music starts after the opening silence and drops a single marker there. That's useful - it tells you where the track begins. But it's not the same thing.

Rekordbox auto-cue

Built-in / free
  • Finds the track start after silence
  • Places 1 cue at that point
  • Finds the drop
  • Places cues around the drop
  • Genre-aware analysis
  • Cue spread for mixing

KimiCue

Pro - $29
  • Finds the drop using audio analysis
  • Places 8 hot cues spread around the drop
  • Analyses energy levels, bass hits, phrase structure
  • Genre-aware - Techno analysed differently to D&B
  • Works on your entire library in one run
  • Serato cue export included

Pricing

No expensive software required.

Tools like Mixed In Key are great for harmonic mixing and organising your sets by key and energy - but they cost $80+ and that's not what you need if your main problem is cue points.

KimiCue does one thing: finds the drop and sets your cues. It does it well, and it's a one-off payment with no subscription.

You also don't need a Rekordbox subscription. KimiCue reads from the free Rekordbox XML export - the library management features in Rekordbox are free to use. If you already use Rekordbox to organise your music, you already have everything you need.

Mixed In Key

Harmonic mixing, key & energy analysis. Great tool - different job.

$80+

Rekordbox subscription

Only needed for the full DJ software. Library management and XML export are free.

~£11/mo

KimiCue Pro

You need this

One-time payment. Drop detection, 8 cues per track, Serato support, full library.

$29

Who it's for

Sound like you?

📚

Large library DJs

You have hundreds of tracks and want cue points set without hours of manual work.

🎓

New to cueing

You want a solid starting point on every track so you can learn what works.

🔄

Switching software

Moving from Serato to Rekordbox (or vice versa) and need to rebuild your cue points.

Faster prep

You want your prep done faster so you can spend more time actually mixing.

Tools you may also like

More for your DJ toolkit.

Other tools we rate for music production and DJ prep.

🎛

Stem Splitter Pro

stemsplitterpro.com

Split any track into stems - vocals, drums, bass, and melody - so you can remix, practice, or prep acapellas for your sets.

One payment, yours forever

$29. No subscription.

No monthly fee. No “your cues stop working if you cancel.” Pay once, use it as long as you want, get free updates.

Free demo included - 2 tracks/day, no purchase needed.

🎧

Special thanks

DJ Rikstar

A huge thank you to DJ Rikstar for his invaluable help in building KimiCue - both on the code side and in shaping how the tool works with Rekordbox. His real-world DJing experience made this tool what it is.

djrikstar.com

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