Accessibility & Workflow Feature Requests

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  1. Hello Algoriddim Team,

    First, I would like to thank you for creating djay Pro. I recently started learning DJing with a Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 and have been using djay Pro extensively. The software has been fantastic, especially the clean interface, Apple Music integration, Beatport streaming support, and Neural Mix features.

    As I continue learning and preparing music, I would like to suggest several features that I believe would significantly improve both workflow and accessibility for many DJs.

    Some features I would love to see added include:

    • Browser waveform previews with visible hot cues and cue markers before loading a track.
    • Larger, bolder, and more customizable beat and bar numbers on the waveform display.
    • Additional color and visibility options for phrase markers, beat-grid numbers, and waveform sections.
    • Phrase analysis that identifies sections such as Intro, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Breakdown, Bridge, and Outro.
    • Improved cue point visibility within the library, including cue names, cue colors, and markers that are easier to identify at a glance.
    • More advanced library organization tools, including enhanced tagging, ratings, and smart playlist options.
    • Greater customization of waveform displays, including stronger visual contrast and accessibility-focused viewing options.

    I would also like to highlight the accessibility benefits of these features.

    As a DJ with dyslexia, I often rely on visual organization, color coding, and pattern recognition to understand song structure and prepare mixes. Larger waveform numbers, stronger phrase indicators, clearer cue-point visibility, and browser waveform previews would significantly reduce cognitive load and make it easier to focus on creativity, music selection, and performance.

    While learning phrasing and song structure, I discovered how important it is to identify phrase starts, downbeats, and section changes. Features such as phrase analysis and enhanced visual markers would not only help new DJs learn faster, but would also provide meaningful accessibility improvements for users with dyslexia and other neurodiverse learning styles.

    I believe these enhancements would benefit a wide range of users, from beginners learning phrasing for the first time to experienced open-format and mobile DJs managing large music libraries. Accessibility-focused improvements like these would help make djay Pro one of the most inclusive and user-friendly DJ platforms available.

    Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued development of an outstanding product. I look forward to seeing how djay Pro continues to evolve in the future.

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Hi, welcome to the community. If you only recently started to learn how to DJ, my advice (as someone who’s 27 years in) is to stop worrying about all that visual stuff and having dyslexia, and start using the 2 organs that sit on each side of your head to learn how to DJ.

Walk before you can run, and walking in this case is your train your ears how to understand phrasing/beatmatching and other elements rather than relying on your eyes. DJing is an audio driven pastime.

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Thank you for taking the time to respond and for sharing your experience. I definitely understand and agree that developing my ears is one of the most important parts of learning to DJ, and that’s something I’m actively working on every day.

The reason I suggested these features isn’t to replace learning phrasing, beatmatching, or other core DJ skills, but to provide additional visual tools and accessibility options for those who may benefit from them, including newer DJs and people with dyslexia or other learning differences.

I’ve actually made a lot of progress recently by focusing on phrasing and song structure, and I appreciate the reminder that DJing is ultimately about what we hear, not just what we see.

Thanks again for the advice and for welcoming me to the community.

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The thing I always try and tell new DJs is to not fall into a trap that you can only learn this stuff whilst you’re on the decks.

I realised way back in the day that id actually started learning phrasing (subconsciously) when I was as young as 7yrs old, purely by listening to and learning music. You can do it anywhere, any time. If you’re out on a weekend at an event, in your AirPods, on the radio, in the car, at the gym etc, as long as music is there you can start counting beats and start listening for those little indicators in a track that mark the end of a phrase or start of a new one.

it could be a little drum fill, a vocal hook, a double kick, a hand clap or anything else, but it’s always there.

I understand the concept of adding all these visual markers and how they may help people, but honestly much like a BPM counter they can end up being a hindrance, as they become a comfort blanket and people end up trapped in a reliance on them.

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Hi @Rjson, welcome to the Community! Thanks for the detailed suggestions and feedback. In the future, it is best to create a separate topic for each suggestion rather than grouping several ideas into a single topic. This makes it easier for us to track your idea and for other users to upvote it. This also helps us to gauge user demand for your suggestion.

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1. Browser waveform previews with cues before loading

2. Larger, bolder, customizable beat & bar numbers

3. Color/visibility options for phrase markers, beat-grid numbers, waveform sections

4. Phrase analysis (Intro / Verse / Chorus / Breakdown / etc.)

5. Cue point visibility in library (names, colors, markers)

6. Library organization (tagging, ratings, smart playlists)

7. Waveform customization — contrast & accessibility

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Thanks for sharing this. I actually had a big breakthrough recently while learning phrasing and song structure. I’ve started spending more time listening for the drum fills, vocal changes, and other indicators that signal the start of a new phrase, even when I’m away from my controller.

I completely agree that developing your ears is the most important skill. My goal with these suggestions isn’t to replace that process, but to provide additional visual and accessibility options for DJs who may benefit from them while they’re learning. I appreciate you taking the time to explain your perspective and share your experience.

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Keep at it :+1:t3:, there’s no better feeling than nailing a mix after all the hard work you’ve put in learning.

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