New in Crates: Apple Silicon, features for DJs and lots of improvements!
Since our last post, we’ve rolled out three new releases packed with fixes, improvements and a handful of new features, requested by you! If you haven’t updated yet, we can’t recommend it enough. Let’s see what’s new.
Apple Silicon Build Now Available!
Got a Mac with M1, M2, M3, or M4? We’ve got you. Crates now has a dedicated Apple Silicon build that runs faster than ever!
👉 To install it, head over to the Downloads page and replace your existing app.
New Features for the DJs Out There
Export to Rekordbox
In our DJ flow, we use Crates for everything needed to prepare our tunes: bookmarking, listening, downloading, populating metadata, and sorting into playlists.
When it’s time to start mixing, we export to Rekordbox (often converting to AIFF first), and all the metadata for our files is retained. Then, magic: all tunes are automatically filed into smart crates.
BPM & Key Detection for Bandcamp Streams
This is super helpful when listening to Bandcamp streams and deciding which tracks match your mix before purchasing.
👉 Simply right-click on the tunes and go to Actions → Calculate BPM & Key (or Ctrl+B).
Glimpse at Version 1.7.4
Here’s a look at what’s improved in the latest update:
- Search: Resolved an issue where searching for tunes or artists with special characters or numbers in their name would not return results.
- Discogs: Better importing and many bug fixes.
- Rekordbox: Addressed an issue where the exported XML file could not be imported in some cases.
- Streaming: Tunes can now be streamed successfully from iOS/iPadOS devices.
- Genres: Custom User Genres and various improvements.
- Settings: The IP address of the Crates Server now appears correctly.
- Playback: Fixed an issue where seeking while playing a tune would cause flashing.
- Safari Extension: Updated to match the latest version.
📜 For a full list of changes, including 1.7.2 and 1.7.3, check out the Release Notes.