Summary
Here is a complete guide showing you how to add Apple Music songs to Serato DJ Software, so that you could use Apple Music songs on it for music mixing like common audio files.

With the developed digital technology, the computer DJ software is popular in the world, Serato DJ is listed as one of the most powerful DJ software, which has many wonderful music mixing features, allow users to mix music freely. To improve the experience of users, Serato Company has been endeavoring to expand more streaming music sources, like Beatsource Link, Beatport Link, SoundCloud, and Tidal Music, but please pay attention, others are not in the list, including Amazon Music, Spotify Music, and the one we often talk about – Apple Music. This DJ software support importing music from local or external hard drive or audio CDs. However, though you can sync music to this software with local files, you are not able to add Apple Music songs to Serato DJ.

Why Can’t Sync Apple Music with Serato DJ Directly

Apple Music tunes are all in protected AAC format, which is not supported by Serato programs. Moreover, for Apple Music contents copyrighted protection, anybody can’t use Apple Music outside of Apple Music app or iTunes Music app, it means that you can’t play Apple Music on other devices without Apple Music authorized, including Serato DJ. Even though you downloaded Apple Music songs for offline listening under music subscription, the songs are cache files, it will be disappear when the subscription expires.

Part 1. Convert Apple Music to MP3 for Adding to Serato DJ

To sync Apple Music to Serato DJ, you should convert Apple Music to the format be compatible with Serato DJ, like MP3, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, M4A. If you can download Apple Music as these format, everything will be OK.

TunesBank Apple Music Converter is strongly recommended for you to download Apple Music and iTunes Music files. It is designed to download songs from Apple Music/iTunes library in different output formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC. At the same time output music files preserve with 100% lossless audio quality and all ID3 tags for you, the whole music conversion will be finished at 10X faster speed, it will save your time when you have a list of songs for conversion. In this way, you will get local Apple Music with the format be compatible with Serato DJ, add Apple Music to Serato DJ for music mixing without Apple Music authorized, as well as other DJ programs.

Key Features of TunesBank Apple Music Converter

  • Download Apple Music and iTunes Music files
  • Convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC
  • Preserve with 100% lossless audio quality and all ID3 tags
  • Convert Apple Music with 10X faster speed
  • Ger local Apple Music files for offline listening
  • Add Apple Music to Serato DJ for music mixing
  • Get Apple Music for more usage without Apple Music authorized

To add Apple Music to Serato DJ, you should convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC be compatible with Serato DJ.

Step 1. Run TunesBank Program on the Computer
To begin with, please download TunesBank Apple Music Converter and install it on the computer. Then log in your Apple Music account with its built-in Apple Music web player.

launch the converter

All Apple Music tracks will be synced from your Apple account and be presented in the TunesBank program.

sign in Apple ID

Step 2. Add Songs to Conversion List
Click “+” icon to add playlit/album in the interface contain the songs you want to convert to MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC.

add Apple Music playlist

After adding Apple Music contents, tap “Select All” to choose all music contents or remove the contents in the check box for the default selection.

select apple music

Step 3. Set Output Format
Go to the bottom of the interface, select MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC as the output format. At this same step, you are allowed to customize other settings, including Output Path, Output Quality, Bitrate, Sample Rate, Channels, etc,.

set output format

Step 4. Begin Apple Music Conversion
When all the 4 steps are done, click the button of “Convert All” to begin converting Apple Music songs to the format you selected in step 3.

Convert Apple Music to MP3

Step 5. Get Local Apple Music Songs
Once the music conversion finishes, click “Finished” then “View Output File” to get all local Apple Music songs. You can also play the music right now in program with its built-in Apple Music player.

check mp3 apple music files

Part 2. Add Apple Music to Serato DJ for Music Mixing

Now it’s time to add the local Apple Music files from computer to Serato DJ software.

Step 1. Click on Files and locate the folder you saved the converted Apple Music songs.

add music to serato dj

Step 2. Add Apple Music by drag & drops to the upper-left corner.

Then it will display the information of the song in detail, like title, artist, album, etc,. Now you can press the space to play the song or do music mixing on this DJ software without any problems. Enjoy!

Add Apple Music to Serato DJ Software
Anna Jolin
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