Streaming music from a music service like Amazon Music may be great, but it's not always convenient, at least when Amazon Music users try to mix Amazon Music to DJ software. For starters you'll need a subscription and, while you can access to the Amazon Music titles, these titles are not supported in the 2 most famous software - like Virtual DJ and Serato DJ.
We've discussed how to mix Amazon Music with Virtual DJ, now since Serato DJ Lite & Pro are more popular, we'd like to introduce how to add Amazon Music to Serato DJ.
Part 1. How to Add Amazon Music to Serato DJ with Purchases
For readers to put Amazon Music to Serato DJ, it's not hard to mention that there should be Amazon Music Serato DJ supported files - like MP3s. To access this kind of Serato DJ Amazon Music MP3, Amazon Music Digital Store is one of the best sites to purchase a music single or whole albums. Best for Prime, the purchased MP3s can be downloaded to add to Serato DJ for mixing.
Supported File Formats with Serato DJ Pro:
- 1. MP3
- 2. OGG
- 3. ALAC (for Windows 10 & Mac)
- 4. FLAC
- 5. AIF
- 6. WAV
- 7. WL.MP3
- 8. MP4
- 9. M4A
- 10. AAC (for Mac)
- ...
If there're the purchased from the Amazon Music Digital Store, Amazon Music users would find no difficulties following the steps here to download Amazon MP3 Music from Amazon Digital, add MP3s to Serato DJ and mix Amazon Music with Serato DJ, which is a short process.
Step 1Download Amazon MP3 Music from Amazon Digital
You need to visit the Amazon Music Digital Music Store's site to purchase or access the MP3s first.
1. Use a web browser to open www.amazon.com.
2. Click Buy Music to go to Amazon Music Digital Store.
3. Sign in to an Amazon Music account for Prime Music or Music Unlimited.
4. Select or search for an album to purchase.
5. On the album's detail page, choose Add to Cart or click MP3 to see the Purchase Options to choose MP3 to purchase.
6. Complete the purchase to start the download.
Note: If one songs is to download, it's saved as a single .MP3 file. If there are more songs are selected, the downloaded files are converted into one or more .ZIP files.
Step 2Add Amazon MP3 Music in Serato DJ
Now access the MP3s on the desktop and open Serato DJ. Once the Serato DJ software is lunched with an account, it will load all the Amazon Music MP3 files and make them visible on its main screen under the All section.
Tips: If Serato DJ hasn't load the downloaded Amazon MP3 Music, it's also simple to use to File button to add them to Serato DJ.
However, the purchases won't make senses to most Amazon Music subscribers because the Amazon MP3 Music comes with an extra cost, while Amazon Music subscription provide millions of music - however for streaming.
Part 2. How to Add Amazon Music to Serato DJ with Music Titles
It's difficult for Amazon Music subscribers to put Amazon Music in Serato DJ for one particular reason - DRM. The problem is not on the not-added Amazon Music section on Serato DJ section like iTunes but on the DRM-encoded music from its services, including Prime Music and Music Unlimited.
No worries. When it comes to activate the existing Amazon Music across devices and platforms, a powerful tool like ViWizard Amazon Music Converter can be the best help.
ViWizard Amazon Music Converter can convert the Music titles ("Prime" or "Unlimited") into the most common MP3s. In addition to MP3 format from Amazon Music Digital Store, other supported file formats with Serato DJ like FLAC, WAV and AAC (for Mac) are supported as output format in ViWizard.
Key Features of ViWizard Amazon Music Converter
- Download songs from Amazon Music Prime, Unlimited, and HD Music
- Convert Amazon Music songs to MP3, AAC, M4A, M4B, FLAC, and WAV
- Retain the original ID3 tags and lossless audio quality of Amazon Music
- Support customizing the output audio parameters for Amazon Music
Based on the computer devices, there're Windows version and Mac version to download for free.
Step 1Launch ViWizard Amazon Music Converter
Once the installation completes, ViWizard Amazon Music Converter will open the Amazon Music app for later conversion. In Amazon Music app, select some music tracks to add to ViWizard via drags-and-drops.
Step 2Set Amazon Music Serato DJ Format
Now back to ViWizard, open the app menu at the top to open Preferences settings. In the pop-up, click the Converted then set the output format as Serato DJ Amazon Music supported MP3, FLAC, WAV or AAC (for Mac), then click OK to save this change.
Step 3Convert Amazon Music for Serato DJ
On ViWizard's screen, there should be a change on the output format if the change has been saved with the OK button. Click the Convert button to start downloading and converting Amazon Music for Serato DJ. After the conversion finishes, there's a music collection from Amazon Music for Serato DJ!
Part 3. How to Import Amazon Music to Serato DJ with Converted Files
Since now there're multiple Amazon Music Serato DJ files in supported formats including MP3, FLAC, WAV and AAC (for Mac), more functions to add local files are unlocked in Serato DJ software. Here we'd like to inrtoduce 2 popular methods to put Amazon Music in Serato DJ.
3.1 Use Internal Hard Dive to Add Converted Amazon Music to Software
As stated, the easiest method to add Amazon Music to Serato DJ is the Files button in the software.
1. On desktop, open Serato DJ.
2. To open the files panel, click the Files button on the screen's one side.
3. To put Amazon Music in Serato DJ with converted files, back to the desktop to use Windows Explorer (for Windows) or Finder (for Mac) to navigate to the output folder where all the files are stored in.
4. To drag and drop these files from the folder to Serato DJ, make sure the folder and the software are on the same screen.
5. To find the added Amazon Music in Serato DJ, locate the top of crates.
3.2 Use External Hard Drive to Share Converted Amazon Music with Friends
While using internal hard drive can mix Amazon Music with Serato DJ on one's computer device, using external hard drive can share these converted Amazon Music Serato DJ files with DJ friends.
Done! Now on another device the Amazon Music is in Serato DJ with files to mix with!
Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of ViWizard who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.
