Serato (stylized in all lowercase; ) is a music software company.
History
Serato was founded in
Auckland, New Zealand
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by Steve West and AJ Berstenshaw, who created software that changes the tempo of a recorded track without changing the pitch.
Software
Serato produces software used in digital music mixing, including digital vinyl record mixing for DVS records. Serato also produces software for
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. DJ mixes are usually performed using a DJ mixer and multiple sounds sources, such as turntables, CD players, digital audio playe ...
ing, which has visual components including wave form
beatmatching and other information about the sound being produced by the system. The software works with mainstream hardware, such as Roland, Denon, and Pioneer.
In 2018 Serato changed the names of its DJ software from Serato DJ to Serato DJ Pro, and from Serato DJ Intro to Serato DJ Lite. The new versions use
64-bit software architecture. Serato also partners with hardware developers such as Pioneer to create Serato controllers.
Pyro
Serato developed a mobile app called Pyro, which automatically fades songs from a mobile device as they transition from track to track without prompting, and serves as a playlist creator drawing music from a device’s
iTunes library. Pyro also comes preloaded with other song collections curated by different artists and labels.
References
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External links
Official sitePyro app
Music software
DJ software
Companies based in Auckland
Software companies of New Zealand
New Zealand Media and Entertainment