If you’re a music lover, then you know that Spotify is a great way to keep up with your favorite artists and songs. But if you’re like me, you also love to mix and match songs to create the perfect mix for the mood of the day. So how do you make Spotify play crossfaded songs like a DJ? Well, there are a few ways to do it, but the best way is probably using the “mixer” on your phone. Once you’ve set up your Mixer preferences, all you need to do is drag and drop songs from your music library into it. Then just hit play! But if that’s not enough for you, there are also some other ways to make Spotify play crossfaded songs like a DJ. One way is to use the “crossfade” feature in your music player. This will let you change the order of tracks in your library so that each song plays at its own time. Another way is to use “smart playlists.” Smart playlists are collections of songs that are automatically played when someone opens them up on their phone or computer. So if you have a mix of old and new music, smart playlists can help keep everything organized and easy to access.
When you listen to a live DJ, one song doesn’t stop playing and then another start after a brief pause. Instead, the tracks transition into each one another. One popular technique for doing so is called “crossfading”. The two tracks overlap for a few seconds, the volume going down for the first track as it comes up for the second.
By default, Spotify doesn’t add any crossfade. Lots of artists add seamless transitions to their albums and adding a crossfade over the top sounds weird. But in playlists, one song stops playing before the next starts. DJs call the resulting silence “dead air”.
While you won’t necessarily want crossfade turned on all the time, if you’re hosting a party or working out, having the songs in your playlist seamlessly transition sounds much better than the alternative. Here’s how to enable it in Spotify.
On Your Computer
Open Spotify, click the downward facing arrow next to your account name and select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom and click Show Advanced Settings.
Click the switch next to Crossfade to turn it on.
Use the slider to dial in how long you want the two tracks to crossfade for. You can go for anywhere between 0 and 12 seconds.
On Your Smartphone
Open Spotify and go to the Your Library tab. Tap the Settings icon in the top right and then select Playback.
Use the Crossfade slider to dial in how much crossfade you want.
