New tools let Premium users fade, blend, and personalize playlist transitions — no DJ experience required
Seamless Mixing Comes to Your Playlists
Spotify wants your playlists to sound like a live DJ set.
The company has launched a custom transitions feature that lets Premium users add smooth, personalized transitions between tracks.
- Users can automatically apply transitions or customize them using preset styles like fade, rise, or blend.
- Features include volume, EQ, and effects control, as well as visual tools like waveform and beat matching to align tracks precisely.
Designed for Every Listener — Not Just DJs
You don’t need pro skills to mix music anymore.
Spotify displays each track’s key and BPM (beats per minute), helping even novice users create harmonized transitions.
- The system suggests optimal cue points based on beat data for clean mixing.
- It works best with genres like house, techno, and other seamless styles, but is usable across most music types.
Social and Collaborative Playlist Mixing
Custom mixes can be saved, shared, or co-created.
Subscribers can share their newly mixed playlists directly on social media or invite friends to collaborate on the mix.
- Want to go back to the basics? Simply toggle the “Mix” button off to return to a standard playlist format.
- Mixed playlists also support custom cover art, stickers, and labels tailored for this new feature.
Competing With Apple and Elevating User Control
Spotify is matching — and outpacing — rivals.
The move comes as Apple Music prepares to launch AutoMix in iOS 26, which promises similar DJ-style functionality.
- Spotify’s rollout builds on other recent upgrades like AI DJ, playlist sorting, voice control, and Discover Weekly customization.
- With nearly 9 billion playlists created to date, Spotify is giving fans more ways to own and enhance their curation.
Availability and Rollout
Most Premium users can start mixing now.
Custom transitions are rolling out globally to eligible Premium subscribers on iOS and Android.
- Some APAC regions will receive access slightly later.
- Make sure your Spotify app is updated to see the “Mix” button in your playlist toolbar.
