Good questions.
Useful answers.

• Watch the MyFitnessDJ Intro video to see how MyFitnessDJ can help you. 

• Watch Build your first Playlist in 98 seconds to see how quickly MyFitnessDJ will make your class even better. 

• Many problems can be remedied by restarting the music layer on your iOS device:
• 1) Force quit MyFitnessDJ and the Music app (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201330)
• 2) Force restart your device (https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/force-restart-iphone-iph8903c3ee6/ios)
• 3) Open Music app and play any track
• 4) Open MyFitnessDJ and play a track

• Good news! Every time you change a cue, MyFitnessDJ backs up that playlist to your iCloud account. It saves two files each time to the MyFitnessDJ folder in your Files app, available on any device using your iCloud account.
  • playlist_name.mfdj is a compressed data file that any player from DandeApp can read.
  • playlist_name.json is a human readable text file that can be used to manually recreate your work in another app (no judgement if you find something that works better for you) and is of a standardized format that any other player app can use for direct import.

• Great idea! The best (and only legal) way to share a playlist is to use tracks from Apple Music or YouTube. To verify that tracks are correctly labeled for Apple Music sharing, tap ‘Edit’ when viewing the track list and you should see both a lock icon and a 9 or 10 digit number after the lock. If the track is from Apple Music (you see the icon but don’t see a number or yellow triangle) exit edit mode and swipe left on the track > more > ‘Set Apple Music URL to xxxxx’ to assign the Apple Music URL to the track.  YouTube is displayed on the second line of tracks that are sourced by YouTube.  Once you’ve verified that all tracks are source from Apple Music or YouTube, you can ‘Share” while viewing the track list and send the playlist via email, text or save the file to your iCloud Drive to share as a file.  Your riders can install the free MFDJ, then tap the MFDJ data file and MFDJ will import and play all track and display all cues.  If they want to import more than one shared playlist at a time, they’ll have to upgrade to power pack.

• Make a new playlist
• Use MFDJ and Apple Music for music discovery
• Change track tempo
• Use MyFitnessDJ Scoreboard to gather and display ride data on a heads up display
• Use crossfade to mix tracks
• Shush an explicit lyric in a track
• Use FTP in MFDJ Scoreboard
• Share a playlist using Apple Music tracks (how to video coming soon)

• Check out MyFitnessDJ features and in-app subscriptions levels

• When section IV.2.a of this link changes: https://developer.spotify.com/policy/#iv
  Please consider using Apple Music, as it provides a similar catalog & price and works great in MyFitnessDJ! 

• When I have additional development and support resources for another platform. As of now, I’m proud of the support I give users of MFDJ on iOS. I’d rather provide a great experience for one platform than a less than great experience for more than one.

• Occasionally, a subscription renewal is delayed or your device doesn’t have internet service when the subscription renewal is sent. There’s an easy fix in MFDJ:Tools > Manage & Restore > Restore PurchasesIn a short time, you should be able to access you in-app features.

• Swipe left on the name of the playlist you want to duplicate, tap More > Duplicate this Playlist.  Now you’ll have a duplicated playlist with COPY added to the name. Swipe left and tap More > Rename Playlist if you want to give a different name, then make changes to the duplicated playlist without changing the original. 

• There are two ways to recycle a track’s cues:
  • Select the track that has the cues you want to recycle, tap cues, then tap & hold any preset square. Confirm replace. Then use that new preset on any new track you add.
  • Tap, hold & copy the track that has the cues you want to recycle, then tap Add and select the new track from your music library. Confirm that you want to use the cues from the track on the clipboard on the newly added track. 

• Tap and hold the track in its original playlist to select copy. Then select the new playlist, tap and hold the track that’s BEFORE the desired location and select paste. If you’ve just created the second playlist and it doesn’t have any tracks yet, add a dummy track from your music library to tap and hold so you can paste. Once your copied track has been added you can delete the dummy track – swipe left and confirm delete.

• Tap and hold the cue in its original track to select copy. Then select the new track, tap Cues, Then tap and hold the cue that’s BEFORE the desired location and select paste. The cue will be set to one second after the previous cue, so you’ll likely need to adjust the time.

• Once you’ve created a playlist on device #1:
  • MFDJ Tools > Backup Playlists > Use iCloud > save ONE playlist to iCloud > select the playlist
• Then on device #2 (same iCloud account):
  • MFDJ Tools > Backup Playlists > Use iCloud > Get ONE playlist > select the playlist
• Be sure the playlist’s tracks are available on device #2.

• Build playlist in MFDJ with tracks from Apple music
  • add tracks from Apple Music URL so the tracks will have Apple Music urls assigned
  • if added previously from music library dialog, begin track play, swipe left on track, tap More > Set Apple Music URL to …
  • check for Apple Music URLs in your tracks by tapping edit and noting the lock and a 9 digit number
• While viewing the track list, tap Share
• AirDrop and email work best for sharing with someone you know
• Save to Files is a great way to share the playlist to your Files app for sharing later

With Studio Edition subscription active, tap Tempo Tools > “Swipe Up/Down for tempo adjust”, then you can either:

• This issue was fixed in MyFitnessDJ 2.36, released April 2024
• Some YouTube URLs now include a referral (it’s after a “?” in the URL) which prevents a successful paste into MFDJ. As a workaround, copy the URL from YouTube, paste into a mail app, delete the “?” and everything after it, copy the updated URL back to your clipboard, then add the track.
• The URL on the clipboard should look like this
• https://youtu.be/hyve5cNm8i4
• not this:
• https://youtu.be/hyve5cNm8i4?si=3xPZfX7rxY-r2tC1

• Getting all tracks to sound like the same volume level is pretty tough. MFDJ uses the native music player for many tracks – like Apple Music or those in the iTunes library that are part of iCloud-  and the native audio player (I know those two sound similar but are two separate underlying functions for the operating system) for others – like music files you own and are downloaded to the device. 
• The tough part is that many music tracks are “mastered” at different levels and MFDJ doesn’t have a reliable way of knowing those levels when a track plays in the music player. 
• The silver lining is that more and more current tracks are being mastered at a common level, so more new music should sound the same than older tracks. If you have tracks that you own that seem quieter than standard Apple Music tracks, you can try this trick that will sometimes bring their levels up:
  • In iTunes on a Mac, in Preferences > Import settings > MP3 + High Quality . 
  • Select the track that seems low in volume click File > Convert MP3. 
  • This will net an additional track in your iTunes library that will hopefully be a higher volume.  You can identify the newer version of the track with its “Date Added” field. 

• Sure! Activate the Studio Edition subscription, tap Tools > AlternativeColors. Each time you turn it on or off, you get the option to convert the working zone colors of the current playlist. When turned on, Alternative colors substitutes Blue / Green / Yellow / Orange / Red with Grey  / Blue / Green / Yellow / Red as the color zones.

• Yes! Transferring your playlists to MyFitnessDJ is super easy. Here’s a video that shows just how easy, or  Here’s the tap by tap guide. Hope you grow to use and love MyFitnessDJ as much as Schwinn’s Class Tamer!

• Check out the It’s In There page to see if your idea is already there. if not, email your feature idea!

Yes! Use Apple Music to choose a song or build a playlist, tap “Make Available Offline” then add the track (or all tracks from playlist) to a MFDJ playlist. The crossfade feature will not work with Apple Music tracks, but you can leave it on for use with other tracks in the playlist.  

Check out All About MFDJ Scoreboard

Calculate and display Watt & Heart Rate data from ANT+ sensors when connected to a network that has a WASP – ANT+ to wifi bridge (released Oct 20, 2014)

To give it a try, just install the free app by tapping:

get.myfitnessdj.com

Join the wifi network that is used by the WASP, then start MyFitnessDJ. You can verify that the sensor data is being read by tapping “Tools”. The option under FTP Control Panel will change to WASP ANT+ Device Menu

Once the WASP data is being read, add a new track and select any of the zone presets, play the track and turn the device to landscape. The desired zone will display and up to 6 ANT+ sensor data will be dispayed as well. For more than 6 sensors, activate the Studio Edition  in-app purchase.

A sample playlist with Scoreboard cues assigned and reduced size music files can be loaded by tapping:

happyagain.myfitnessdj.com  

How can I display cues, timers and rider watts and heart rate zones on a studio monitor?

That’s exactly what MyFitnessDJ Scoreboard does! Activate Studio Edition in tools, then turn on AirPlay. Audio & Video is transmitted via AirPlay. If an AirPlay device is not available, connect your iPhone/iPad to a display with a Lightning to HDMI connector. Audio & Video will default to the attach monitor, but attaching a cable to the headphone jack will route audio through that connection while leaving Video on the attached monitor. 

• Make sure you’ve updated your iOS & MFDJ to the latest versions. Also, be sure Crossfade in Tools is either OFF or at least 4 seconds. 1, 2 or 3 second crossfade is no longer compatible with all playlist progression. Although updated version of MFDJ won’t allow those crossfade times to be set, if you haven’t changed your crossfade in a long time, it may still be 1, 2 or 3 and causing a problem.  

• Please check the privacy settings for MyFitnessDJ in the Settings app. Open Setting app, scroll to your list of apps, find MyFitnessDJ and tap. Starting with iOS10, there are new privacy requirements to use music from the iTunes music library. Make sure the Media Library switch is ON.

Click here for everything you want to know about sharing (backing up) your MyFitnessDJ playlist including music files to another device or Dropbox.Q: What’s the difference between MyFitnessDJ & MyFitnessDJpro?  ** MyFitnessDJpro is not longer publicly available. All features of pro are now available in MyFitnessDJMyFitnessDJ is free and for anyone who wants to increase their workout efficiency by adding structured cues to their workout playlists. It can also be used by participants in a Group Fitness class to get cues from an instructor.MyFitnessDJpro is for group fitness professionals who use the features of MyFitnessDJ while teaching classes or working with small groups. The pro version includes Cue Lookahead to see which cue is coming next, the ability to connect a video monitor for an entire class to view, an HTTP stream to share cues and ‘Network Leader’ capabilities for any device that’ near.(Power Pack in-app purchase unlocks all Pro features in the free app.)

Yes, but with caution. As long as tracks have been downloaded to your device they will play great in MyFitnessDJ(pro). If a playlist you select has a track that’s not on your device, you’ll get a reminder that it needs to be downloaded. Just find the track in the Music App, and tap the iCloud button.

BUT when using iTunes Match, if your device gets close to being full, it may remove tracks that are available on iTunes Match. MyFitnessDJ(pro) has no way of getting those tracks back to your device, so you may have to repeat the above process when you least expect it. If it’s 30 seconds before a class starts and you have no network connection, it’s very frustrating.  

– It fits as many 20 second ON + 10 second OFF intervals as it can in the track. To try it, be sure “Custom Cues” is OFF. While the track is playing, tap ‘Cues’ > ‘New’ > ‘Tabata Intervals’.

>Tip: Adjust start and end times on the track before you tap Tababa to cut out long intros or boring fade outs. 

A: Any item in a list (playlist, track or cue) can be deleted by swiping left on the item, then confirm the deletion.

A: Tap ‘Tools’ at the bottom of the screen, then ‘Email All Playlists’. You can then restore the playlist(s) by tapping the attached data file when reading the backup email on your device. This method is for the playlist info only. To backup one playlist with music files included, use the “Share” button on the playlist screen.

A: Yes, view this page on a device with MyFitnessDJ installed, and tap here for a sample playlist.

A: iPhones, iPod Touch & iPads running the latest iOS version