ID:ID LIVE
User Guide

Before you start

ID:ID LIVE listens to the audio entering your streaming computer. It works with vinyl, CDJs, controllers and all-in-one systems without requiring deck information. Version 0.1.42 can also use exact metadata from rekordbox, Traktor, Engine DJ or compatible networked equipment when it is available.

• A supported Mac or Windows computer running OBS
• A mixer, audio interface or streaming device connected to that computer
• An internet connection for recognition and optional connected services

Install the app

Mac

1. Download the Apple Silicon Mac ZIP from the ID:ID LIVE website.
2. Open the ZIP and move ID ID LIVE into Applications.
3. Open the app and approve the normal macOS security message.
4. Allow audio or microphone access when asked.

The Mac package also contains ID ID Rekordbox Bridge. Install that smaller companion on a separate Mac running rekordbox only when you want the two-computer metadata connection.

Windows

1. Download the Windows 10/11 ZIP from the ID:ID LIVE website.
2. Extract the complete ZIP to a normal folder before opening anything.
3. Open ID ID LIVE.exe. Because this direct beta EXE is unsigned, SmartScreen may appear; select More info, check that the app is ID ID LIVE, then select Run anyway.
4. Allow audio access if Windows asks.

The Windows package also contains ID ID Rekordbox Bridge.exe. Use it only on a separate Windows computer running rekordbox when you want to send exact track metadata to the streaming computer.

Choose the music input

1. Select the input carrying the clean output from your mixer or audio interface.
2. Press Start listening.
3. Play music and check that the level meter moves.
4. Aim for the middle of the meter and keep it out of Too loud.

Use Refresh if a newly connected input does not appear or the meter stops moving. A direct mixer or interface signal gives the best results. Room noise and speech picked up by a laptop microphone can reduce recognition.

Connect rekordbox or direct deck data

Leave Prefer deck metadata when available switched on. Exact metadata is used before audio recognition, so private edits, mashups and unreleased tracks can appear when their artist and title are filled in.

Rekordbox on the streaming computer

Open rekordbox and ID:ID LIVE on the same computer. ID:ID reads the newly played entry from rekordbox History automatically. Rekordbox may wait about 30 seconds before writing it; lowering Playback time in rekordbox History preferences makes updates arrive sooner.

Rekordbox on a second computer

1. Keep ID:ID LIVE and OBS open on the streaming computer.
2. In ID:ID, open 04 — Vinyl, Discogs & corrections.
3. Under Phone or separate DJ laptop, press Enable local connection.
4. Press Copy DJ laptop connection link and send that private temporary link to the rekordbox computer.
5. On the rekordbox computer, open ID ID Rekordbox Bridge, paste the link and press Connect.
6. Keep both computers on the same private Wi-Fi or Ethernet network and allow local-network access if the firewall asks.

The bridge sends the current artist, title, BPM, key, playback state and available cover image. It sends no audio, collection, account details or credentials. Version 0.1.42 remembers a trusted pairing so the Bridge can reconnect after restarts. Use Reset paired devices if you need to revoke it and create a fresh link.

Bridge connection help

You can send the private pairing link to the second computer using a message to yourself, email, AirDrop, a private cloud note or a QR scanner. Never post it publicly. Paste it into the Bridge and press Connect, or press Enter.

If the Bridge cannot reach ID:ID, confirm both computers are on the same private network and that local access is enabled. If necessary, reset paired devices and copy the newly generated link. HTTP error 409 means ID:ID is already receiving fresh metadata from another active source. Version 0.1.42 allows the Bridge to replace an installed but inactive local reader while protecting a source that is actively sending deck data. Normal audio recognition continues to work without the Bridge.

Compatible network-player test

The 0.1.42 beta includes an experimental read-only test for compatible networked Pioneer DJ and AlphaTheta equipment. A supported player may provide its on-air USB, SD-card or Link Export track when it shares a wired network with the streaming computer. Check the status in section 01. This does not yet promise support for every model. Windows testers must install Npcap separately from npcap.com; ID:ID does not redistribute it.

Use the deck-handover delay in Audio if an incoming or cued deck changes the title too early. Choose Fast for quick cuts, Balanced for most mixes or Long blends for gradual transitions.

Experimental Traktor connection

In Traktor, open Preferences → Broadcasting and use Address 127.0.0.1, Port 8000, Mount path /idid and Password ididlive. Start Broadcasting from Traktor's Audio Recorder panel. Keep Start listening active as fallback and report if a cued deck changes the ID before it becomes audible.

Experimental Engine DJ / Denon connection

Put compatible Engine OS equipment and the ID:ID computer on the same private network, preferably by Ethernet. ID:ID looks for live on-air deck data automatically; no separate bridge or Engine login is required. Hardware support is still being tested, so keep audio recognition active and report the exact player model, Engine OS version and network setup.

Add the overlay to OBS

1. Copy the browser-source address shown in the app.
2. In OBS, add a new Browser Source.
3. Paste the address and set the size to 1200 × 320.
4. Tick Refresh browser when scene becomes active.
5. Resize and position the overlay in your scene.

If the overlay does not reconnect, open its Browser Source properties and select Refresh cache of current page.

Let ID:ID LIVE identify tracks

Play a clean section and leave listening active. ID:ID LIVE checks repeated samples before changing the displayed track, helping to prevent brief false matches during transitions.

Edits, unreleased music, white labels, older recordings, heavily pitched vinyl, speech and effects can make automatic identification harder. Use the correction tools whenever the automatic result is missing or wrong.

Use the live track controls

Remove wrong ID

Removes an incorrect result while recognition continues.

Wrong track — restore previous

Returns to the last correct track and prevents the rejected result from immediately returning.

Track finished — find next

Closes the current track and begins a clean search.

Try recognition again

Allows ID:ID LIVE to check the current audio again.

Show ID — ID

Displays a neutral result for an unidentified track.

Hide from overlay / Show on overlay

Controls visibility without stopping recognition or set recording.

Correct a track and prepare crates

Manual entry

Enter the artist and title when you know the track and need the quickest correction.

My vinyl

Tracks selected from Discogs are saved in My vinyl. A connected Discogs collection can also sync into My vinyl. ID:ID still tries exact deck metadata or audio recognition first; when the artist and title agree with a saved track, My vinyl can supply the exact saved wording and artwork automatically.

Discogs search

1. Connect your Discogs account.
2. Search by artist, title, label or catalogue number.
3. Open the correct release.
4. Choose the exact track from its track list.

If Discogs temporarily limits a collection sync, ID:ID keeps the tracks already imported and retries rather than clearing the collection.

Prepared crates

Add tracks from My vinyl or Discogs in the order you expect to play them. Use Show next track when recognition needs help, or enable the optional fallback so repeated recognition misses can advance once to the next crate entry. Save named crates to reuse later. Crate lists remain inside compact scrolling panels.

Control ID:ID from a phone

1. On the streaming computer, open 04 — Vinyl, Discogs & corrections.
2. Press Enable local connection.
3. Scan the QR code with a phone connected to the same private Wi-Fi network.
4. Use the phone page for corrections, crates, My vinyl, Discogs search and manual entry.

Keep the QR code and connection link private. Access ends when you turn the connection off or close ID:ID LIVE.

Change the overlay appearance

Use the overlay section to choose the available layout and display options. Musical key and BPM can be shown when available. They are estimated from the incoming audio and may take a little time to settle.

The standard beta includes artist/title colour, an optional dark text background and Original ID:ID equaliser choices. In version 0.1.42, an active owner or tester code unlocks fifteen animated Pro themes, BPM/key, custom colours and interval branding. The catalogue remains visible but locked without a code. Saved display presets are not included yet.

Save and export a set

ID:ID LIVE records the current set automatically and timestamps the first track at 00:00. Review the entries, correct tracks or timestamps, name the set and press Finish & save set. You can copy or download a timestamped list for Mixcloud, SoundCloud or YouTube, and retain the detailed CSV export.

Connect Twitch commands

1. Enter your Twitch channel name.
2. Press Connect Twitch.
3. Approve ID:ID LIVE on Twitch. If a device-code page opens, enter the code shown by the app.

The app remembers the connection on that computer. Disconnect Twitch before passing the computer to somebody else or connecting a different account.

Send track names to B.U.T.T.

This sends the current track to B.U.T.T. as stream metadata; it is separate from the OBS graphic. Automatic IDs, deck metadata, Discogs corrections, prepared crates and manual entries all update the same one-line Artist - Track Title output.

1. In ID:ID LIVE, open Other apps → Send track titles to B.U.T.T. and other broadcasting apps.
2. Copy the text-file path shown by the installed app.
3. In B.U.T.T., open Settings → Stream.
4. Enable automatic song-name updates and choose Update song name from file.
5. Select ID:ID's current-track.txt file and confirm that B.U.T.T.'s song name changes when ID:ID displays a different track.

You can use the local URL shown by ID:ID if your B.U.T.T. version supports URL updates. A 127.0.0.1 URL works only on the computer running ID:ID. Always use the path displayed by the installed app; private-test paths beginning with /tmp/ are temporary.

ID:ID leaves the output blank when no track is confirmed. The output contains no audio, passwords, account details or authorisation tokens.

Updates, backup and support

Open Version & diagnostics to check the installed version, look for updates, back up your data or copy a support report.

For recognition problems, report the expected artist and title, the result shown, whether the input meter was moving and whether the audio came directly from the mixer or through a microphone. Never share passwords, Twitch device codes or Discogs authorisation details.