Mix//Sync and Beatport's B2B Mode
Both let you play a set with other DJs in your browser. The biggest difference is where the music comes from. Every statement about Beatport below links to Beatport's own help pages.
Beatport's B2B Mode
B2B Mode is part of the Beatport DJ App. In Beatport's words: "Set hosts can invite up to four other DJs to participate in real-time or relax and enjoy the set while engaging through the chat feature. During the set, shared playlists are created, which all participants can save." [1]
It used to be called Party Mode; Beatport renamed it in June 2024. [2] The DJ App runs in a web browser and is made for computers rather than phones. [3] [4]
The music is Beatport's catalog, streamed. Beatport says a subscription is required to host or to join a B2B set. [1] [5] With a free account, the DJ App plays previews of 30 to 120 seconds; full tracks need Beatport Streaming Essential at least. [6]
Mix//Sync
Two DJs share a session from a link: two decks and one mixer. Each of you plays your own music from your own computer, either a folder of files or your Rekordbox collection from its XML export, which brings your playlists, hot cues and beat grids with it. Your files stay on your computer. Your partner hears your decks live, and you hear theirs. Press Rec and the whole mix, both sides of it, is saved as an MP3. Mix//Sync runs in Chrome or Safari on a laptop or desktop computer.
Which suits you
- You want to explore Beatport's catalog with friends and find new music together: that's what B2B Mode is built for. [1]
- You want to play your own music, the files you've bought and prepared, with your own cues and grids, and keep a recording of the mix: that's what Mix//Sync is for.
At a glance
| Beatport B2B Mode | Mix//Sync | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the music comes from | Beatport's catalog, streamed [1] [6] | Your own files, on your own computer |
| What you need to play | A Beatport subscription, to host or to join [1] [5] | Your own music and, during the beta, an invite |
| DJs in a set | The host and up to four DJs they invite [1] | Two |
| Talking during the set | Chat [1] | Chat |
| What you keep afterward | Shared playlists, which every participant can save [1] | A recording of the mix as an MP3, on each computer where Rec was pressed |
| Where it runs | A web browser on a computer, not a phone [3] [4] | Chrome or Safari, on a laptop or desktop computer |
Sources
All read on October 16, 2026, on Beatport's help center.
- What is B2B Mode?
- Beatport DJ App: Release Notes (the June 5, 2024 entry, which says B2B Mode is the new name for Party Mode)
- Which browsers does the DJ App support?
- Does the DJ App function on mobile browsers, or is there an iOS or Android app available?
- How do I begin using the DJ App?
- Why is a Beatport Streaming subscription necessary for full-track playback?
- Beatport Logos and Images
Beatport is a trademark of Beatport, LLC. [7] Rekordbox is a trademark of AlphaTheta Corporation. Mix//Sync is not affiliated with or endorsed by Beatport or AlphaTheta.
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