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Purpose
Tau is DJ software created as an alternative to Serato, Rekordbox, Virtual DJ, and Djay.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Privacy
The maker says Tau does not handle personal information and stores settings and music metadata locally, while crash logs are sent through Sentry and said not to contain personal information or unique device identification.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Support
Support is provided through the Tau Discord community.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Maker
The site identifies Gabor Szanto as Tau's creator.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Ableton Link
Tau can send and receive Ableton Link to synchronize with external devices or apps.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Audio formats
Supported audio formats include MP3, AAC-LC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, and ALAC; DRM-protected files cannot be used.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Core features
Tau offers 2 or 4 decks, master tempo, stems, waveforms, MIDI, and DVS.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
DVS input limit
Tau supports one or two DVS inputs and lets users assign either input to any deck.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Library compatibility
Tau supports ID3, Traktor, and Serato metadata and Rekordbox libraries.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Limits
Tau does not support MP3 Layer II, HE-AAC, or DRM-protected audio files.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
MIDI controllers
Tau includes factory MIDI mappings for many controllers and lets users customize mappings or create their own.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Real-time stems
Its stem separation can isolate drums, bass, melody, and vocals without pre-analysis or disk space for generated stems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
Storage and recording
The site says large music libraries typically use less than 1 GB and one hour of recording needs around 700 MB.Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com
System requirements
The site lists minimum requirements of macOS 15.6, iOS 17.4, or Windows 10 (19041).Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com

Plans and prices

Tau Price not published Single price; amount not stated on the page Pay once · minor updates and bug fixes included · next major version may be separate software from 2030 or later Read 7 Oct 2026 · djplayerpro.com

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