Versions & edits
Edit
An edit is a rearranged version of an existing record — a longer intro, a trimmed breakdown, a drop moved — made by a DJ for their own sets. The original parts stay; the running order changes.
Measured in our catalog
2,302 titles in the catalog are edits rather than radio edits — against 50,945 remixes, because most edits are never cleared.
3,104 of 443,414 public titles carry the word, and 802 of those are radio edits — a different job, cut for airplay at a median 3:30. The 2,302 that remain run a median 5:02, 46 seconds under the catalog's 5:48. That is the shape of the format: something taken out, not added.
2,302
DJ edits in the catalog
5:02
Median length
802
Radio edits, for contrast
56,070
Extended mixes, for scale
| Version | Titles | Median length |
|---|---|---|
| Extended mix | 56,070 | 5:23 |
| Remix | 50,945 | 6:19 |
| Edit (not radio) | 2,302 | 5:02 |
| Radio edit | 802 | 3:30 |
Measured on 11 August 2026 across titles matched case-insensitively on the whole word "edit" or "edits" across 443,414 public tracks carrying a duration, with the radio edits separated out by a second match. A title marker is a weaker instrument than a column, and the columns that would hold this (`remix_status`) are empty on every row. Method: every version type, side by side.
Why it matters
It is the one version that exists to fix a mixing problem rather than to make a new record. A track with an eight-bar intro is hard to bring in cleanly, and an edit that gives it thirty-two is the difference between a transition you can plan and one you have to rescue.
And it is the version a store is least likely to hold, because the edits that get made are mostly never cleared. What reaches a catalog is the small share whose rights were straightforward enough to release.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between an edit and a remix?+
An edit rearranges the parts that are already there; a remix replaces them. The catalog holds 2,302 edit titles against 50,945 remixes, which is roughly the ratio of clearing one against the other.
Are DJ edits legal to play?+
Playing one out is treated very differently from distributing it. Selling an uncleared edit, or uploading the audio, is a separate and much higher-risk question worth checking rather than assuming.
How long is a typical edit?+
A median 5:02 across the edits in our catalog, against 5:48 for everything. Edits usually take something out — a long breakdown, a second chorus — rather than adding to it.
Related terms
Bootleg
A bootleg is an unofficial edit or remix released without the rights holder’s permission. It circulates on USB sticks and private links rather than through stores, which is exactly why you will not find many for sale.
Remix
A remix is a new production built from another artist’s parts — usually a different arrangement, often a different genre and tempo. The original vocal or hook survives; almost nothing else has to.
Stems
Stems are the separated parts of a record — drums, bass, vocal, melody — as individual audio files. Modern players and software also generate them live from a finished stereo track.
White label
A white label is a record pressed with a blank or minimal label, sent out ahead of release or issued without official credits. It carries no artwork and often no artist name at all.
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